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IRB Guidance and Resources

Cornell IRB guidance and policies, and links to external sources to help you plan, obtain, and maintain IRB approval for your project

UPDATED February 1, 2023

NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Update: Learn more here.

TRAINING UPDATE: Effective October 1, 2022, all Cornell study personnel involved in Exempt research protocols are now required to complete CITI training in human participant research ethics. See details here. For more information about Cornell IRB training requirements, visit the IRB Training webpage.

Looking for guidance and resources? The links and documents below will help you to understand the main processes and guidelines used by the Cornell IRB, as well as external policies, regulations and best practices that might apply to your research using human participants.

Cornell IRB Guidance & Procedures

External Regulations & Guidance

Here is a list of selected laws, regulations and guidelines concerning the conduct of research with human participants:

The Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (the “Common Rule”)

The Belmont Report

HIPAA Privacy Rule

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 21 CFR Regulations

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

New York State’s Article 24-A: Protection of Human Subjects

New York Civil Rights Law Section 79-l: Confidentiality of records of genetic tests