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IN THIS NEWSLETTER: Reimagining the IRB: Joining the National Conversation A New Research Registry Form When is IRB Review Required? New and Old Resources IRB Drop-In Hours Continued Upcoming Events and Training | |
Reimagining The IRB: Joining the National Conversation Happy new year and welcome to the start of the Spring semester! Growth needs collaboration. As the IRB at Northeastern grows – in efficiency, regulatory expertise, quality, and understanding of new research horizons – our department aims to join national conversations. This November, we were able to join fellow human research compliance professionals at the annual IRB administrators conference held in Seattle. Over the 4-day PRIM&R conference, we networked with our colleagues representing IRBs across the nation as well as federal agencies, participant advocates, research ethicists, and other university leaders. Talks and events explored artificial intelligence, post-approval monitoring, quality improvement, community-engaged research, and even research in outer space – but the most valuable part of the experience was the opportunity to connect with so many dedicated, knowledgeable colleagues. We are at our best when we share our knowledge and actively seek out ways to improve, and we came back with a lot of ideas we’re excited to explore and share with the NU research community. | |
A New Research Registry Form In response to several researchers hoping to create recruitment registries, we’re excited to announce a new registry form which will allow a streamlined review process for registries. A research registry or repository is created whenever identifiable or de-identified (coded) human subjects data or specimens are collected and/or maintained for future research purposes. This might be a recruitment registry, a registry or repository that is created with data from one study or source, or a registry that collects and maintains data from multiple studies. For more info, see New Form: Research Registry or Repository Form 12.2.2024 | |
When is IRB Review Required? New and Old Resources Our most common drop-in question is whether an activity requires IRB review by meeting the regulatory definition of Human Subjects Research. The regulatory definition of human subjects research is nuanced and small details can have a big impact on whether or not the regulatory definition applies. Even projects that you might not think of as research in other contexts, like quality improvement or classroom activities, can potentially meet this definition and require IRB review. Drop-in hours are a great way to get help with this determination. Our resources to help research teams determine when IRB review is required include:
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IRB Drop-In Hours Continued We are continuing to host IRB drop-in hours for the research community most Mondays (11am EST) and Wednesdays (12pm EST). 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, including drop-in hours for our scheduled hours and details of how to join. | |
Upcoming Events and Training Our Spring schedule of IRB 101 and IRB Topics are scheduled for Fridays at noon EST and are open to all that are interested. Our offerings for Spring 2025 consist of the following sessions: January February
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