Institutional Review Board

Institutional Review Board (IRB) Purpose

The primary purpose of the IRB is to protect the rights and welfare of human participants involved in research activities. Barry University’s IRB reviews research proposed by faculty, staff, and students. The Office of the Provost oversees the Barry IRB.

Research activities reviewed by the IRB include the following:

  • Research that is sponsored by Barry University or that is conducted by or under the direction of any employee or agent of Barry University in connection with his or her university responsibilities, or in which he or she has authorization to list Barry University as his or her university affiliation.
  • Research that is conducted by or under the direction of any employee or agent of Barry University using any property or facility of Barry University.
  • Research that involves the use of Barry University's non-public information to identify or contact human research participants or prospective participants.

Calendar and Current IRB Board

  • IRB Meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of the month.

    There are no meetings in December or July, but submissions that do not require full-board consideration are reviewed over the summer.

    Most submissions do not require full-board review and can be submitted at any time. Research that requires full-board review must be submitted by the first Friday of a month during which the Board meets so the submission can be added to that month’s meeting agenda.

    Meetings are open to the University Community.

  • The Barry IRB is composed of full-time faculty from all schools and colleges within the University. Prospective members are nominated by the Chair of their Department and approved by their Dean and the Provost. The Board also includes a community member.

    Board members serve a 3-year-term. Each year, a member is asked to become the IRB Co-Chair for the following academic year. That person moves into the role of IRB Chair a year after being the Co-Chair and serves in an advisory capacity the year after leaving the Chair position.

Information for Researchers

  • IRBNet is a web-based tool where researchers submit their materials for review. The IRBGuidance document provided here gives detailed instructions for creating an IRBNet account and effectively using all its features.

  • Researchers at Barry are required to take two courses through IRBNet to obtain Citi Training Certificates. Depending on your discipline, you will take either the:

    • Basic Course for Biomedical Researchers

    or

    • Basic Course for Social &Behavioral Research

    and

    • Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) for Biomedical Researchers

    or

    • Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) for Social &Behavioral Researchers

     

    The IRBGuidance document provided here gives detailed instructions for completing the required training.

  • Researchers upload their materials to IRBNet along with a Protocol Form (found under the Forms and Templates tab on IRBNet). The IRBGuidance document provided here gives detailed instructions for completing a Protocol Form.

  • Researchers upload their materials to IRBNet along with a Protocol Form (found under the Forms and Templates tab on IRBNet). The IRBGuidance document provided here gives detailed instructions for completing a Protocol Form.

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