The CABI welcomes collaborative research, and part of its mission is to serve as a regional resource for brain imaging (see Policies). Investigators may submit collaborative research proposals to the Protocol Review Committee (PRC), which meets on a monthly schedule designed to coordinate with the schedule of the NKI Institutional Review Board (IRB) (see calendar below). Approval by the PRC is a pre-requisite for submission to the NKI IRB. Further details about the submission and review process are described on the Submission Requirements page. The forms needed for submission, sample consent forms, the Safety Policy Manual, and the Application for an Abbreviated Investigational Device Exemption for a 3.0T MRI System can be downloaded using the following table. Right-click the required document and choose "Save as..." from the menu. It is especially important for anyone submitting a protocol to be familiar with the CABI Safety Policy!
Downloadable Document Name |
File |
| CABI Safety Policy Manual (revised May 2005) | |
| CABI PRC Application Form* | |
| CABI Amendment Request Form* | |
| PRC Annual Review Form | |
| Protocol 16/19 Development Procedure Approval Form | |
| NKI IRB Guidelines for Informed Consent | |
| Example Subject Consent Form for the Siemens 1.5T System** | |
| Example Subject Consent Form for the Philips 3.0T System** | |
| Screening Form (the same for Siemens 1.5T and SMIS 3T systems) | |
| Exit Interview (for SMIS 3T system only) | |
| Policy on Incidental Findings | |
| Finding Notification Form |
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**Note: Only consent forms with valid, dated IRB stamps can be used in research with human subjects.
Investigators who are not NKI employees should also review additional instructions regarding protocol and consent form preparation.
Please note that IRB approval(s) (NKI-IRB and IRB of the affiliated institution) is required for all protocols approved by the CABI-PRC. It is the investigator's responsibility to contact the NKI-IRB office (x5493) and the affiliated-IRB office. Finally, approved NKI-IRB reviews are forwarded to the Office of Mental Health (NYS) for approval, who will forward their approval directly to the investigator (this letter must be copied to the CABI before a protocol may begin). Animal care approval is required only by the NKI Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). The CABI-PRC will directly forward Basic Animal Research protocols directly to the IACUC after approval. For relevant forms and instructions please click the Animal Facility link of the myNKI intranet website.
PRC Submission Deadline |
PRC Review Date |
IRB Submission Deadline |
IRB Review Date |
| December 28, 2006 | January 9, 2007 | ||
| February 1, 2007 | February 13,2007 | ||
| March 1, 2007 | March 13, 2007 | ||
| March 29, 2007 | April 10, 2007 | ||
| April 26, 2007 | May 8, 2007 | ||
| May 31, 2007 | June 12, 2007 | ||
| June 28, 2007 | July 10, 2007 | ||
| N/A | N/A | ||
| August 30, 2007 | September 11, 2007 | ||
| September 27, 2007 | October 9, 2007 | ||
| November 1, 2007 | November 13, 2007 | ||
| November 29, 2007 | December 11, 2007 | ||
| January 2, 2006 | January 9, 2006 | December 29, 2005 | January 10, 2006 |
| January 30, 2006 | February 6, 2006 | February 2, 2006 | February 14, 2006 |
| February 27, 2006 | March 6, 2006 | March 7, 2006 | March 14, 2006 |
| March 27, 2006 | April 3, 2006 | March 30, 2006 | April 11, 2006 |
| April 24, 2006 | May 1, 2006 | April 27, 2006 | May 9, 2006 |
| May 29, 2006 | June 5, 2006 | June 1, 2006 | June 13, 2006 |
| June 26, 2006 | July 3, 2006 | June 29, 2006 | July 11, 2006 |
| July 31, 2006 | August 7, 2006 | N/A | N/A |
| September 4, 2006 | September 11, 2006 | August 31, 2006 | September 12, 2006 |
| September 25, 2006 | October 2, 2006 | September 28, 2006 | October 10, 2006 |
| October 30, 2006 | November 6, 2006 | November 2, 2006 | November 14, 2006 |
| November 27, 2006 | December 4, 2006 | November 30, 2006 | December 12, 2006 |
| This page was last updated on 1/10/06 |