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IBC: Required Training


CITI Training

 

Accessible description of the training requirements table:

  • Purpose: The table lists required training courses by role. An “X” indicates the course is required for that role.
  • Roles (columns): IBC Member; Principal Investigator (PI); Visiting Scholar/Post Doc; Lab Personnel; Student.
  • Courses (rows) and who must take them:
    • CITI: Institutional Biosafety Committee Member Course (footnote 1): Required only for IBC Members.
    • CITI: Training for Investigators, Staff and Students Handling Biohazards (footnote 1): Required for PIs, Visiting Scholars/Post Docs, Lab Personnel, and Students.
    • CITI: Blood Borne Pathogen (footnote 1, asterisk): Required for PIs, Visiting Scholars/Post Docs, and Lab Personnel. Not required for Students or IBC Members.
    • BSL-2 and ABSL-2 (footnote 2, asterisk): Required for PIs, Visiting Scholars/Post Docs, Lab Personnel, and Students. Not required for IBC Members.
    • In-person training (asterisk): Required for PIs, Visiting Scholars/Post Docs, Lab Personnel, and Students. Not required for IBC Members.
    • Lab-specific training (hash): Required for Visiting Scholars/Post Docs, Lab Personnel, and Students. Not required for PIs or IBC Members.

Notes: Some course titles include superscripts (1, 2), asterisks (*), or a hash (#), indicating additional conditions or explanations that are not provided here. Please refer to the original footnotes for details.

Training Courses

IBC Member

Visiting Scholar / Post Doc

Lab Personnel

Student

CITI: Institutional Biosafety  X
CITI: Training for Investigators, Staff and Students Handling Biohazards 1
X X X
CITI: Blood Borne Pathogen 1*
X X
BSL-2 and ABSL-2 2*
X X X
In person training *
X X X
Lab Specific Training #
X X X
  • 1CITI online training is valid for three years.
  • 2Training provided through TrainTraq and requires annual refresher
  • * as required
  • #Training provided by PI or designee.
  • IBC Chair will provide training on NIH policies and guidelines, and IBC SOP’s.