Institutional Review Board
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The Murray State Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews research protocol applications involving human subjects in order to ensure the rights of subjects are protected, including, but not necessarily limited to, ensuring that the research conforms to the Code of Federal Regulations.
ANNUAL DATES AND DEADLINES
- August 1, 2024 submissions are accepted starting August 1st, and reviewed at the beginning of the semester.
- November 6, 2024 Full Review protocols are due for approval before Winter Break.
- December 3, 2024 Exempt and Expedited protocols are due for approval before Winter Break.
- April 18, 2025 Full Review protocols are due for approval by the end of the semester.
- May 2, 2025 Exempt and expedited protocols are due for approval by the end of the semester.
- Summer 2025 no Full Review protocols are accepted during the summer.
- June 16, 2025 Exempt and Expedited protocols are due.
- July 2025 the IRB office will be closed.
Murray State University
Institutional Review Board
328 Wells Hall
IRB Submission Procedure:
All IRB materials (applications, amendments, project update/closures, adverse event reports) must be submitted to the IRB Coordinator via email at msu.irb@murraystate.edu. All student applications must be submitted by the faculty mentor. An electronic signature option is available for the forms on Adobe Acrobat PDF. Documents can be singed electronically or the first page can be printed and scanned back as a PDF. Supporting materials saved as editable Word documents of PDFs prior to emailing them. Please do not submit paper copies of any IRB applications or materials unless it is requested by the IRB Coordinator. Future paper submissions will be shredded to preserve confidentiality. For a more detailed explanation, please refer to the Murray State IRB Application Process.
Information Links
CITI Human Subjects Research Training
IRB Meeting Dates and Application Deadlines
National Organizations for the IRB