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.
- July 17, 2026
- August 21, 2026
- September 18, 2026
- October 23, 2026
- November 20, 2026
- December 18, 2026
- January 15, 2027
- February 19, 2027
- March 26, 2027
- April 16, 2027
- May 21, 2027
- June 25, 2027
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.
2026 Meeting Dates
- July 13, 2026
- July 27, 2026
- August 10, 2026
- August 24, 2026
- September 14, 2026
- September 28, 2026
- October 12, 2026
- October 26, 2026
- November 9, 2026
- November 23, 2026
- December 14, 2026
- December 21, 2026 due to winter recess
2027 Meeting Dates
- January 11, 2027
- January 25, 2027
- February 8, 2027
- February 22, 2027
- March 8, 2027
- March 22, 2027
- April 12, 2027
- April 26, 2027
- May 10, 2027
- May 24, 2027
- June 14, 2027
- June 28, 2027
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.
2026 Meeting Dates
- July 6, 2026
- July 20, 2026
- August 3, 2026
- August 17, 2026
- August 31, 2026 (due to Labor Day Holiday on Sept 7)
- September 21, 2026
- October 5, 2026
- October 19, 2026
- November 2, 2026
- November 16, 2026
- December 7, 2026
- December 21, 2026
2027 Meeting Dates
- January 4, 2027
- January 25, 2027 (3rd Monday due to MLK Day)
- February 1, 2027
- February 15, 2027
- March 1, 2027
- March 15, 2027
- April 5, 2027
- April 19, 2027
- May 3, 2027
- May 17, 2027
- June 7, 2027
- June 21, 2027