The IRB is making a change to the review process of deviations that do not qualify as New Safety Information. Currently, protocol deviations qualifying as New Safety Information (NSI) are submitted via an NSI submission in IRBIS, and those that … Read more

Dear Colleagues, I am thrilled to announce the hiring of Cassandra Myers, CIP as the Office of Human Research Ethics’ new Deputy Director.  Cassie comes to us from Allina Health System in Minneapolis, MN where she served as IRB Manager.  … Read more

NIH Policy Change Regarding Certificates of Confidentiality As communicated by TraCS in early December 2017, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently updated its policy for issuing Certificates of Confidentiality (COCs) for NIH-funded and conducted research.  Effective October 1, 2017, … Read more

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the hiring of Cat Collins, CIP as the new Senior IRB Analyst.  Cat came to UNC-CH from North Carolina A&T State University in 2016, serving as an IRB Analyst.  She brings over seven … Read more

The NIH policy on the use of a single IRB (sIRB) of record for multisite research became effective on January 25, 2018.  The policy applies to the domestic sites of NIH-funded multisite studies where each site will conduct the same … Read more