UH Institutional Review Boards – general information
There are two UH Institutional Review Boards (IRB) responsible for the review of human research conducted by UH personnel.
The submission deadlines below pertain to both UH IRBs; however, each IRB has their own meeting schedule for the year. See the schedules below or download the 2026 Calendar.
*Please note – the Social & Behavioral IRB meeting has been moved to Monday.
IRB Submission Deadlines and Meeting Schedules
IMPORTANT NOTE: Submission deadlines only pertain to submissions that require review by the full board. All other submissions are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Submission Deadlines
| 2026 IRB meeting | PROTOCOL DUE DATE |
| JANUARY meeting | January 5, 2026 |
| FEBRUARY meeting | February 2, 2026 |
| MARCH meeting | March 2, 2026 |
| APRIL meeting | April 1, 2026 |
| MAY meeting | May 1, 2026 |
| JUNE meeting | June 1, 2026 |
| JULY meeting | July 1, 2026 |
| AUGUST meeting | August 3, 2026 |
| SEPTEMBER meeting | September 1, 2026 |
| OCTOBER meeting | October 1, 2026 |
| NOVEMBER meeting | November 2, 2026 |
| DECEMBER meeting | November 30, 2026 |
UH Biomedical IRB
Clinical research protocols and related research projects, including clinical trials that evaluate investigational drugs and devices or medical procedures. (IORG #00000279)
Meeting Schedule
- January 21, 2026
- February 18, 2026
- March 25, 2026
- April 15, 2026
- May 20, 2026
- June 17, 2026
- July 15, 2026
- August 19, 2026
- September 16, 2026
- October 21, 2026
- November 18, 2026
- December 9, 2026
UH Social and Behavioral Sciences IRB
Research protocols in the fields of psychological, education, sociology, etc. or that involve behavioral interventions. (IORG #00001353)
Meeting Schedule
- January 26, 2026
- February 23, 2026
- March 23, 2026
- April 20, 2026
- May 18, 2026
- June 15, 2026
- July 20, 2026
- August 17, 2026
- September 21, 2026
- October 19, 2026
- November 16, 2026
- December 7, 2026
For IRB Reviewers – guidance on using eProtocol
Protocol IRB Reviewer training video