Three committees share the responsibilities of the Institutional Review Board.
An Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a committee, including volunteers from Ohio State and its surrounding community, whose primary responsibility is to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects. The authority conveyed to the IRBs includes decisions to approve, disapprove, require modifications, monitor, suspend and terminate research projects involving human subjects.
There are three internal IRBs at Ohio State that review, approve, and conduct periodic reviews of research involving human subjects (including data and biological materials obtained from human subjects) to ensure risks have been minimized and the potential for benefit has been maximized for human subjects participating in the research.
Member Rosters and Meeting Dates
Behavioral and Social Sciences IRB
Does not review investigator-initiated (funded or unfunded) research that:
- involve medical procedures, drugs, or devices, originating from a variety of disciplines including the arts, humanities, business, communication, education, music, nursing, political science, psychology, sociology, and social work
- FDA-regulated research
Member Rosters
Meeting Dates
Meetings will be held virtually until further notice from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- January 19, 2024
- February 16, 2024
- March 15, 2024
- April 19, 2024
- May 17, 2024
- June 21, 2024
Biomedical Sciences IRB
- reviews investigator-initiated (funded or unfunded) biomedical research, excluding cancer research
- does not review industry-initiated, industry-sponsored clinical trials
Member Rosters
Meeting Dates
Meetings will be held virtually until further notice at 2 p.m.
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January 8, 2024
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January 29, 2024 (5th Monday due to New Year & MLK Holidays)
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February 12, 2024
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February 26, 2024
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March 11, 2024
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March 25, 2024
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April 8, 2024
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April 22, 2024
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May 13, 2024
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May 20, 2024 (3rd Monday due to Memorial Day Holiday)
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June 10, 2024
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June 24, 2024
Cancer IRB
- reviews investigator-initiated (funded or unfunded) research involving cancer surveillance, etiology, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, treatment, symptom control and survivorship studies, including quantitative, observational and interventional study designs
- does not review industry-initiated, industry-sponsored cancer clinical trials
Member Rosters
Meeting Dates
Meetings will be held virtually until further notice at 2 p.m.
- January 8, 2024 (2nd Monday due to New Year’s Day Holiday)
- January 22, 2024 (4th Monday due to MLK Holiday)
- February 5, 2024
- February 19, 2024
- March 4, 2024
- March 18, 2024
- April 1, 2024
- April 15, 2024
- May 6, 2024
- May 20, 2024
- June 3, 2024
- June 17, 2024