Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

The University of Akron Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB) is an administrative body established to protect the rights and welfare of individuals recruited for participation in research conducted under the auspices of the university or its affiliates. Its mission is to advance an organizational culture and infrastructure that supports the highest ethical standards in the review and implementation of research with human participants. The University of Akron gives the IRB ultimate authority for approval of research with human participants.

• Meeting Schedule/Application Deadlines
• IRB Members
• Regulatory Documents/University Guidelines
• IRB Application Forms

Additional Links

• DHHS Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP)
• OHRP Human Subjects Decision Trees
• NIH Certificates of Confidentiality Kiosk