Institutional Review Board (IRB) C Committee

IRB C is the primary Institutional Review Board designed to review biomedical and oncology protocols and to address the research growth in research involving human subjects at Augusta University. This includes, but is not limited to: Humans, Records, Surveys, Tissues or other human derived materials. This applies to all research conducted at Augusta University, Augusta University Medical Center, PPG Sites and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center or by faculty, staff or students of those institutions and to off-campus research conducted by faculty, staff or students of those entities and non-Augusta University researchers using Augusta University facilities.

Charge: IRB C is the primary Institutional Review Board designed to review biomedical and oncology protocols and to address the research growth in research involving human subjects at Augusta University. This includes, but is not limited to: Humans, Records, Surveys, Tissues or other human derived materials. This applies to all research conducted at Augusta University, Augusta University Medical Center, PPG Sites and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center or by faculty, staff or students of those institutions and to off-campus research conducted by faculty, staff or students of those entities and non-Augusta University researchers using Augusta University facilities. IRB C meets once a month to review new study applications, amendment applications and Continuing Review applications. Agendas are assigned based on date of expiration (for Continuing Review applications), expertise available on the IRB, number of attending Board members, or based on the order in which completed applications are correctly submitted to the IRB.