Institutional Review Board
The primary goal of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to ensure the safety, health, and privacy of human subjects in research projects.
The IRB is responsible for ensuring compliance with the federal requirements that govern all research with human subjects (funded or not).
The IRB aims to assist faculty in the conduct of successful studies with human subjects, by helping them meet the criteria for IRB approval and protect their participants.
No project involving human subjects may begin before IRB approval is received.
This section can help with obtaining access to the GeauxGrants system, troubleshooting and the IRB submission forms and other requests.
access to & Troubleshooting geauxgrantsIRB Application & Submission Guides
Informed consent is required under the federal regulations governing research with human subjects for all expedited and convened full board studies unless a waiver of consent/parental permission is requested and granted.
Guides to Informed ConsentConsent Form TemplatesGeneral data protection (GDPR)
LSU IRB accepts the Basic/Refresher CITI training for either Biomedical Research Investigators or Social & Behavioral Research Investigators. Click here for CITI Training instructions.
* Note: LSU IRB does not accept Responsible Conduct of Research or Conflicts of Interest courses for human subjects research training.
LSU Institutional Review Board
Dr. Alex Cohen, IRB Chair
Douglas Villien, Assistant Director of
Research Compliance & Integrity
and IRB Manager
130 David Boyd Hall
irb@lsu.edu
225-578-8692