BSPH Institutional Review Board (IRB) Introduction

👋 Welcome to the BSPH IRB Office

The mission of the IRB Office is to ensure the protection of the safety, rights, and welfare of all human participants in research studies conducted by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (BSPH) faculty, staff, and students in the U.S. and in countries around the world.
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) oversees two IRBs registered with the U.S. Office of Human Research Protections, IRB X and IRB FC, which meet weekly to review human subjects research applications for Bloomberg School faculty and students.

📡 Our Office

✨ About the BSPH IRB

The major functions of the BSPH IRB are as follows:

Reviews studies for BSPH faculty and students
Serves as a HIPAA Privacy Board
Has two Boards (X and FC) that meet weekly
Posts all policies, guidance, and forms: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/offices-and-services/institutional-review-board-irb
- For general inquiries: bsph.irboffice@jhu.edu
- For help with the PHIRST electronic submission system: bsph.phirsthelp@jhu.edu
- For help with developing the content of research submissions: IRBNav@jh.edu

🎉 Latest updates

January 24, 2023

NIH now requires researchers to submit data management and sharing plans with their grant proposals, which Data Services offers expertise on.

Please visit Data Services at NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan Support page or contact dataservices@jhu.edu to schedule a consultation. Please also visit this link for more information about resources available for support.

🔍 Where to find us

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The BSPH IRB Office is currently working remotely.

Please send general questions to: BSPH.irboffice@jhu.edu
For PHIRST Help questions: BSPH.phirsthelp@jhu.edu
For help with PHIRST submissions: IRBNav@jh.edu

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📧 BSPH.irboffice@jhu.edu

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