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Institutional Review Board (IRB)

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews research proposals that involve human participants. Even projects that require minimal involvement of human participants, such as surveys or questionnaires, require some procedural IRB review. The IRB chair is Professor Scott Morris. He can be reached at morriss@iit.edu.

Questions related to the IRB approval process can also be directed to Glenn Krell MPA, CRA, Executive Officer, phone: 312.567.7141, e-mail: irb@iit.edu.

Institutional Review Board Training for Researchers
As part of IIT's ongoing commitment to the responsible conduct of research, a training module is available for all researchers who plan to work with human subjects. In addition to submitting a protocol for review to the Institutional Review Board, this training must be completed. The training process takes approximately 2 hours. View the training module.

At the end of the completed training process, you will be issued a certificate. This certificate must be printed out and kept in your files. A copy of the certificate should be attached to the IRB application. Training is required on an annual basis. If you have previously completed the training module and are having difficulty obtaining a new certificate:

1. Log in to the course at: http://phrp.nihtraining.com/index.php
2. Click the link labeled "Edit User Info" on the Main Menu page
3. Click the button labeled "Retake Course"

If you should have any questions, please contact the Executive Officer at 312-567-7141.

List of submission deadline dates and scheduled IRB meetings

IIT Policy for the Protection of Human Research Subjects

IIT Handbook of Procedures for the Protection of Human Research Subjects

Educational Materials for Research with Human Subjects

IIT's federal wide assurance number is 00001463 IRB Protocol Application and Instructions The IRB encourages you to thoroughly review the application instructions prior to submitting your protocol application.  Protocols intended for full committee review should be sent to the IRB office prior to the monthly deadlines listed in the link above.  Protocols intended for expedited review should be sent to the IRB office at least 30 days prior to the project's anticipated start date.  If you encounter any problems with the IRB Protocol Application please contact Megan Goelzer at 312-567-7515 or mgoelzer@iit.edu. IRB Application Instructions and IRB Protocol Application Human Protections Information at Your Fingertips The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) has announced that a new toll-free telephone number is now available. They encourage all members within the research/IRB community to take advantage of this no-cost opportunity to consult with OHRP on matters of human subject protections. The toll-free number is 866.447.4777 [HHS-HRPP].

If your research involves human participation, animal studies, or rDNA, biological materials, or potentially hazardous agents approval is necessary by one of these boards. Institutional Review Board (Human Subjects); see above Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (Animal Subjects) Institutional Biosafety (Biological Materials; rDNA)