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Submission Deadlines and Meeting Dates
Human Subjects Application Submission Deadlines For Calendar Year 2020
Applications that meet the exempt or expedite criteria may be submitted at any time (please see the list of exempt & expedite criteria here).
The deadlines listed below apply only to protocol actions that must be reviewed by full committee at a convened meeting, including:
- New applications that do not qualify for exempt or expedite review due to the risk level, population, or study design.
- Continuing renewals for protocols that do not qualify for exempt or expedite review
- Amendments to protocols that have continued review by the full board
- Amendments to protocols that include an increased risk to the participants
- Reportable incidents
Please use eProtocol to submit all applications for review.
Applications are due by 5:00pm on the 1st Thursday of each month (dates below). Submit the application via eProtocol.
| Month | Protocol Submission Deadline | IRB Meeting Date |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2nd | SBER 21st; BMR 16th |
| February | 6th | SBER 17st; BMR 20th |
| March | 5th | SBER 23st; BMR 26th |
| April | 2nd | SBER 20st; BMR 16th |
| May | 7th | SBER 18st; BMR 21st |
| June | 4th | SBER 22nd; BMR 16th |
| July | 2nd | SBER 20st; BMR 16th |
| August | 6th | SBER 24th; BMR 16th |
| September | 3rd | SBER TBD; BMR 17th |
| October | 1st | SBER TBD; BMR 15th |
| November | 5th | SBER TBD; BMR 19th |
| December* | 3rd | SBER TBD; BMR 17th |
Following the meeting, an e-mail from eProtocol regarding the IRB’s determination will be sent to the PI (and all personnel listed on the protocol) within 10 working days. A Researcher may not initiate human participant involvement (including recruitment and/or records access) until an IRB approval number for the project is received.