IRB Meeting Dates & Deadlines

Electronic submission with all Departmental Approvals must be received in the IRB office by 5pm on the posted deadlines.

Before a study is submitted to the IRB, departmental approvals must be obtained.

The eIRB system automatically routes the study to the approving individuals along with a notification email. If required approvals are incomplete, the current “State” of the study under the study’s main page will be "Department Review.” In this case, the department reviewers may not have issued approval for the study. Departmental approvals must be taken into consideration when trying to meet IRB deadlines. Example: If the submit button was selected but not all departmental approvals have signed off, the study has not been received by the IRB thus if it is deadline day your study will not have made the deadline.

The IRB does not have your application until all of the necessary prior approvals have been completed.

The state will then change to “IRB staff review”. An application is not complete and deemed received by the IRB until the state changes to “IRB staff Review".

2025 Deadlines for Submissions & Meetings

Starting July 2025, IRB III will convene once a month.

Dates and Deadlines 2025 (PDF)

IRB-I

Due in IRB: December 5, 2024      For Review IRB Meeting: January 7, 2025   

Due in IRB: January 9, 2025          For Review IRB Meeting: February 4, 2025

Due in IRB: February 6, 2025        For Review IRB Meeting: March 4, 2025

Due in IRB: March 6, 2025             For Review IRB Meeting: April 1, 2025

Due in IRB: April 3, 2025                For Review IRB Meeting: May 6, 2025

Due in IRB: May 8, 2025                For Review IRB Meeting: June 3, 2025   

Due in IRB: June 5, 2025              For Review IRB Meeting: July 1, 2025   

Due in IRB: July 2, 2025*               For Review IRB Meeting: August 5, 2025

Due in IRB:  August 7, 2025           For Review IRB Meeting: September 2, 2025

Due in IRB: September 4, 2025     For Review IRB Meeting: October 7, 2025

Due in IRB: October 9, 2025          For Review IRB Meeting: November 4, 2025

Due in IRB: November 6, 2025      For Review IRB Meeting: December 2, 2025   

Due in IRB: December 4, 2025      For Review IRB Meeting: January 6, 2026

*Deadline moved to a Wednesday due to a holiday.

IRB-II

Due in IRB: December 19, 2024     For Review IRB Meeting: January 21, 2025

Due in IRB: January 23, 2025         For Review IRB Meeting: February 18, 2025

Due in IRB: February 20, 2025        For Review IRB Meeting: March 18, 2025

Due in IRB: March 20, 2025            For Review IRB Meeting: April 15, 2025

Due in IRB: April 17, 2025               For Review IRB Meeting: May 20, 2025

Due in IRB: May 22, 2025               For Review IRB Meeting: June 17, 2025        

Due in IRB: June 19, 2025              For Review IRB Meeting: July 15, 2025   

Due in IRB: July 17, 2025               For Review IRB Meeting: August 19, 2025

Due in IRB:  August 21, 2025          For Review IRB Meeting: September 16, 2025

Due in IRB: September 18, 2025    For Review IRB Meeting: October 21, 2025

Due in IRB: October 23, 2025         For Review IRB Meeting: November 18, 2025

Due in IRB: November 20, 2025     For Review IRB Meeting: December 16, 2025   

Due in IRB: December 18, 2025     For Review IRB Meeting: January 20, 2026

IRB-III

Due in IRB: December 23, 2024     For Review IRB Meeting: January 14, 2025

Due in IRB: January 6, 2025           For Review IRB Meeting: January 28, 2025 

Due in IRB: January 17, 2025         For Review IRB Meeting: February 11, 2025

Due in IRB: February 3, 2025         For Review IRB Meeting: February 25, 2025

Due in IRB: February 14, 2025       For Review IRB Meeting: March 11, 2025

Due in IRB: March 3, 2025              For Review IRB Meeting: March 25, 2025

Due in IRB: March 17, 2025            For Review IRB Meeting: April 8, 2025

Due in IRB: March 31, 2025            For Review IRB Meeting: April 22, 2025

Due in IRB: April 21, 2025               For Review IRB Meeting: May 13, 2025

Due in IRB: May 5, 2025                 For Review IRB Meeting: May 27, 2025

Due in IRB: May 19, 2025               For Review IRB Meeting: June 10, 2025

Due in IRB: June 2, 2025                For Review IRB Meeting: June 24, 2025   

Due in IRB: June 12, 2025              For Review IRB Meeting: July 8, 2025   

Due in IRB: July 10, 2025               For Review IRB Meeting: August 12, 2025

Due in IRB:  August 14, 2025         For Review IRB Meeting: September 9, 2025

Due in IRB: September 11, 2025    For Review IRB Meeting: October 14, 2025

Due in IRB: October 16, 2025        For Review IRB Meeting: November 12, 2025*

Due in IRB: November 13, 2025    For Review IRB Meeting: December 9, 2025   

Due in IRB: December 11, 2025    For Review IRB Meeting: January 13, 2026

*Meeting Date moved to a Wednesday due to a Holiday.

