UH Institutional Review Boards – general information
There are three UH Institutional Review Boards (IRB) responsible for the review of human research conducted by UH personnel.
The submission deadlines below pertain to all three UH IRBs; however, each IRB has their own meeting schedule for the year. See the schedules below or download the 2023 Calendar.
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
| 2023 IRB meeting | PROTOCOL DUE DATE |
| JANUARY meeting | January 3, 2023 |
| FEBRUARY meeting | February 1, 2023 |
| MARCH meeting | March 1, 2023 |
| APRIL meeting | April 3, 2023 |
| MAY meeting | May 1, 2023 |
| JUNE meeting | June 1, 2023 |
| JULY meeting | July 3, 2023 |
| AUGUST meeting | August 1, 2023 |
| SEPTEMBER meeting | September 1, 2023 |
| OCTOBER meeting | October 2, 2023 |
| NOVEMBER meeting | November 1, 2023 |
| DECEMBER meeting | November 27, 2023 |
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 18, 2023
- February 15, 2023
- March 22, 2023
- April 19, 2023
- May 17, 2023
- June 21, 2023
- July 19, 2023
- August 16, 2023
- September 20, 2023
- October 18, 2023
- November 15, 2023
- December 6, 2023
UH Cooperative IRB
Federally-funded research that is performed by two or more members of a cooperative of local institutions. Members of the cooperative include the University of Hawai‘i, The Queen’s Medical Center, Hawai‘i Pacific Health, and Castle Medical Center. (IORG #00003433)
Meeting Schedule
- January 23, 2023
- February 13, 2023
- March 20, 2023
- April 17, 2023
- May 15, 2023
- June 19, 2023
- July 17, 2023
- August 21, 2023
- September 18, 2023
- October 16, 2023
- November 20, 2023
- December 11, 2023
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 20, 2023
- February 17, 2023
- March 24, 2023
- April 21, 2023
- May 19, 2023
- June 16, 2023
- July 21, 2023
- August 11, 2023
- September 15, 2023
- October 20, 2023
- November 17, 2023
- December 8, 2023
For IRB Reviewers – guidance on using eProtocol
Protocol IRB Reviewer training video