IRB Meeting Schedule
Mercer IRB Review
Mercer University’s Institutional Review Board meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. The deadline to submit an item for the IRB meeting agenda is by the 4th Tuesday of the previous month by 5:00 PM. Any item received after the submission deadline will not be reviewed until the following meeting.
NOTE: Clinical trial items and minimal risk protocols requiring full board review and approval must follow the IRB meeting schedule. Principal Investigators conducting these studies are responsible for submitting the appropriate documentation with enough time for the item to be processed and placed on the meeting agenda.
Holiday Closures
The Mercer University ORC and IRB follow the Registrar's academic calendar for campus holiday closures.
| Christmas Break 2024 | December 20 - January 1 |
| New Year's Day | January 1 |
| Martin L. King Birthday | January 20 |
| Good Friday | April 18 |
| Memorial Day | May 26 |
| Independence Day | July 4 |
| Labor Day | September 1 |
| Thanksgiving Break 2025 | November 27 - 28 |
| Christmas Break 2025 | December 23 -January 1 |
Mercer IRB Meeting Schedule
| MEETING DATE | SUBMISSION DEADLINE |
|---|---|
| January 14, 2025 | December 10, 2024 |
| February 11, 2025 | January 28, 2025 |
| March 11, 2025 | February 25, 2025 |
| April 08, 2025 | March 25, 2025 |
| May 13, 2025 | April 29, 2025 |
| June 10, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
| July 08, 2025 | June 24, 2025 |
| August 12, 2025 | July 29, 2025 |
| September 09, 2025 | August 26, 2025 |
| October 14, 2025 | September 30, 2025 |
| November 11, 2025 | October 28, 2025 |
| December 2025 - NO MEETING* | |
*Mercer's IRB will not meet in December. Any Convened Review studies expiring in December MUST be reviewed for annual renewal no later than the November IRB Meeting.
