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WSU Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) & Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Wayne State University’s HRPP is a comprehensive University-wide program that ensures the safe and ethical conduct of human participant research by all faculty, staff, and students at Wayne State University and its affiliates. This program includes review of proposed research by relevant oversight committees; continuing oversight for compliance with applicable regulations and policy; education and training for investigators, staff, and committee members; quality assurance; and continuing process improvement. The realization of the University’s commitment to the highest human participant protection standards requires the dedication of all members of the WSU research community and University administration.

Mission Statement

Wayne State University (WSU) is committed to the safety and protection of human participants involved in biomedical and social research at our Institution and its affiliates. WSU's Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) meets or exceeds the highest ethical standards for human research required by local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Our mission is to create an institutional culture that values integrity in the conduct of research as well as the pursuit of knowledge and innovation that provide human benefit.

In accordance with ethical principles, applicable laws and regulations and our Federal-wide Assurance, the Wayne State University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) must approve all research involving human participants, both biomedical and social science/behavioral, before research commences.

For IRB submission instructions please visit the IRB Forms and Submission Requirements page.

Wayne State University (WSU) has three separate committees that are constituted as Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), and which have oversight over all human participant research at WSU and its affiliates registered under the Wayne State Federalwide Assurance (FWA). There are two IRBs that review medical protocols involving adult and pediatric participants (M1 and MP2). The Behavioral IRB (B3) is responsible for reviewing all behavioral, education and social science research with adults and minors.

Wayne State University Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) is fully accredited by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs Inc. (AAHRPP).

If you have IRB-related questions, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions, e-mail IRBQuestions@wayne.edu, or call 313- 577-1628.

Federal Wide Assurance

Wayne State University (WSU) operates its Human Research Protection Program under a Federalwide Assurance (FWA) on file with the Office for Human Research Protection (OHRP) with identification number: FWA 00002460. This registration can be accessed by searching for "Wayne State U" in the OHRP Database.

Individually registered Institutional Review Board (IRB) committee numbers:

• IRB00000325 is for M1- Medical adult
• IRB00000326 is for MP2- Medical and Pediatric
• IRB00000327 is for B3- Social, Behavioral, Education

This FWA covers the WSU IRBs and its affiliated health care institutions (Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit Medical Center: Detroit Receiving Hospital/University Health Center, Sinai-Grace Hospital, Harper University Hospital, Huron Valley/Sinai Hospital, Hutzel Women's Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, John D. Dingell Veterans Administration Medical Center, and Michigan Orthopedic Surgery Hospital).

Wayne State University limited the scope of its FWA to federally funded research. Refer to the Flexible Review and Oversight of Research Not Covered by Federalwide Assurance Policy (.doc) for information about flexibility in the review and oversight of eligible research.

For questions, concerns or suggestions regarding the Human Research Protection Program, please call 313-577-1628.

Letter of Compliance

The WSU IRB follows the WSU main campus holiday schedule and emergency closures.