Buck-IRB to Huron: Deadlines and Key Dates for Research Teams
Please refer to the following deadlines and key dates to minimize study disruptions.
Past Milestones
- January 13, 2025: Deadline for initial submissions of non-exempt studies in Buck-IRB.
- February 3, 2025: Deadline for annual status reports, continuing reviews and amendments for active studies in Buck-IRB.
- February 17, 2025: Deadline for new exempt study submissions in Buck-IRB.
- February 24, 2025: Deadline to submit personnel change requests, event reports, new external initial cede requests and external amendments. Note that events requiring prompt reporting between February 24 and Huron go-live should be reported by emailing IRB-reporting@osu.edu.
- February 25 - March 2, 2025: Responses to open submissions may be submitted in the system.
- March 3, 2025: Starting at 8 a.m., Buck-IRB will not be accessible.
- March 4, 2025: Buck-IRB will be back online and business operations will continue.
Upcoming Key Dates
March 10, 2025
Huron IRB is live for studies approved and migrated in the first cutover, and all new submissions. All migrated studies are read-only in Buck-IRB.
March 21-23, 2025
Studies and updates approved in Buck-IRB between March 4 and March 20 migrate to Huron; Buck-IRB will be locked-down.
March 24, 2025
Huron is the only active IRB system. Buck-IRB is read-only for all studies.