Institutional Review Board

Modernizing Biosafety (IBC) Regulations On September 9, the NIH announced plans to modernize their biosafety...

Please plan for a little extra time during the upcoming holiday season for application approvals,...

New IRB Guidance We are excited to share two new guidance pages designed to help...

The Clinical Research Support Office is aware of escalating fraudulent activity impacting participant debit cards...

The NIH and HIPAA have guidance and regulations regarding mandatory future use of biospecimens and/or...

To support thorough risk assessment, the IRB is now asking study teams to upload any...

We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Hannah Owen to the role of IRB...

The Office of Quality Compliance sends a "Tip of the Month" directly to your email!...

February 11st, 2025 Notification for ERICA Users on MacOS The IRB has been notified that...

Update on Federal Funding: Supporting Our Research Community We recognize the concerns stemming from the...

The platform for the University of Utah's Business Relationship Reporting ("BRR") financial disclosure system was...

The University of Utah IRB has been notified by the Office of Research Information Systems...

Annie Risenmay has been selected as Director of the Institutional Review Board. Please join us...

The IRB staff have been restructured into specialized teams that each focus on an essential...

Have you noticed the little Block U button in the left corner of the IRB...

The IRB is excited to announce the launch of our new SIRB website, http://singleirb.utah.edu! The...

The IRB is pleased to announce a specific application pathway in the ERICA new study...

The following University of Utah Institutional Review Board SOPs were reviewed as part of a...

The following University of Utah Institutional Review Board SOPs were reviewed as part of a...

Dear IRB members, After more than 18 years with the University of Utah IRB, I...

Updated Research-Related Injury Language Required by August 1, 2024 For research involving greater than minimal...

The following University of Utah Institutional Review Board SOPs were reviewed as part of a...

The IRB Executive Committee approved a policy change regarding the use of surrogate consent with...

The following University of Utah Institutional Review Board SOPs were reviewed as part of a...

The University of Utah IRB will be enforcing our Single IRB Review fees policy in...

New IRB Staff Member Please join us to welcome a new member to the IRB...

November 14th, 2023 The University of Utah IRB will be enforcing our Single IRB Review...

September 15th, 2023 Visit the U Research Post to subscribe for campus-wide research announcements, news, and...

September 12th, 2023 Please join us in welcoming Jeanette Nelson and Courtney Crist to the...

July 14, 2023 "Artificial intelligence (AI) is technology that is changing the landscape of higher...

July 10, 2023 "Utah is at the frontier of consumer privacy, becoming the first U.S....

May 23, 2023 Effective July 1, 2023, the following updates to the IRB Fee Schedules...

March 6th, 2023 Spanish is the second-most common language spoken in the state of Utah....

Spanish is the second-most common language spoken in the state of Utah. Approximately 10 percent...

In October 2022, the University of Utah IRB approved a policy change which allowed the IRB to...

January 3rd, 2023 Please join us in welcoming Lindsey Martineau, Shellie Cunningham, and Meg Rasmussen...

December 21st, 2022 Beginning in August of 2021, studies without an expiration date were required...

December 1st, 2022 We are pleased to announce that Militza Martinez has accepted our offer...

November 29nd, 2022 We are pleased to announce that Isabelle Howcroft has joined the IRB...

October 17th, 2022 We are pleased to announce that April Edwards has accepted the position...

September 22nd, 2022 We are pleased to announce that Annie Risenmay has accepted the position...

August 29th, 2022 Please join us in welcoming Miguel Nieto-Palma's to the IRB staff team!...

June 16th, 2022 Please join us in welcoming Ryane Sorenson to the IRB staff team!...

April 19th, 2022 Please join us in welcoming Kali Persons to the IRB staff team!...

The IRB and Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) have initiated a new requirement for Annual...

April 18th, 2022 ERICA will be offline to support the U of U Health implementation...

February 16th, 2022 Please join us in welcoming Shaina Jasenof and Elias Rios to the...

January 25th, 2022 Please join us in welcoming Katherine Frederickson to the IRB staff team!...

December 13th, 2021 Please join us in congratulating Hannah Baley and Anthon Wood on their...

