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Checking Completed CITI Courses
Beginning October 1, 2026, PittPRO will hold submissions where CITI training requirements have not been met
Bridges Epic Research Module
Increase in IRS Thresholds for Participants
The IRS reporting threshold for research participant payments increased from $600 to $2000 per calendar year effective January 1, 2026. Payments to non-employees of University of Pittsburgh...
Changes to Modification Process
Effective October 31, 2025, there will be changes to the modification submission process in PittPRO. There will no longer be an option available to open two modifications at the same time. Users...
New CTO Question in PittPRO
At the request of the Clinical Trials Office (CTO), a new question has been added to PittPRO on the Clinical Trial Information page related to the new clinical trial registration process. Please...
IRB Industry Fees Increase
The fees associated with clinical research (including chart review studies) that are funded in whole or in part by industry sponsors (regardless of authorship of the protocol) will be increasing...
2025 Holiday Schedule
The Human Research Protection division will be closed for Thanksgiving on November 27 and 28, 2025. HRP will also be closed for Winter Break from December 24, 2025, until January 2, 2026. The...
Changes to Payment Methods in Vincent Payment Solutions
2023 HRP Holiday Schedule
The Human Research Protection division will be closed for Thanksgiving on November 23 and 24, 2023. HRP will also be closed for Winter Break from December 22, 2023, until January 1, 2024. The...
NIH Final Policy for Data Management and Sharing
The NIH has issued a Final Policy for Data Management and Sharing that will go into effecton January 25, 2023.
2022 HRP Holiday Schedule
The Human Research Protection division will be closed for Thanksgiving on November 24 and 25, 2022. HRP will also be closed for Winter Break from December 23, 2022, until January 3, 2023. The...
September 2022 HRP Events
Electronic Data Management Update
The Electronic Data Management page in PittPRO has been updated
Important Update: Vincent Payment Solutions
On Thursday, March 31, 2022 University of Pittsburgh Purchase, Pay and Travel issued the following message to Vincent Payment Solutions System Users:
Dear Vincent Payment Solutions System...