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November 2026

Holiday IRB Hours

The Emory IRB will be closed (along with Emory ORA) on the following dates:

  • November 25 (noon) through November 27 for Thanksgiving.
  • December 23 (noon) through January 1st for Winter Recess.

Please plan accordingly when submitting Continuing Reviews (CR) or time sensitive Amendments (AME) and ensure CRs are submitted well in advance of study expiration dates.

We require that CRs be submitted 45 days prior to expiration. Do not count the holidays in this 45-day calculation, since our office will be closed during that time.

Students/Residents/Fellows

The PI's "organization" determines which Department Chair the study routes to for sign-off before IRB review.

Students/Residents/Fellows should list their faculty advisor/mentor as PI to ensure proper routing (even if the student/resident/fellow is eligible to be PI). Student accounts are not linked with academic departments, thus have no PI Department Chair to review.

  • The protocol and consent forms should list the faculty advisor/mentor as the PI. 
  • To alert the IRB to shorter timelines, please ensure that both the “Title of Study” and “Short Title” include the prefix, as applicable:
  • Undergrad_Honors Thesis: [study title goes here]
  • MPH/Doctoral Thesis/Dissertation: [study title goes here]

Ensure the PI's listed “organization” (department) is correct on the Staff form. If not, use the drop-down menu to select the better department so it will route correctly. 

IRB Office Hours

Office hours are available on Wednesdays from 11:00AM-12:00PM (via Zoom) with no appointments required.
Important!No office hours on Wed Nov 25th due to holiday 

For Internal Emory IRB Study Questions:  Join Zoom Meeting

For External IRB (Cede) Reliance Study Questions: Join Zoom Meeting

Office Hours are for general IRB and Insight questions including Insight items still in Draft status.

  • For Insight studies already submitted to Emory IRB,  contact the IRB analyst assigned to the submission.

Miss an IRB Webinar?

  • See links to past IRB Webinars on our website here.
  • Recent topics include: Student Research, Secondary Analysis Studies, AI Risk Considerations, Research at Grady and Children’s, and more….