Every Monday and Wednesday (board meetings scheduled on national holidays will be cancelled and all materials will be reviewed at the next scheduled meeting.)

Information to be reviewed must be submitted to our offices by 5:00 PST four business days prior to the next scheduled meeting.

Protocol submission and site submission results will be communicated within 24 hours of the Board meeting where they have been considered. Site approval documents will be available online or shipped 24 hours after approval notification based on your shipping specifications.

If for some reason you are unable to meet the Friday deadline and need your study reviewed at the next scheduled Board meeting, please contact our offices. Exceptions will be considered.

Alpha IRB can make arrangements to convene on non-scheduled meeting days with 48 hours notice.

Board Meeting & Expedited Review Cut-Off Times
Full Board	MONDAY	Previous WED (by 5:00PM)
Full Board	WEDNESDAY	Previous FRI (by 4:30PM)
Site Review	MONDAY	Previous THUR (by 5:00PM)
Site Review	WEDNESDAY	Previous MON (by 5:00PM)
Expedited	DAILY	Previous DAY (by 5:00PM)

• Study Submission needs to be received by 5:00 p.m. PST (Pacific Standard Time) Four business days preceding the next scheduled meeting date.
  
  
• In observance of Christmas, Alpha IRB will be closed the 24th & 25th of December. We will also be closed the 1st of January.
  

Click here to download our 2009 Board meeting calendar (PDF).

Click here to download our 2010 Board meeting calendar (PDF).