August 30th, 2021 Please join us in welcoming Heather Brown to the IRB staff team!...

Annual HRPP Progress Updates The IRB and Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) have initiated a...

June 17th, 2021 We are excited to announce that beginning July 1st, Dr. Mark Eliason,...

May 24th, 2021 Please join us in welcoming Karla Padilla Amador to the IRB staff...

Ann Johnson's STEM Ambassador project centers around her love of sewing. Ann will be teaching...

April 30th, 2021 Please join us in congratulating Militza Martinez on her promotion to IRB...

February 1st, 2021 The University of Utah Institutional Review Board (UU IRB) is seeking individuals...

“In October, Judith Munz…volunteered for a coronavirus vaccine trial…She knew there was a 50-50 chance that...

Under University of Utah policy, most University employees (including researchers) are required to report situations involving...

December 2nd, 2020 In alignment with the University’s announcement and intent of the Winter Break...

November 18th, 2020 The Office of Research Integrity and Compliance is proud to release the 2019-2020...

October 20th, 2020 The university has recently moved from a COVID-19 Color Phase Guideline (red,...

For critical updates affecting the University of Utah research community, please visit the Vice President...

March 12th, 2020 The University of Utah IRB is heeding current guidelines from University leaders...

February 24th, 2020 The ERICA online system was updated over the weekend.  New features include:...

February 12th, 2020 The University of Utah IRB continually strives to provide information and training...

February 7th, 2020 Effective August 26, 2019, the University of Utah has issued a rule regarding the...

February 3rd, 2020 The IRB website has been converted to the latest University of Utah...

New Video Available: Budgeting for Single IRB Review Fees This video guides you through some...

January 18th, 2019 * Also known as the Final Rule or the 2018 Common Rule. ...

November 11th, 2019 The IRB and the Office of Research Participant Advocacy are excited to...

August 26th, 2019 Please join us in congratulating Emma Tkachuck and April Edwards in their...

July 1st, 2019 The Research Education Department's new website is now active https://education.research.utah.edu/.   Several free continuing education and training...

May 8th, 2019 The University of Utah IRB continually strives to provide information and training to...

March 11th, 2019 The clinical research enterprise at the University of Utah focuses efforts to...

January 29th, 2019 The IRB Review Fees for an Individual Site, which are typically only charged...

December 19th, 2018 Please welcome Rachel Snow as our newest IRB Coordinator.Rachel will be taking...

November 6th, 2018 In anticipation of the revisions to the Common Rule that go into...

November 5th, 2018 Please welcome Lindsey Byrd as our newest IRB Administrator. Lindsey will be working with...

August 10th, 2018 Please welcome Emma Tkachuck as our newest IRB Coordinator.  Emma will be the...

  July 17th, 2018 The Short Form consent process, as defined by Federal Regulations (see...

July 2nd, 2018 ERICA users can now access training reports in ERICA for any individual...

June 19th, 2018 Effective June 2018, the University of Utah IRB (UUIRB) updated its screening...

June 8th, 2018 Beginning June 29, 2018, the IRB will no longer accept payment for...

May 29th, 2018 Gary Henderson has been promoted to the IRB Operations Manager team.  We...

May 10th, 2018 The University of Utah IRB continually strives to provide information and training...

April 30th, 2018 Annie Risenmay has been selected as the new IRB Associate Director.  Sarah...

April 22nd, 2018 The Edit Personnel activity has now been restored in ERICA.  It has...

January 18th, 2018 The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has announced a delay...

January 12th, 2018 Effective January 13, 2018, the ERICA application changes the way it asks...

January 3rd, 2018 Please join us in welcoming our newest Panel 2 Coordinator, Hannah Baley....

October 16th, 2017 We are pleased to announce that Ann Johnson has formally assumed the IRB...

October 4th, 2017 The ERICA system recently experienced a problem with the automated IRB Expiration...

June 12th, 2017 We are pleased to announce our two newest IRB Administrators: Annie Huff...

May 23rd, 2017 We are pleased to announce that Ammon Pate and Lisa Rigtrup have been added...

May 19th, 2017 Starting on June 1st University employees, students, and committee members are required to...

