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Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Office of Research and Technology Transfer
The purpose of the UT Tyler IRB is to review research proposals that involves human beings before the research is initiated in order to facilitate ethically-conducted research for the protection of human subjects. Proposals are reviewed based on the ethical principles outlined in the Belmont Report: beneficence, justice, and respect for persons. The principles are reflected as standards of practice in the Code of Federal Regulations established by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Title 45.
Office of Human Research Protection Information
Training Modules: Protection of Human Subjects in Research
IMPORTANT: All PIs and Co-Investigators must complete the following on-line training modules before any IRB submissions are approved.
- Module 1: Historical and Ethical Issues
- Module 2: The Basics
- Module 3: Vulnerable Research Populations
- Module 4: Informed Consent
- Module 5: HIPAA
- Module 6: IRB Review
- Module 7: Ongoing Protections Post IRB Approval
- Module 8: International Research IRB Approval
Download: PDF
Please contact the IRB Chair, Dr. Gloria Duke, with any questions regarding which form to submit.
- IRB Modification Request Form
- IRB Adverse Event Report Form
- IRB Progress Report Form (Note: this form is for study Continuation or Discontinuation)
- IRB Dean-Chair Approval of Study Form
- IRB Exempt Research Application Form
- IRB Expedited Research Application Form
- IRB Full Board Review Application Form
- IRB Informed Consent Template
- IRB Member Agreement Form
- IRB Research Misconduct and Non-Compliance Form
- HIPAA Research Participant Authorization to use Protected Health Information
- HIPAA Application for Protected Health Information Use
- HIPAA Request for Approval or Waiver of Authorization to use Protected Health Information
- Gloria Duke, PhD, Chair, Nursing
- Leonard Brown, PhD, Computer Science
- Danita Alfred, PhD, Nursing
- Randall Ator (external member)
- Dennis Combs, PhD, Psychology
- Carla Reichard, PhD, ORTT
- David Strong, PhD, Literature & Languages
- Andrew Schmitt, PhD, Psychology
- John Clark, PhD, Criminal Justice
- Justin Velten, PhD, Communications
- Paul McGaha, MD (external member)
