The WVU Office of Human Research Protections will simplify processes for Not Human Subjects Research and for projects that don’t require IRB review beginning Dec. 9.
Any new and pending NHSR protocol submissions should be submitted by Nov. 22 to allow for sufficient time for processing ahead of the Dec. 9 transition date. WVU+kc will not accept NHSR protocol submissions after Dec. 9.
Find more information about the affected categories associated with this change.
The current Data Protection application will be updated to determine the project type and to generate a Letter of Determination. This will save researchers time and clearly indicate when there is no need for a WVU+kc protocol submission.
Please note the process for Flex submissions is NOT changing because those submissions do meet the definition of Human Subjects Research.
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