Updated IRB Application Form: New Studies Submitted on or after 10/1/2022 must use New Version

The IRB application form has been updated to facilitate compliance with current policies, regulations, and procedures, and to provide improved guidance to study teams. What are the changes? The new application version includes new questions and ‘advisements’ (these are the instructions that...

Do Not Work in iRIS System Wednesday Night 9/14

What is happening? A new version of the IRB application form is being published in iRIS on September 14th, and iRIS users must not be in the system while this takes place. How does this affect you? Please plan to save your work and log out of iRIS before 7:30 PM on Wednesday 9/14, then wait for...

Log Out of iRIS by 6PM TONIGHT (System Maintenance)

Update: The restart is complete and iRIS is back online. To: Investigators and Staff Tuesday August 23, 2022 

New Data Management and Sharing Plan Requirements for NIH Awards

This month’s issue of the ReSearch ReSource newsletter included an announcement about the upcoming policy change for NIH-funded studies. The IRB is sharing it here to ensure it reaches the widest audience possible.

Final Reminder: June 1st Deadline (Tomorrow!)

As announced on May 4th, 2022, the IRB consent and assent form templates have undergone extensive revisions. All new studies submitted to the IRB on or after June 1, 2022, are required to use the new templates.

Reminder: June 1st Compliance Deadline for New Studies to use Updated IRB Consent Form Templates

As announced by email on May 4th, 2022, the IRB consent and assent form templates have undergone extensive revisions to bring our campus into compliance with new policies and regulations, to reduce the number of stipulations regarding the most common consent form errors, to better inform research...

System Performance Issues Affecting Turnaround Times

All iRIS users have been experiencing significant performance issues since the system was upgraded on 4/17/22. These issues are impacting all aspects of the system, but especially the IRB review components. As a consequence, study teams may note unavoidable delays in study screening, generation of...

IRB FAQs & Postponement of non-essential research uses of iohexol

*This message is sent on behalf of Associate Vice Chancellor of Clinical Research Harold Collard.* *Please read the IRB FAQs prior to contacting the IRB.* To All UCSF Research Faculty and Staff:

Updated IRB Consent Form Templates: Implementation Deadline for New Studies is June 1, 2022

To: Investigators and Study Teams Updated IRB Consent Form Templates: Implementation Deadline for New Studies is June 1, 2022

iRIS System Performance Issues

To: iRIS Users (IRB and eProposal) Re: iRIS System Performance Issues The iRIS system is experiencing intermittent performance issues, and we are working with the vendor to identify and correct the problems. There is no need to report iRIS slowness to us, but please do notify us if you receive...