About Us

The IRB Administration unit provides education and training, administrative and record-keeping support, and conducts quality improvement audits for the Institutional Review Board (IRB). The IRB is a campus wide committee established to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects in research studies conducted under the auspices of the University of California, Davis. The IRB has the authority to approve, require modifications in, or disapprove all research activities that fall within its jurisdiction. The IRB independently approves or disapproves a research protocol based on whether or not human subjects are adequately protected. The IRB, which reports to the Vice Chancellor for Research, is comprised of four committees, three clinical and one social and behavioral.