Wednesday, January 28, 2026 · 1 - 2 PM

The Department of Human Research Protections and Integrity would like to invite you to join us for a webinar tailored to UMBC Research Administrators whose faculty may conduct human subjects research or work with human biospecimens. Bring your lunch and your questions for what we hope is an informative conversation! This invitation is for research administrators, but is open to PI's who may be in the process of submitting grant proposals that involve the use of human subjects.

Present Topic: IRB Basics for Research Administrators

Presenter(s): Emily Redding

Description: We will discuss what the IRB is, what its role is at UMBC and when research with human subjects requires IRB oversight. Additionally, we will touch base on some more nuanced questions like when PIs should obtain IRB approval during the lifecycle of a grant submission, what documentation is needed for collaborative research, and when unfunded agreements may be needed.

At the end of this session there will be time for some Q&A. Please feel free to comment with questions ahead of time to be answered during the current or future sessions. If you have questions that pertain to a specific proposal or IRB protocol, please email irb@umbc.edu.

Please sign up for the event at the link provided here:

https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/compliance/events/148408

Join WebEx Meeting: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=mcf40e09f9ef68f66791bd0b4d59f9c8d