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The compliance staff at HSBS makes most approvals of exempt or not-regulated studies, and applications which require full board review are discussed by the IRB-HSBS every two weeks. Two UM-Flint faculty members, Kazuko Hiramatsu, Vice-Chair of IRB-HSBS, and Barbara Kuperschmid, serve as the Flint faculty representatives on IRB-HSBS, one each on the two panels (Maize and Blue) which discuss applications that require full board review. Nathaniel Miller serves as an alternate member on the Maize and Blue panels.<br><br>To begin an application, please contact Li at <a href=\"mailto:hamiltol@umich.edu\">hamiltol@umich.edu<\/a> or begin the IRB application in the <a href=\"https:\/\/research-compliance.umich.edu\/irb-application-process\">eResearch system<\/a>.<br><br>Additional information on the IRB approval process can be found on the <a href=\"http:\/\/research-compliance.umich.edu\/irb-health-sciences-and-behavioral-sciences-hsbs\">U-M IRB Health Sciences and Behavioral Sciences homepage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-57451428d77c2065a1a22b9c9ddef014\">Expedited and Exempt Review Determination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no official deadline for submitting materials for expedited or exempt review; applications are reviewed on a rolling basis as materials are received. Decisions are usually issued two to four weeks after submitting all required materials. Please contact IRB-HSBS staff if your application is time-sensitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-62924d6a1cc5d0580dd481f413031027\">Full Board Review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your research involves greater risks to the participants, such as any of the following, your application may require review by the convened (full) board:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Children, prisoners, pregnant women, impaired adults<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Illegal activities such as drug use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Private activities such as sexual behavior<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FDA-approved drugs and devices presenting more than minimal risk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-FDA approved drugs and devices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deception<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bc1a2011ea6cdc56911bf51b9567f7eb\">Contact the IRB<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research-compliance.umich.edu\/irb-health-sciences-and-behavioral-sciences-hsbs\">Health Sciences and Behavioral Sciences Institutional Review Board<br><\/a>University of Michigan<br>North Campus Research Complex<br>1600 Huron Parkway, Building 520, Room 1170<br>Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800<br>734-615-9466<br><strong><br>Kazuko Hiramatsu<br><\/strong>Vice-Chair, IRB-HSBS<br>Professor of Linguistics<br>810-762-3285<br>kazukoh@umich.edu<br><br><strong>Li Morrow<\/strong><br>Intermediate Research Compliance Specialist<br>IRB-HSBS Staff Contact for UM-Flint Applications<br>Assistant Full Board Administrator<br>734-764-9928<br><a href=\"mailto:hamiltol@umich.edu\">hamiltol@umich.edu<\/a><br><br><strong>Ken Sylvester<\/strong><br>Primary UM-Flint Liaison to U-M Human Research Protection Program<br>Director, Office of Research<br>810-766-6842<br><a href=\"mailto:kenms@umich.edu\">kenms@umich.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-aa90643f64540efce286affa82753e1c\"><strong>HSBS Board Members from UM-Flint<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kazuko Hiramatsu, Professor of Linguistics, Vice-Chair, IRB-HSBS, Blue Panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Barbara Kupferschmid, Associate Professor of Nursing, UM-Flint member, IRB-HSBS, Maize Panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nathaniel Miller, Associate Professor of Psychology, UM-Flint, Alternative Member, IRB-HSBS, Maize and Blue Panels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Li Morrow, IRB Staff, Primary contact for UM-Flint.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/research\/compliance\/institutional-review-board\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":10,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":826,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/826"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}