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Baylor Research Institute Institutional Review Board
The Office of Research Subject Protection at BRI has responsibility for the two Institutional Review Boards (IRBs).

The IRBs are composed of Physicians and other health care professionals from within Baylor Health Care System and community representatives from the DFW Metroplex. Our diverse membership includes MD’s, PhD’s, nurses, social workers, ministers, attorneys, pharmacists and other community representatives.

There are approximately 700 active research projects involving human subjects being conducted under the auspices of both IRBs.

The Office of Research Subject Protection provides staff support for the IRBs, maintains IRB records, and informs researchers of federal and institutional regulations and guidelines (including changes) governing IRB activities.

AAHRPP Accreditation
The AAHRPP Accreditation Program is a voluntary, peer driven, educationally based model of accreditation. It seeks to recognize high quality human research protection programs of Organizations that use human beings in research. To receive accreditation standards must meet or exceed federal regulatory requirements for protection, and are reasonable, attainable, and representative of current best practices. Baylor Research Institute received Full Accreditation from AAHRPP in December of 2003 and was re-accreditation in 2006.

Meeting Schedule
Baylor Research Institute has two Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that meet monthly to expedite the review process.

2009 IRB Meeting Schedule & Submission Deadlines
Pre-Review Deadline
5:00 PM
Copy Deadline
5:00 PM
Board Meeting
Noon
IRB
Monday
December 8th
Friday
December 19th
Thursday
January 8, 2009
IRB Blue
Monday
December 22nd
Friday
January 2nd
Thursday
January 15, 2009
IRB White
Monday
January 12th
Friday
January 23rd
Thursday
February 5, 2009
IRB Blue
Monday
January 26th
Friday
February 6th
Thursday
February 19, 2009
IRB White
Monday
February 9th
Friday
February 20th
Thursday
March 5, 2009
IRB Blue
Monday
February 23rd
Friday
March 6th
Thursday
March 19, 2009
IRB White
Monday
March 9th
Friday
March 20th
Thursday
April 2, 2009
IRB Blue
Monday
March 23rd
Friday
April 3rd
Thursday
April 16, 2009
IRB White
Monday
April 13th
Friday
April 24th
Thursday
May 7, 2009
IRB Blue
Monday
April 27st
Friday
May 8th
Thursday
May 21, 2009
IRB White
Monday
May 11th
Thursday
May 21st
Thursday
June 4, 2009
IRB Blue
Friday
May 22nd
Friday
June 5th
Thursday
June 18, 2009
IRB White
Monday
June 8th
Friday
June 19th
Thursday
July 2, 2009
IRB Blue
Monday
June 22nd
Thursday
July 2nd
Thursday
July 16, 2009
IRB White
Monday
July 13th
Friday
July 24th
Thursday
August 6, 2009
IRB Blue
Monday
July 27th
Friday
August 7th
Thursday
August 20, 2009
IRB White
Monday
August 10th
Friday
August 21st
Thursday
September 3, 2009
IRB Blue
Monday
August 24th
Thursday
September 3rd
Thursday
September 17, 2009
IRB White
Friday
September 4th
Friday
September 18th
Thursday
October 1, 2009
IRB Blue
Monday
September 21st
Friday
October 2nd
Thursday
October 15, 2009
IRB White
Monday
October 12th
Friday
October 23rd
Thursday
November 5, 2009
IRB Blue
Monday
October 26th
Friday
November 6th
Thursday
November 19, 2009
IRB White
Monday
November 9th
Friday
November 20th
Thursday
December 3, 2009
IRB Blue
Monday
November 23rd
Friday
December 4th
Thursday
December 17, 2009
IRB White
These deadline dates have been adjusted to accommodate Baylor recognized holidays and differ from the standard timelines.