HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION PROGRAM & INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD
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NOTICE of OFFICE CLOSURE The LSUHSC-NO IRB Office will be closed October 5 and 6 from 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM and on Friday, October 9, for internal meetings. Normal operations will resume following these meetings.
During these periods, email will be monitored intermittently for emergent matters
only. Please anticipate delays in response to routine inquiries.
If your message involves an urgent participant safety concern, please resend your
email to IRBOFFICE@LSUHSC.edu with "PARTICIPANT SAFETY" in the subject line and mark it as high priority.
The LSUHSC-NO IRB is launching its annual Satisfaction Survey! Research staff who have been involved in research over the previous fiscal year will
be invited by email to complete the Qualtrics survey, which runs from October 1-15,
2026.
Look for your invitation! Please fill it out and let us know how we are doing!
Your answers will help us identify opportunities to improve IRB processes, resources,
and services!
The IRB has weekly office hours to support your research needs: Appointments are available via Zoom or feel free to stop by in person during office hours. To schedule a virtual appointment, please email IRBOffice@lsuhsc.edu with the subject line “Request for Virtual Office Hours Appointment.” Please include your protocol number and your availability during office hours. Location: Office of Research Services (ORS), Resource Center Building (RCB), Room 206 |
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LSUHSC-NO's Human Subjects Research Protection Program (HRPP) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) are responsible for reviewing all research activities or investigations involving human beings, with the purpose of protecting the rights and welfare of individuals participating in such research. It is the policy of LSUHSC-NO that all activities involving human beings and/or information or specimens collected from human beings must be presented to the HRPP for a determination as to whether:
- the activity is human subjects research (HSR),
- the HSR activity can be given Exempt status under federal regulations, or
- the HSR activity must have IRB review, approval, and continued oversight.
Useful Reference Links
- The Belmont Report
- Code of Federal Regulation
- Food And Drug Administration (FDA
- Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP)