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7/24 VIRBs Open Lab for the Research Community

VIRBs Open Lab sessions for the Research Community will be held in July and August! The next open lab for the research community will be held on Thursday, July 24, at 11am. Complete open labs schedule posted on the New IRB Review System: VIRBs (VCU IRB System) webpage under ‘New system training / demo and […]

*Research Community training Monday 7/14*

As a reminder, the HRPP will hold another Research Community training for the new VCU IRB review system (VIRBs) this coming Monday, July 14 from 10:30am – 11:30am. This training session focuses on the process for Multi-Site Submissions in VIRBs.  Registration is required to access the training in real time. If you missed the first two trainings […]

VIRBs Open Labs for the Research Community

VIRBs Open Lab sessions for the Research Community will be held in July and August! The next open lab for the research community will be held on Thursday, July 10, at 1pm. Complete open labs schedule posted on the New IRB Review System: VIRBs (VCU IRB System) webpage under ‘New system training / demo and […]

New IRB System (VIRBs): Research Community training tomorrow 6/5

As a reminder, the first Research Community training for the new VCU IRB review system (VIRBs) will be held this Thursday, June 5 from 10am – 11:30am. Registration is required to access the training in real time. All research community training sessions will be recorded and posted on the VCU HRPP Kaltura channel. Register here for […]

New IRB System – Key Dates, Training Schedule and Protocol Transition

Greetings VCU Research Community, Please make note of important upcoming dates and deadlines as we prepare to transition to our new VCU Institutional Review Board (IRB) system this summer: Join us for new IRB system research community training demonstrations for human subjects researchers, study teams, administrators, regulatory coordinators, or anyone supporting human research at VCU.  […]

Final Phase of the VCU HRPP Transformation Project: New IRB System Implementation August 2025

The following OVPRI Announcement was sent to the HRPP listserv on 5/14/2025: Greetings VCU Research Community, We are pleased to announce a new and improved IRB submission system coming this August. This important update and new system signifies the start of the final phase of the multi-year HRPP Transformation Project. This new state-of-the-art IRB system […]

Online WCG Connexus Systems Training for the Research Community

Join us on Thursday, October 26, 2023, from 1pm – 2:30 pm for virtual training on the WCG IRB Connexus system submissions process.  This training will be conducted in partnership with the VCU HRPP and WCG IRB. The training is designed for those within the VCU research community, including research faculty, team members, coordinators, and […]

New: Training Sessions on Human Research Ancillary Reviews

Sign up for a special training session to learn all about human research ancillary reviews! Sessions will be held virtually using Zoom, on the following dates: In these training sessions, hear from representatives of the three most common ancillary review groups: Proposal Review and Oversight Committees (PROCs); the Massey Cancer Center Protocol Review and Monitoring […]

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