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Required Training for Researchers
To determine the trainings appropriate for you and your research personnel, please follow the directions outlined in the table below depending on your or what research committee (IACUC, IRB, IBC) will review your protocol(s) and/or your funding source (e.g. NIH, NSF, etc).
If you are listed as personnel on protocols for various committees/funded projects, please make sure to complete all the required trainings for each project.
Update: October 1, 2025:
1) CITI Questionnaire has been updated. First question will appear as a checklist for users to select which training (see table below) you need to add to your account.
2) Research Security Training is now completed through CITI (not Cornerstone). All personnel (students, faculty, & staff) are able to access the condensed version in CITI.
| Who |
What |
Frequency |
Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Researchers (student, staff, faculty) working with VERTEBRATE ANIMALS in the laboratory or field and submitting protocols to the IACUC | Required Courses for IACUC Researchers and Members | Before protocol can be approved, then every 4 years | The Guide |
| Researchers (student, staff, faculty) involved in any HUMAN PARTICIPANT research and submitting protocols to the IRB | Before protocol can be approved, then every 4 years | Common Rule (45 CFR 46) | |
| Researchers (student, staff, faculty) handling BIOHAZARDS and submitting protocols to the IBC | Before protocol can be approved, then every 4 years | NIH Guidelines | |
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Federally funded grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements *NSF requires RCR training for all personnel who are supported by NSF grant funds* |
Within 12 months prior to applying to grant opportunity |