eIRB+
eIRB+ is Northwestern University’s electronic system for human research projects. Research studies requiring IRB review and approval must be submitted through eIRB+.
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Office
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News
IRB Bulletin: July 2025
Check out our bulletin for July! News includes a new guidance document about Maintaining and Providing Electronic Research Records and a new CIRTification Renewal course available for external researchers!
IRB Bulletin: June 2025
In this month's bulletin, we are officially announcing Essentials of Software as a Medical Device & Clinical Decision Support Systems, a new course in CITI. We highly recommend taking it if you work with medical devices including apps and software. Also, come join our upcoming brown bag about records retention and get all your questions answered about how to keep your paper trails in order.
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eIRB+
Getting Started
Before preparing your application please read through the following steps to assess whether IRB review is required and, if so, how to complete the eIRB+ application.
Concerns or Complaints?
If you have a concerns about a research study, have questions about your rights as a research participant, or would like to file a compliant - please contact us.