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Guidance on submitting IND safety reports to the IRB

All IND safety reports must be submitted to the IRB per FDA guidance.
- April 21, 2026
- process update
New information on OHSRP website

The OHSRP website has been updated with several new resources and tools to support your work. We regularly update our website—please bookmark the hom…
- March 24, 2026
- website update
PROTECT/IT Help Desk transitioning to ServiceNow

Beginning March 13, 2026, OHSRP will move to a new PROTECT/IT Help Desk system.
- March 12, 2026
- PROTECT

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OHSRP Education Series: AI-Driven Transformation in Clinical Research: From Strategic Vision to Operational Reality at NCI and NIH Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: identify key opportunities for AI to reduce administrative burden across the …
- Thursday, Jun 4th, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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