1. Human Subjects Office & Institutional Review Board
Kelly O’Berry, BS, CIP
IRB Education & Outreach Manager

2. IRB Policies and Procedures
Federal regulations apply to all research
AAHRPP Accredited since 2003
Human Subjects Office website:
“Investigator’s Guide” - UI Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Researcher Guide

3. University of Iowa IRBs
Ethical review
3 boards
IRB-01 - Biomedical
IRB-02 – Social/Behavioral
IRB-03 – VA Health Care
Review research by department

4. For Principal Investigators
CITI Training
Affiliate with the University of Iowa
HawkIRB - eResearch system
For the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP)
Delegate Permission System
Ask if you need IRB approval - Human Subjects Research Determination (HSRD) form

5. Resources Trainings and Presentations
ICON Course for Researchers - recordings
IRB Connection Newsletter
New Faculty/Staff Survey and Orientation – contact Kelly O’Berry
IRB Office Hours
Contact us by phone ( ) or

7. Questions?