Social and Behavioral Sciences Institutional Review Board

Mailing address: 516 Capen Hall, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260
Phone: (716) 645-6474     Fax:(716)645-6792     sbsirb@research.buffalo.edu

IRB Administrator: Chris Marks, 515 Capen
Telephone: (716) 645-6474 or sbsirb@research.buffalo.edu

College of Arts and Sciences IRB Contact: Brant Kresovich
Telephone: (716) 645-0750 or bmk4@buffalo.edu

Chair: Dr. Joel O. Raynor (Psychology)
Telephone: (716) 645-0218 or jraynor@buffalo.edu

Vice-chair: Dr. Mary Ann Meeker (School of Nursing)
Telephone: (716) 829-3242 or meeker@buffalo.edu

Duties:

Provide investigators with appropriate information to facilitate the ethical conduct of research and review submissions for completeness of materials, adherence to institutional policies, procedures and federal regulations.

NEW ITEMS

Watch this space for important notices and new regulations.

The SBSIRB has revised the Excel format form Package required for submission as part of its ongoing efforts to improve the protection of human research subjects and to meet accreditation standards. The new forms use a linear format where all requested information is in one column of a form as well as interactive formatting that highlights items that need to be completed based on information already provided in the form.

The Serious Events and Problems (SEP) form has replaced the Adverse Event Report (AE/SAE) and now includes instructions for determining whether the event/problem is “serious” along with a table of “serious” events/problems and their required reporting timeframes.

Table of Contents

Meetings

• Rolling Review Process
• Guidance on Timing and Upcoming Meeting Dates

Directions and Forms

Note: When submitting substantive materials electronically to the SBSIRB, the number of attachments should be minimized by combining all files of the same file extension type (ex. .doc, .pdf) into a single file

• Educational Requirements
• SBSIRB Excel Format Form Package
  All forms for SBSIRB submittal are now contained in this single file. By converting to this format the SBSIRB will be able to simplify the paper work by cutting down the number of different application types that need to be used by investigators as well as eliminating the need for redundant signatures. Directions for the use of this file and which pages need to be filled out are on the first worksheet of the workbook.
• New Applications directions
• Continuation/Renewal directions
• Closing a protocol directions
• Amending an approved protocol directions
• Serious Events and Problems (SEP) Reporting Directions
• IRB Review Fee Form (only for commercially sponsored research)

Substantive Material Preparation

Directions, guides, examples and templates to be used in preparation of protocols, consent documents, recruitment materials, etc. to be submitted as a part of the SBSIRB submittal process.

• Substantive Material Preparation Guide

Note: When submitting substantive materials electronically to the SBSIRB, the number of attachments should be minimized by combining all files of the same file extension type (ex. .doc, .pdf) into a single file

Board Member Materials

• Reviewer Guide Sheets
• Policy and Procedure Documents
• Regulations
• Additional Guidance Materials

Links to other UB IRB related sites

• Financial disclosure Form
• HIPAA website for UB Researchers
• HSIRB
• CYIRB
• OVPR Human Research Volunteers Page

Policy and Procedure Guidance from the SBSIRB

• HRPP-Topics -SBSIRB Edition
• When is IRB review of a project needed?
• SBSIRB Policy on Academic Exercises Designed for Teaching Students Research Techniques
• UB Policy on Oral History Projects -
• IRB Roster -
• Protection of Human Research Subjects Policy and Procedures Manual -
• Waiving Consent, Assent and Parental Permission to Participate in Research Involving Human Participants, a Behavioral Science Perspective.