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PERA IRB Go-Live Information

Important Dates

  1. September 24th at 5pm – Initial Submission Cutoff (Cayuse)
    • Any initial submission that is not completed by this date will need to be created in PERA after IRB’s October 27 go-live. Resources will be available to allow work on your submission to take place during this downtime. These resources will be on the PERA training website before Cayuse cutoff dates.
  2. October 1st at 5pm – Modification and Continuing Review Submission Cutoff (Cayuse)
    • Any modification not submitted by this date will need to be created in PERA after IRB’s October 27 go-live. Your active IRB Protocols will be migrated into PERA and modifications will need to be completed there.
    • After these cutoff dates, you may still be asked to make changes to submissions, but any other activity in Cayuse will not be reviewed or migrated to PERA.
  3. October 27th – IRB module goes live in PERA

Protocol Templates

These templates will accompany the new PERA protocol submission. These can be completed any time, including during the downtime between Cayuse and PERA, to have ready to submit when PERA goes live.

Exempt Template – Link Coming Soon

Non-exempt Template – Link Coming Soon

Resources

Training Website – As training material becomes available, it will be on the PERA training page. This will include guides and resources for the new system.

Investigator Training – Link Coming Soon

Admin and Reviewer Training – Link Coming Soon

User Demonstrations – All Principal Investigators on active protocols will be invited to attend a system demonstration in the weeks leading up to go-live. Please share this with your research teams as needed.

For IRB/HRPP questions, please email irb@purdue.edu

For PERA system questions, please email PERAhelp@purdue.edu

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