Office of Research Compliance

All submissions to the HRPP/IRB must be made through IRBManager using your CUNYfirst credentials

There is also a detailed instruction manual that can be found inside the IRBManager system once you log in to your profile.

Is IRB review required for my project?

If you are unsure whether your project requires CUNY UI-IRB or HRPP review, please read the document When is CUNY HRPP or IRB Review Required? For further assistance in determining whether an activity constitutes human subjects research requiring review by the HRPP/IRB,  contact Paul Kran, Director

Guidance and Development of the IRB Application

• The complete list of CUNY HRPP Policies, Procedures Guidelines can be found in the CUNY HRPP website. Review the policy documents while designing your IRB protocol.
• A list of Informed Consent templates are available in the Informed Consent section of the CUNY HRPP website. Please use these templates when developing your informed consent process and creating consent documents.
• A note about the annual check in: The main thing we look for when reviewing the Annual Check in to ensure all active staff are up to date on their trainings.  Therefore, we advise removing inactive staff and adding additional staff be done via an amendment to the protocol prior to submitting the annual report form.

CITI Training

First time CITI users should access the CITI website at www.citiprogram.org. For further information about the CUNY HRPP CITI Training in the Protection of Human Subjects, please see the CUNY policy: CITI Training in the Protection of Human Subjects.

All CUNY faculty members, postdoctoral scholars, graduate and undergraduate students involved in animal research must complete the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative’s (CITI) on-line training prior to IRB IACUC approval of a new or an amendment application that requests the addition of personnel.All CUNY faculty members, postdoctoral scholars, graduate and undergraduate students involved in animal research must complete the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative’s (CITI) on-line training prior to IRB IACUC approval of a new or an amendment application that requests the addition of personnel.

Please note that ALL researchers are required to complete Responsible Conduct of Research.

As of June 2025.  CUNY has enabled SSO login to the CITI program and all its courses.  Use your CUNYFirst login to access.  Full Instructions are at the link below.

https://www.cuny.edu/research/research-compliance/training-education/citi-training/.

Many of you may have experienced difficulties in terms of getting your training date to appear on the protocol even when the training is up to date. Logging into the CITI system via SSO one time should correct this issue.  You may log right off without doing any additional training and that should correct the issue.

Human Subjects Protection Basic Course

All CUNY faculty members, postdoctoral scholars, graduate and undergraduate students involved in human subjects research as key personnel must complete the Basic Course in the protection of human subjects prior to Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval of their protocol. Certificate of completion of the basic course is valid for three years.

Human Subjects Research Refresher Course

Key personnel of human subjects’ research protocols must complete a refresher course every three years.​

Researchers from outside Queens College who would like to recruit participants or collect/review data from the campus do not require IRB approval IF no QC researcher is involved in study design or data analysis.  Such requests are handled by a committee within QC’s Office of Institutional effectiveness.  Follow the link for guidance.