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IN THIS NEWSLETTER: Reimagining The IRB: Growth and a Word from our Executive Director A New Exempt Application Form to Reduce Burden Introducing IRB 101 and IRB Topics Series for Fall 2024 Continuing IRB Drop-In Hours Upcoming Events and Training | |
Reimagining The IRB: Growth and a Word from our Executive Director Happy Autumn! I hope the Fall semester has kicked off well. Our increasing volume of submissions is evidence that our research community has been hard at work. Compared to this time last year, we have close to a 40% increase in new protocol applications! Our team is also expanding to support this growth. With the addition of Renee Brody we now have over 62 years of experience working in human subject research administration at nine (9) R1 academic institutions! I am excited to share that we continue to grow our outreach efforts, some of which include our expanded drop-in hours, monthly IRB 101 workshops, and specialized presentations on emerging topics. In partnership with our research community, we continue to improve our processes and decrease administrative burden to facilitate the breadth and depth of our research portfolio. Cheers, | |
A New Exempt Application Form to Reduce Burden We’ve worked hard to revise our Exempt Application form to make obtaining Exempt determinations easier. After reviewing common challenges, we’ve created a shorter, more focused, and more instructive form that requires fewer long-form responses. It is our hope that this simplifies the submission and approval process. Please see here for more information. | |
Introducing IRB 101 and IRB Topics Series for Fall 2024 We’re pleased to offer monthly IRB 101 sessions for researchers who want a introduction to IRB review — when it is required, how we review, and the overall process for submitting for approval at Northeastern. Additionally, our new IRB Topics webinar series delves deeper into specific areas. Initial topics include Privacy and Confidentiality plans, the intersection of IRB regulations and AI research, managing dual roles and relationships in research, and IRB Reliance 101. Find our complete schedule for our Fall 2024 IRB Topics and IRB 101 offerings here. | |
Continuing IRB Drop-In Hours We are continuing to host IRB drop-in hours for the research community. If you have questions about anything IRB related, these drop-in hours are a great way to get any IRB questions you might have answered. Attendees can join and leave at their leisure. Hours are staggered to try to accommodate various schedules. Please visit our Events Page. which lists all our events along with highlighted IRB events occurring outside Northeastern. | |
Highlighted Events and Training IRB 101: An Intro to the IRB for Researchers | |
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