The Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects(CPHS) is the name of the Institutional Review Board for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - UTHealth. [contact CPHS Office]
Individuals serving on IRB Committees are volunteers of varying interests, disciplines, and expertise from the UTHealth and Houston community. IRBs are charged with the review of proposed research with regard to determining whether adequate measures are in place to protect autonomy, safety, privacy and well-being of participants.
Brief history of IRBs | Mission of UTHealth-CPHS | Federal Wide Assurance
CPHS Review Process
New protocols submitted for IRB review are determined to exempt or reviewed by expedited review procedure or at a full board meeting.There are three full board meetings each month:
IRB 1 - 1st Friday of each month
IRB B - 2nd Friday of each month
IRB C - 3rd Friday of each month
There is no deadline for submission. Complete applications are assigned to the first available agenda. Applications that are eligible for review by the expedited procedure are assigned to designated reviewers as they are received.
Applications for CPHS approval must be submitted through iRIS, the electronic IRB System. Training to use iRIS is available several times per year. Log in to iRIS using your UTHealth LDAP user ID and password. For collaborators who do not have a UTHealth LDAP account, a guest account can be created. For help with your IRB submission, call the help line at 713-500-7960. You may also find iRIS HINTS & TIPS helpful.
Please make sure that you have also completed all applicable mandatory training before you actually hit the submit button in iRIS.
CPHS HELPLINE: 713-500-7943
iRIS HELPLINE: 713-500-7960
UTHealth Houston Compliance Hotline: 800-846-0632 (English & Spanish)
IRB OFFICE HOURS: Thursdays, 1–4pm via Teams Room
Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects
7000 Fannin St, Suite 1840Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: 713-500-7943
Fax: 713-500-7951
Email: [email protected]
Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects
IRIS Support: 713-500-7960
