Institutional Review Board

This committee is charged with reviewing all research proposals that employ human subjects  in order to ensure that they conform to international and local standards of ethical conduct and treatment, and to assure the safety and rights of all individuals involved in the proposed research.  Approval by this committee is a precondition for conducting any such study by investigators at the American University of Beirut.

Meeting Dates 2008

Institutional Review Board Members (Word)

Institutional Review Board Bylaws

Principles and Procedures (Word)
N.B.: The IRB Principles and Procedures have been recently updated. Please check them out.

Guidelines for Writing Research Proposals (Word)

Submission Form for Expedited and Full Committee Review

Submission Form for Exemption from IRB Review

Informed Consent Issues

Progress Report Form

NIH Course: Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams

(required of all personnel involved in research on human subjects)

Glossary: Clinical Trials Terminology

World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki

Belmont Report on Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research