Completing an IRB Application
The IRB submission process is now electronic. All submissions to the IRB must be done using INSPIR. For more technical information concerning INSPIR, click here to go to the “INSPIR” website.
If you have any questions the IRB Staff will be available to assist you. Our phone number is (617) 638-7207. Please use this number when calling the Office and list this number on all informed consent forms.
There are three panels of the IRB: Panel Blue, Panel Green, and Panel Purple. Panels Blue and Green meets twice per month, on alternate Thursdays. Panel Purple meets once or twice per month as needed, to review primarily Progress Reports. There are a limited number of protocols accepted for each agenda. Studies are placed on an agenda in a rolling fashion, in the next available agenda opening.
As part of our quality assurance effort, all applications must be complete upon submission in order to be eligible for IRB review. An incomplete application will not be placed on an agenda until all required information is submitted. The INSPIR system will help by identifying some, but not all, of the omissions in an application.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Office of the Institutional Review Board at (617) 638-7207.
