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...

iRIS System Upgrade: Details

The iRIS system has been successfully upgraded and now includes the following changes:

iRIS System Upgrade: Log out by 5pm Fri 4/15

What is happening? The iRIS system is undergoing a major upgrade to include new features and improved functionality. How does this affect you?

Change in iRIS Functionality – “Copy Study” Disabled

The UCSF IRB has made a change in the functionality of iRIS, the IRB electronic submission system. Previously, iRIS included a function that allowed researchers to copy a previous study:

Tissue Core Staffing Shortage

Dear UCSF Clinical Research Community,On behalf of BIOS, the HRPP Office is sending this important message. The Tissue Core (BIOS) is experiencing an unexpected and substantial staffing shortage due to COVID-19.