IRB Winter Schedule 2022

Per the official UCOP holiday and winter calendar, the IRB office will observe the following closure dates:

Recap of 2022 guidance

Updates from the Human Research Protection Program This notice provides end-of-year updates on new guidance and materials, reminders about submissions, and announcements on what’s coming in 2023.

Pre-visit COVID-19 testing no longer required for research participants

Posted on behalf of VCR Hal Collard and Payam Nahid, Director, Clinical Trials Operations Dear Colleagues, You may be aware from recent UCSF Health communications from Chief Clinical Officer Josh Adler, MD that as of November 21, UCSF Health no longer requires COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic...

Reminder to close inactive external IRB-reviewed studies in iRIS

Please read this message if you have studies that are reviewed by an external IRB (any IRB other than UCSF’s IRB). These studies are identifiable in iRIS by any one of the following “IRB Study Status” designations:

Reminder: New Studies Submitted on or after 10/1/2022 must use NEW IRB Application Version (v98)

Reminder: New Studies Submitted on or after 10/1/2022 must use NEW IRB Application Version (v98)

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...

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...