The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is designated by Northwestern University (NU) to review, to approve the initiation of, and to conduct periodic review of research involving human subjects or materials obtained from human subjects. Federal law and/or NU policy mandates prior written and dated IRB approval of all such research regardless of the funding source. The Institution's Federalwide Assurance Identification number as filed with the Department of Health and Human Services is FWA 0000-1549.

eIRB is NU's electronic submission and review system for human subjects research protocols.

Elimination of Paper Submission for New Studies

eIRB may be used to submit new studies. IMPORTANT: If your study was originally submitted using the paper forms, continue to use paper forms. Later in 2008, OPRS will announce plans regarding the voluntary conversion of studies from the paper system into eIRB.

For more information, please contact the Office for Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS) at (312) 503-0126 or by e-mail at eirbsystem@northwestern.edu.

Registration Instructions

eIRB FAQ's

To access eIRB from on campus, please click on the eIRB icon.

For off-campus access, please www.vpn.northwestern.edu

IRB-Call for Nominations
The Office for the Protection of Research Subjects is soliciting nominations for faculty service on the Institutional Review Board.
Click here for more information.

This website is designed to provide investigators and the NU research community with the materials and information needed to obtain IRB approval of their research projects involving human subjects or materials obtained from human subjects. Please direct comments and or corrections regarding this website and the information provided within to irb@northwestern.edu