News and Updates
December 4, 2024
IRB Monthly Town Hall Meetings starting January 29, 2025
IRB Town Hall sessions will be held in person (with a Zoom option https://tamu.zoom.us/j/99791648132) on the last Wednesday of each month from
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Blocker building, Room 220. The sessions are open to all faculty and student investigators.
Please join us to hear the latest IRB updates, ask questions or discuss other issues important to you regarding the IRB review process. Let us know if you have any items for the IRB Town Hall Agenda by sending an email to irb@tamu.edu.
The first meeting will be held on January 29, 2025.
October 3, 2024
Upcoming administrative closures of IRB Legacy Studies that have not been updated.
December 11, 2024 marks the one-year anniversary of Texas A&M’s conversion to Huron’s IRB module. Consistent with previous communications and postings on the HRPP website, the IRB office will begin administratively closing legacy studies on December 12, 2024 if there has been no communication or updates from the study team since the Huron conversion.
What is a legacy study?
A legacy study is an IRB protocol that was initially approved in iRIS and migrated to Huron during the conversion. All IRB studies, including legacy studies, are required to undergo an annual continuing review or administrative check-in.
Will all legacy studies be closed?
No. Only legacy studies that have not undergone an annual continuing review or administrative check-in by December 11, 2024 are subject to closure.
No action is required for investigators who already submitted a continuing review or an administrative check-in for their legacy study in Huron. These studies will not be administratively closed.
What happens if my study is administratively closed?
Once a study is closed, all research activities involving human subjects must stop, and investigators will need to submit a new IRB application in Huron to conduct research involving human participants. See, Huron Knowledge Center – Division of Research (tamu.edu) or https://vpr.tamu.edu/human-research-protection-program/huron-knowledge-center/
What action do I need to take to avoid having my legacy study closed?
To avoid the administrative closure of a legacy study, investigators must submit both an annual continuing review or administrative check-in and a modification to finish populating the IRB application on or before December 11, 2024. Click here (https://vpr.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/REV_Legacy-Studies.pdf) for step-by-step instructions on how to submit your first modification to a legacy study in Huron. This instructional material will also guide you on how to submit your first annual review for a legacy study.
April 5, 2024
Aggie Research Volunteers Recruitment Website Submission Form
We are pleased to announce that the research recruitment website is now ready for investigators to start submitting the Volunteers Recruitment Website Submission Form for review and approval by the IRB. The Aggie Research Volunteers (ARV) form contains the information necessary to complete the website posting.
How to submit the form:
- Download and complete the ARV form. Click here to access the form.
- Submit the completed ARV form to the IRB for review and approval.
- If you have an active protocol, you will need to submit a modification to your existing protocol to attach the ARV form and update your recruitment plan to include the ARV recruitment website.
- If you are seeking approval for new research, include the ARV form as part of your initial submission and ensure that your recruitment plan includes use of the ARV recruitment website.
- After the recruitment form has been approved by the IRB and you are ready to start recruitment, you may submit the IRB stamped ARV form to arv@tamu.edu.
- The website posting can remain active on the ARV recruitment website for 3, 6, or 12 months with an option to renew at the end of the designated period.
- Before you renew your posting, make sure all information is still current and submit any changes to the IRB for review and approval.
April 6, 2023
To learn more Huron and what to expect during the conversion, please visit our website: https://vpr.tamu.edu/human-research-protection-program/huron/
December 20, 2022
Changes to the IRB submission process are anticipated due to the conversion to the Huron IRB system. IRB an IT staff are currently working with Huron group to plan the conversion. Investigator will be notified of timelines and anticipated changes as soon as the information becomes available.
The HRPP is organizing a faculty investigator advisory group to assist with the transition to the new Huron IRB submission system. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact the HRPP Director, Aliese Seawright at a.seawright@tamu.edu. Meetings will start in the first quarter of 2023.
December 9, 2022
The HRPP office will be closed at noon on December 23rd and will reopen on Monday, January 2nd.
December 2, 2022
AAHRPP uses a voluntary, peer-driven and educational model to ensure that a Human Research Protections Program (HRPP) meets rigorous standards for quality and protection. The goals of accreditation are to improve the systems that protect the rights and welfare of individuals who participate in research, and to communicate to the public the strength of an organizations commitment to the protection of human research participants.
The emergency preparedness plan specifies the actions TAMU and its HRPP will take in response to an emergency, such as extreme weather events, natural disasters, man-made disasters, infections disease outbreaks, etc., affecting the HRPP’s operations.
HRP-065 SOP Response Plan for Emergencies-Disasters Impacting the HRPP
HRP-351 WORKSHEET Protocol-Specific Emergency-Disaster Risk Mitigation Planning