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 2023 | December 22 - January 1 |
| New Year's Day | January 1 |
| Martin L. King Birthday | January 15 |
| Good Friday | March 29 |
| Memorial Day | May 27 |
| Independence Day | July 4 |
| Labor Day | September 2 |
| Thanksgiving Break 2024 | November 28 - 29 |
| Christmas Break 2024 | December 24 -January 1 |
Mercer IRB Meeting Schedule
| MEETING DATE | SUBMISSION DEADLINE |
|---|---|
| January 09, 2024 | December 18, 2023 |
| February 13, 2024 | January 30, 2024 |
| March 12, 2024 | February 27, 2024 |
| April 09, 2024 | March 26, 2024 |
| May 14, 2024 | April 30, 2024 |
| June 11, 2024 | May 28, 2024 |
| July 09, 2024 | June 25, 2024 |
| August 13, 2024 | July 30, 2024 |
| September 10, 2024 | August 27, 2024 |
| October 08, 2024 | September 24, 2024 |
| November 12, 2024 | October 29, 2024 |
| December 2024 - 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.
