IRB Newsletter Archive
2020 IRB Newsletters
January 2020 - AAHRPP Tip Sheet #1, Single IRB requirements, Review of the Revised Rule, Harvard IRBs Master Agreement, IRB Determination and Approval Dates
February 2020 - Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Study Team Member, Sending comments in ESTR, Minimal Risk Studies and Consent Forms,Tracking Harvard Staff on External IRB Submissions
March 2020 - Data Safety System, Revised HRDSP, Local Context Forms, Principal Investigator Assurance
COVID-19 Update (March 12 2020)
April 2020 - New and Modified COVID-19 studies, Delay of HRDSP, Written Documentation of Consent
May 2020 - Pilot of Updated Research Data Security Policy Guidance, Collaboration Tools Matrix, ESTR Upgrade Planned May 29-June 1, Documented Consent, Data Use Agreements
2019 IRB Newsletters
December 2019 - Study Site versus Local Site, ESTR "mini-upgrade", IRB Office closed for Winter Recess, Distribution/IRB Administrator Changes, IRB Office Hours
November 2019 - Changes to Data Security at Harvard, External IRB Requirements, Repository Appication, Distribution/IRB Administrator Revision, Undergraduate Research Ethics Training
October 2019 - AAHRPP Highlight - Institutional Policies: Finders Fees, Mechanical Turk (MTURK) Attention Checks, Key Tips for IRB Submissions, Broad Consent
September 2019 - AAHRPP Tip Sheets, Storing Identifiable Data, IRB Office Hours, Benefits of Participation
August 2019 - Harvard HRPP Review and Resources, 118 Determination, Review of Research Requiring IRB Review, 3rd Party Subjects
July 2019 - Leaving Harvard, IRB Office Hours, Foreseeable Risks
June 2019 - AAHRPP Accreditation and Training Sessions, Cooperative Research, Unanticipated Problem Involving Risks To Subjects or Others (UPIRTSO)
May 2019-IRB News Extra! - IRB Office Moving to 44-R Brattle, Suite 200, Data Security Review Pilot
May 2019 - HUA IRB Office Moving to 44-R Brattle, Suite 200, Lapsed Approval Notice, External IRB Process Update, External IRB Review - Terms You Need To Know
April 2019 - ESTR Update, Distribution/IRB Administrator Changes, Training Dates: Revised Rule and URTP, Repository Application, HRPP and HRPP Plan
March 2019 - AAHRPP Accreditation Process, Leaving Harvard, Exculpatory
February 2019 - Transitioning Existing Studies to the 2018 Requirements, Benign Behavioral Intervention
January 2019 - IRB Office Closed for Winter Recess, Major Changes with the Revised Rule, Revised Rule Presentation Dates, Revised URTP Process, Recruiting Staff/Lab Members as Study Participants, Legally Authorized Representative (LAR)
2018 IRB Newsletters
December 2018 - Revised Rule Presentation Dates, Working with Native American Populations, Engagement
November 2018 - Revised Rule Presentation Dates/AAHRPP Training Preparation, New NIH Training Alternative for Non-Affiliates, Seeking Volunteers to Test Electronic "Wizard" in ESTR, Agreements - DUA Submission System, Key Information
October 2018 - Accreditation Step 1 Application, IRB Submission Forms on the IRB Website, IRB Administrator Job Opening, Compensating Subjects
September 2018 - HRPP Plan, Mechanical Turk (MTURK) article in Wired Magazine, IRB Protocol Template Overhaul, Seeking Volunteers for "Exempt Wizard", Mandated Reporter
August 2018 - Three Burden Reducing Provisions (3BRP), Accreditation Self-Assessment and Revised Documents, Exempt
July 2018 - Three Burden Reducing Provisions, URTP Summer Undergraduate Training Dates, About Whom
June 2018 - AAHRPP Tip Sheets, GDPR, URTP Summer Undergraduate Training Dates, Identifiability
May 2018 - AAHRPP Standards and Elements, Department Distribution Revision, Deception vs. Incomplete Disclosure
April 2018 - AAHRPP Accreditation, HRPP, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Leaving Harvard, Exculpatory
March 2018 - Find Your IRB Contact, Harvard Research Data Security Policy (HRDSP), Long Form, Short Form, or Information Sheet
February 2018 - New SOPs, Templates, and Forms, Ethics Training Check-In, NIH Clinical Trial, Practicable
January 2018 - Revised Rule News
January 2018 - Prepare for the Revised Rule, Introducing URTP, Multi-Site Versus Single-Site