Beginning Feb. 17, the WVU Office of Human Research Protections will simplify processes for Not Human Subjects Research and for projects that do not require IRB review.
Any new and pending NHSR protocol submissions should be submitted before 4:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, to allow for sufficient time for processing.
WVU+kc will not accept NHSR protocol submissions after Feb. 17.
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.
Note the process for Flex submissions is not changing because those submissions do meet the definition of Human Subjects Research.
Register to attend a live information session on the new process. A recorded version is also available at that link.