{"id":6094,"date":"2025-02-19T03:37:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T03:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/research\/?page_id=6094"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:07:28","slug":"irbnet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/research\/vpr-resources\/irbnet\/","title":{"rendered":"IRBNet"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/basic-slider\/slide-default-00.jpg\" alt=\"slide-default-00\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/research\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Research and Biotechnology<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/research\/vpr-resources\/\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">VPR Resources<\/a>\n    <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\">IRBNet<\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\">IRBNet<\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"tertiary-nav\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"relative mx-24 py-10 px-20 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-b-8 bg-gray shadow-md mb-40\">\n      <ul class=\"grid lg:grid-cols-[1fr_auto_1fr_auto_1fr_auto_1fr] lg:gap-x-16 lg:justify-items-center lg:text-center\"> <!-- 4 columns layout, 1 column in mobile -->\n                            <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/research\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Research &amp; 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New User Registration (36)<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bullets\">\n<li>Create and Activate your account in IRBNet<\/li>\n<li>Manage affiliations from User Profile<\/li>\n<li>Add and submit necessary Training &amp; Credential Records<\/li>\n<li>Maintain T&amp;C records<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 3) Create and Submit Project<\/strong>:<a href=\"\/media\/research\/pdfs\/irbnet-training-energizer-researcher-1-32.pdf\">IRBNet Training Energizer &#8211; Researcher 1 (32)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>**Be sure to select the correct board for review. 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