February 22nd, 2017 ***PLEASE NOTE THE DATE OF THIS POST. This particular training requirement has...

February 13th, 2017 Effective today, the following updates are active in the ERICA system: The...

February 1st, 2017 The IRB’s training policy for Human Subject Research training and Good Clinical...

January 27th, 2017 Jessica Loayza has left the IRB to spend more time with her family....

January 4th, 2017 New NIH policy has been released, requiring the use of a single institutional review...

December 21st, 2016 New NIH policy has been released, requiring clinical investigators and clinical research staff to...

December 7th, 2016 The IRB office is currently undergoing construction.  Several of our staff members...

December 1st, 2016 Due to new staff onboarding and training currently happening at the IRB,...

November 30th, 2016 Please join us in welcoming Annie Huff as our new Panel 4...

October 17th, 2016 We are excited to welcome a new Administrator to the IRB.  Gary Henderson's first...

September 19th, 2016 Beth Kollman, IRB Coordinator for Panel 6, has left the IRB.  We...

September 13th, 2016 Due to new staff onboarding and training currently happening at the IRB,...

August 25th, 2016 We are pleased to announce that Sarah Mumford and Annie Risenmay have accepted...

August 15th, 2016 We are pleased to announce that Masha Boguslavsky has joined the IRB...

June 29th, 2016 We are delighted to announce that Annie Risenmay will be re-joining the...

June 28th, 2016 Please join us in welcoming our new IRB Clerk, Militza Martinez. She...

June 27th, 2016 Due to F&A increase to 36.5%, the IRB fee schedule is changing...

May 5th, 2016 Effective 5/1/2016, the Radioactive Drug Research Committee and Human Use Subcommittee (RDRC-HUS) will now...

April 25th, 2016 Please join us in welcoming our newest IRB Administrator, Melinda Boulter.  She...

February 12th, 2016 Effective Monday, 2/15/2016, all studies conducted at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Salt...

January 8th, 2016 Beginning January 15, 2016, the conflict of interest review process (currently referred...

September 30th, 2015 The IRB has updated the guidance on Genetic Research to add information...

July 28th, 2015 We are pleased to announce that the University of Utah Human Research...

June 29th, 2015 FDA Form 1572 The IRB will no longer require that the FDA Form...

Effective Sunday, May 24, 2015, the ERICA system has been updated.

May 1st, 2015 The University of Utah has implemented an interim rule for addressing institutional...

March 23rd, 2015 As of March 1, 2015, the VA Consent and Authorization Templates have...

February 4th, 2015 Chantyl Staheli, IRB Coordinator for Panel 2, will soon be leaving the...

November 5th, 2014 Researchers conducting procedures at the Salt Lake City VA need to be aware of...

August 13th, 2014 The IRB has received several requests to allow the use of external...

August 11th, 2014 We are delighted to announce that Lacy Clegg has been selected as...

February 26th, 2014 Yan “Kiki” Wai, IRB Coordinator for Panel 2, has left the IRB...

In September 2013, the IRB released Exemption Category 7 as a non-federal exemption category.  As of February...

The VA administrative review has been incorporated into ERICA's new study review process.

The IRB has updated the following consent and parental permission templates; clean and tracked copies...

The IRB requires investigators to indicate in the consent document whether or not it is...

The IRB has reviewed some studies where the sponsor section of the IRB application is...

September 4th, 2013 The Department of Health and Human Services has identified categories of research...

April 25th, 2013 Effective Monday, April 29, 2013, the ERICA system will be updated.  For...

February 19th, 2013 The IRB is pleased to announce that Hannah Owen has been selected...

February 11th, 2013 Blair Murdock, IRB Coordinator for Panel 1, will be leaving the IRB...

September 11, 2012 The IRB fee schedule for industry sponsored studies is changing.  Fee increases...

June 18, 2012 Effective Monday, June 18, 2012, the ERICA system was updated.  This update...

May 30, 2012 Dear Researchers, The IRB was inspected by the FDA May 14 through...

April 10, 2012 The IRB is continually monitoring the progress of the recent protocol summary...

