Timeline and Migration Dates

Migration Dates

In preparation, protocol submissions must be sent in advance. This will allow the IRB office and other ancillary offices time to process in flight submissions prior to the migration from iRIS iMedris (which will be kept in a read only state), to the new Huron eIRB system, to prevent a lag in the review of research.

The dates to submit various types of reviews are listed below. Please note the dates below are subject to change.

Review Type	Details
Continuing Reviews	Continuing Reviews that expire between November 21, 2022, through January 6, 2023, must be submitted in iRIS before November 1, 2022. Continuing reviews that expire on or after January 6th, 2023, can be submitted in PROTECT once the system is live on December 6, 2022
Initial Reviews	No new Initial Reviews will be accepted in iRIS after November 1, 2022, until PROTECT is live December 6, 2022. New Initial Reviews must be submitted in PROTECT starting on December 6, 2022
Modifications (Formerly Amendments)	No new Modifications will be accepted in iRIS after November 1, 2022, until PROTECT is live December 6, 2022. New Modifications must be submitted in PROTECT starting on December 6, 2022 • Urgent safety modifications will be accepted on an as needed basis in iRIS during this time. Please consult with the IRB office via the irb@nih.gov mailbox if you are unsure whether something is urgent
Reportable New Information (Formerly Reportable Events)	Continue to submit in iRIS until December 2, 2022. Reportable New Information must be submitted in PROTECT starting on December 6, 2022
Radiation Safety Committee Submissions	No new actions (initial reviews, amendments, triennial reviews) will be accepted in iRIS after November 5, 2022. New Radiation Safety submissions must be submitted in PROTECT starting on December 6, 2022 • Responses to stipulations in iRIS will not be accepted after December 2, 2022
Scientific Review Committee Submissions	Submission deadline for each IC committee will be communicated to their IC by that committee
PRIA	No new PRIA submissions will be accepted in iRIS after November 1, 2022. New PRIA submissions must be submitted in PROTECT starting on December 6, 2022
DEC	No new DEC submissions will be accepted in iRIS after October 20, 2022. New DEC submissions must be submitted in PROTECT starting on December 6, 2022

Timeline

	Onboarding	Design	Development	Testing	Training	Migration	Deployment
IRB	X	X	X	Ongoing	September	September - November	December
SRC	X	X	X	Ongoing	September	September - November	December
RSC	X	X	X	Ongoing	September	September - November	December
PRIA/DEC/IBC	X	X	X	Ongoing	September	September - November	December