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Institutional Review Board Submission Due Dates

IRB submissions are due the second Wednesday of the month by 5:00 p.m. PST. Beginning January 2026, IRB submissions are due the first Wednesday of the month by 5pm PST. See dates below:

The Principal Investigator must email all IRB initial submissions, resubmissions and PRAFs to the IRB Liaison.

Editing IRB Approved Protocols via Protocol Revision/Amendment Forms (PRAFs)

Protocol Revision and Amendment forms are used when modifications to approved studies are required by the research team.  All PRAFs must be sent electronically to the IRB Liaison. The IRB does not accept PRAFs directly from investigators. Typically, a PRAF does not need to go through the full IRB review process. Assuming that the PRAF is accurate and complete, the IRB Liaison will gather all PRAFs and forward them on to the IRB every two weeks for immediate consideration. However, if the modification is complex or may substantially affect human subjects, the IRB Chair may not be able to expedite the PRAF and it will need to go to the next scheduled IRB meeting.

Continuing a Study

All investigators are required to submit a Continuing Review Form annually to the IRB.  This document should be submitted to the IRB Liaison one month prior to the study’s renewal date. Investigators are responsible for submitting this form on time; the NUNM IRB does not provide annual reminders.  If documentation is submitted on or after the renewal date then all study-related activities will be suspended until Continuing Review is approved by the IRB.

Ending a Study

Once all study-related activities are complete (including data analysis and publication), investigators are required to close the study by submitting a Final Review Form to the IRB via the IRB Liaison.

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