Submission Guidelines

 Use of external IRBs is permitted for the following types of studies:

• The study is industry initiated/sponsored and using an External IRB that SBU has a fully executed Master Service Agreement. (Advarra or WIRB).
• The study is a federally sponsored, multicenter or collaborative trial that requires the use of an sIRB.
• SBU is a participant in the National Cancer Institute’s Central Institutional Review Board (CIRB) Initiative. SBU investigators who wish to enroll patients onto CIRB-approved protocols are encouraged to utilize this service.

All other requests for the use of an external IRB are considered on a case-by-case basis. All requests should be submitted to Lu-Ann.Kozlowski@stonybrook.edu using the Reliance Request Form.

Once a reliance request has been approved or if utilizing one of the pre-approved external IRBs, a local submission through myResearch IRB is required for administrative acknowledgment.

Initial Submissions

• Instructions for creating a NEW study with an external IRB of record in myResearch:

Initial Submission Required Documentation and Process

Continuing Review Submissions

• Instructionsfor creating a Continuing Review submission with an external IRB of record in myResearch:

Continuing Review Submission Required Documentation and Process