Institutional Review Board Scope & Responsibilities

The UH Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews all human subject research protocols that includes UH patients, data, PHI or personnel.

• IRB Walk-In Hours Flyer (PDF)
• Statement of Compliance (PDF)
• IRB FAQ

Definitions

When submitting to the UH Institutional Review Board (IRB) please refer to the following definitions:

• Research HIPAA
• List of 18 HIPAA PHI Identifiers
• External Resources

Meeting Dates and Submission Deadlines

The UH IRB consists of three boards, one of which specializes in the review of cancer research. The three committees are referred to as J Committee, M Committee and C Committee.

• The J and M Committees meet every two weeks on Tuesdays (except holidays) at 3:30pm.
• The C Committee meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month (except holidays) at 2:30pm.

The deadline for protocol submission is 10 days before the meeting date.

• IRB Meeting Dates 2021 (PDF)
• IRB Meeting Dates 2020 (PDF)
• IRB Meeting Dates 2019 (PDF)
• IRB Meeting Dates 2018 (PDF)
• IRB Roster – J Committee v. 1/2020 (PDF)
• IRB Roster – J Committee v. 11/2019 (PDF)
• IRB Roster – J Committee v. 3/2019 (PDF)
• IRB Roster – J Committee v. 12/2018 (PDF)
• IRB Roster – M Committee v. 1/2020 (PDF)
• IRB Roster – M Committee v. 11/2019 (PDF)
• IRB Roster – M Committee v. 3/2019 (PDF)
• IRB Roster – M Committee v. 12/2018 (PDF)
• IRB Roster – C Committee v. 1/2020 (PDF)
• IRB Roster – C Committee v. 11/2019 (PDF)
• IRB Roster – C Committee v. 3/2019 (PDF)
• IRB Roster – C Committee v. 12/2018 (PDF)