Education & Training
All investigators /student investigators and support staff involved in the research project must complete the on-line training for the Protecting of Human Research Participants.
LAU is now registered with the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program. You can access the training through the CITI Home page. Please click on “Register” and select Lebanese American University as your affiliated organization. You can refer to the following Guidance documents to complete your registration. If you are registered with CITI under a different organization, you can use the same log in information and add another affiliation under LAU.
- Humans Subject Protection training - Guidance Document related to the new training requirement and registration.
- Working with Animals training - Guidance Document related to the new training requirement and registration.
- Responsible Conduct of Research training - Guidance Document related to the new training requirement and registration. (Mandatory for Graduate students as per the Council of Deans decision (02/06/2020).
Also required for all Research Assistants and Post-Doc Research Fellows.
NOTE: All human subject training and working with animals training certification are valid for 3 years. Please make sure you re-take the training if 3 years have passed since the date on your Certificate of Completion.