Institutional Review Board

SDSU assumes responsibility for the protection of the rights and welfare of human subjects in accordance with federal regulations and SDSU's Federal Wide Assurance issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Institutional Review Board, a standing committee of the University Research Council, reviews research involving human subjects to determine and certify that all projects conform to the federal and institutional regulations and policies.

This site is designed to provide access to information for the faculty, students, and employee's of SDSU who plan to conduct research that involves human subjects.

Virtual IRB (vIRB)

Instructions for parallel production ramp-up phase

We have automated the IRB application development, submission and review process. We would appreciate your assistance and patience during the transition from paper to electronic submission. So that any problems encountered can be efficiently addressed during the initial release phase, we are inviting all investigators with a new IRB protocol to submit applications using the vIRB.

vIRB in the SDSU WebPortal

Investigators who currently have an approved protocol or a conditionally approved protocol and would like to make changes and/or provide a report of progress, please continue to use the standard application forms and submission procedures.

Standard Application From for Manual Submission Application (pre-vIRB)