Institutional Review Board

Welcome to the Institutional Review Board (IRB), 亚博官方网站鈥檚 central portal for IRB submissions and research management. To access the Cayuse system, request a new account using our form below. Cayuse streamlines the IRB approval process and keeps all your study information in one place. The Institutional Review Board at ensures all research involving human subjects meets ethical standards and complies with regulations. The IRB reviews and approves research proposals, including those by students, to protect participants and uphold institutional integrity. For details on review classifications and procedures, please refer to our IRB Review Classifications page or contact us at irb@kennesaw.edu.

For more information on IRB submissions, required training, data security, and research guidelines, explore the resources and instructions available through the links provided.

Cayuse IRB

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Cayuse Research Suite is our portal for IRB submissions. This system streamlines the approval process and makes your list of studies available to you in one convenient location. 

 

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Human Subjects Ethics

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Required training is available through CITI Online Training for investigators who conduct human subjects research.  

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Data Security

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All individuals using 亚博官方网站 technology resources must comply with data security regulations and policies.

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IRB Compliance for Non-亚博官方网站 Researchers

Federal-wide Assurance of Compliance

The 亚博官方网站 IRB holds a Federalwide Assurance (FWA) for the Protection of Human Subjects with the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) under number 00004584.

亚博官方网站's IRB is registered with OHRP under IRB00001469. 亚博官方网站鈥檚 FWA expires on Aug. 30, 2028.

Non-亚博官方网站 Researchers

The 亚博官方网站 (亚博官方网站) Institutional Review Board (IRB) requires that all researchers, not affiliated with 亚博官方网站, who are seeking to recruit research participants from the 亚博官方网站 community (faculty, staff or students), must request permission to recruit.

Please email irb@kennesaw.edu for further details.