2026 Deadlines for Submissions & Meetings

Dates and Deadlines 2026 (PDF)

IRB-I

Due in IRB: December 4, 2025      For Review IRB Meeting: January 6, 2026   

Due in IRB: January 8, 2026          For Review IRB Meeting: February 3, 2026

Due in IRB: February 5, 2026        For Review IRB Meeting: March 3, 2026

Due in IRB: March 5, 2026             For Review IRB Meeting: April 7, 2026

Due in IRB: April 9, 2026                For Review IRB Meeting: May 5, 2026

Due in IRB: May 7, 2026                For Review IRB Meeting: June 2, 2026   

Due in IRB: June 4, 2026              For Review IRB Meeting: July 7, 2026   

Due in IRB: July 9, 2026               For Review IRB Meeting: August 4, 2026

Due in IRB:  August 6, 2026           For Review IRB Meeting: September 1, 2026

Due in IRB: September 3, 2026     For Review IRB Meeting: October 6, 2026

Due in IRB: October 8, 2026          For Review IRB Meeting: November 3, 2026

Due in IRB: November 5, 2026      For Review IRB Meeting: December 1, 2026   

Due in IRB: December 3, 2026      For Review IRB Meeting: January 5, 2027

IRB-II

Due in IRB: December 18, 2025     For Review IRB Meeting: January 20, 2026

Due in IRB: January 22, 2026         For Review IRB Meeting: February 17, 2026

Due in IRB: February 19, 2026        For Review IRB Meeting: March 17, 2026

Due in IRB: March 19, 2026            For Review IRB Meeting: April 21, 2026

Due in IRB: April 23, 2026               For Review IRB Meeting: May 19, 2026

Due in IRB: May 21, 2026               For Review IRB Meeting: June 16, 2026        

Due in IRB: June 18, 2026              For Review IRB Meeting: July 21, 2026   

Due in IRB: July 23, 2026               For Review IRB Meeting: August 18, 2026

Due in IRB:  August 20, 2026          For Review IRB Meeting: September 15, 2026

Due in IRB: September 17, 2026    For Review IRB Meeting: October 20, 2026

Due in IRB: October 22, 2026         For Review IRB Meeting: November 17, 2026

Due in IRB: November 19, 2026     For Review IRB Meeting: December 15, 2026   

Due in IRB: December 17, 2026     For Review IRB Meeting: January 19, 2027

IRB-III

Due in IRB: December 11, 2025     For Review IRB Meeting: January 13, 2026

Due in IRB: January 15, 2026         For Review IRB Meeting: February 10, 2026

Due in IRB: February 12, 2026       For Review IRB Meeting: March 10, 2026

Due in IRB: March 12, 2026            For Review IRB Meeting: April 14, 2026

Due in IRB: April 16, 2026               For Review IRB Meeting: May 12, 2026

Due in IRB: May 14, 2026               For Review IRB Meeting: June 9, 2026

Due in IRB: June 11, 2026              For Review IRB Meeting: July 14, 2026     

Due in IRB: July 16, 2026               For Review IRB Meeting: August 11, 2026

Due in IRB:  August 13, 2026         For Review IRB Meeting: September 8, 2026

Due in IRB: September 10, 2026    For Review IRB Meeting: October 13, 2026

Due in IRB: October 15, 2026        For Review IRB Meeting: November 10, 2026

Due in IRB: November 12, 2026    For Review IRB Meeting: December 8, 2026   

Due in IRB: December 10, 2026    For Review IRB Meeting: January 12, 2027

Where to Submit

IRB-I

Departments & Colleges

• College of Health Professions
• College of Nursing
• College of Pharmacy
• Harper Student Life Center
• MUHA - Clinical/Surgical Services and Excellence, AHEC
• Otolaryngology
• Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
• Radiology
• Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology
• Urology
• VA Pharmacy

IRB-II

Departments & Colleges

• Academic Affairs Faculty
• Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
• Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
• College of Dental Medicine
• Dermatology
• Emergency Medicine
• Family Medicine
• Medicine
• Neurology & Neurosurgery
• Neurosciences
• Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedics & Physical Medicine
• Pharmacology & Immunology
• Public Health Sciences
• Radiation Oncology
• Surgery

IRB-III

Departments & Colleges

• All Departments Industry Sponsored Trials Only