January 27, 2012 The University of Utah Institutional Review Board is excited to announce that...

January 18, 2012 The ERICA system will be offline starting Friday, 1/20 at 12:00 PM...

January 11, 2012 The IRB recently announced that the information collected in the Protocol/Research Summary...

The Accounts Payable Office has revised the Payment to Human Research Participant Guideline. You can...

Previously Approved Consent Documents The IRB would like to clarify that we do not keep...

IRB Updates New guidance regarding the Conflict of Interest policy was recently released in a...

Conflict of Interest Policy Message from Jeffrrey R. Botkin, M.D., M.P.H - Associate Vice President...

IRB Updates The new, revised VHA Handbook 1200.05, "Requirements for the Protection of Human Subjects...

IRB Updates The IRB has made several changes to the IRB Consent Templates that are...

IRB Updates The Utah Population Database was recently determined to be outside of the University...

Internet Recruitment and Advertising The IRB has revised the Recruitment Methods and Advertisements document in...

National AWARE for ALL Program Event This is an announcement for the National AWARE for...

IRB Updates The IRB has received record submissions in 2009 and 2010 due to the...

A new IRB assent template is available on the IRB website: Assent form with HIPAA...

IRB Report Form Changes The report form has been reorganized, allowing the following features beginning...

Please note that due to a greater than usual amount of applications submitted in recent...

The IRB recently lost an important member of the staff. Jeanette Cuthbert has left us....

HHS & FDA Institutional Review Board Registration Requirements On July 14, 2009, the new Department...

The IRB has recently received an increased volume of submissions, with nearly double the amount...

The IRB has updated the Tissue Banking Consent Language Template. The new version can be found on...

RGE Application in ERICA Beginning Sunday, March 29th, users who are requesting permission to use...

Protocol and Research Summary Template Changes The IRB has posted new versions of the Protocol...

Justification for Use of the Short Form When an informed consent process is conducted with...

Witness Signature Page The IRB has recently created a witness signature page. The witness signature...

Due to the increased number of study submissions and the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's...

Changes have been made to the liability statement using the consent and parental permission forms...

ERICA will be offline all day on Saturday, August 30th and Sunday, August 31st for maintenance and...

As of July 1, 2008, the IRB will increase the fees charged to review for-profit...

This announcement is in regards to the IRB policy regarding sponsor-investigators. A sponsor-investigator is someone...

The ERICA renewal and amendment applications have been revised. Please read below for the updates:...

Due to a large number of submissions and the July 4 holiday (Independence Day), there...

The IRB review process is changing as of April 30, 2007. Pre-Review FAQ's Tips to...

The University of Utah IRB has worked to improve the review process over the last...

The University of Utah IRB has worked very hard over the past 18 months to...

New HIPPA Consent and Authorization Templates The IRB released new consent and authorization templates March...

Resume/CV: As you may know, the IRB requires the CV (or resume) of the principal investigator...

Investigators, past or prospective participants or their designated representatives, and others who wish to obtain...

The IRB will no longer electronically stamp the protocol/research summary or advertisements. These materials will...

The Clinical Cancer Investigations Committee (CCIC) November and December meeting dates and deadlines have changed:...

A number of revised templates and resources have been posted on the IRB web site....

The Tissue/Specimen Banking guidelines and checkboxes have been revised to make it clear that participants...

November and December IRB deadlines/meeting dates have changed. Please review the new deadlines and meeting...

When submitting amendments (or applications for continuing review that include an amendment) that update the...

Dr. Hurdle has stepped down as IRB Chair in order to prepare for his upcoming...

Due to the number of submissions that require full board review, some IRB applications will...

For studies involving IND's, the IRB now requires the FDA 1572 Form and the FDA...

We have changed the August 2006 submission deadlines and board meeting dates. Please refer to...

The Clinical Trials Facilitator now requires a Patient Care Classification Form be completed to clarify...

Lacy Clegg is our new IRB coordinator for Panel 3. Her first day is March...

The IRB is working to complete our response to the AAHRPP site visit recommendations. A...

The Principal Investigator's conflict of interest disclosure number (CoI number) for a project must be...