Effective Date: April 22, 2011 Revision Date: February 8, 2012; August 14, 2013; June 11, 2014 OBJECTIVE To define policies and procedures for appointing Institutional Review Board (IRB) members and for maintaining the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) roster. GENERAL DESCRIPTION The purpose of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects. This responsibility includes the review of all research involving human subjects, ensuring equitable selection of research subjects, and overseeing