American University of Beirut

Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  • ​​​​​​​​The Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) at AUB is responsible to safeguard the rights and welfare of human subjects participating in Biomedical and Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) research activities conducted under the auspices of AUB/AUBMC. It is committed to protect, ensure respect and foster awareness for those rights. This is achieved by governing and authorizing the conduct of research that follows the three ethical principles of the Belmont Report namely: Respect for Persons; Beneficence and Justice; and that abides by the principles of responsible research conduct and scientific integrity.

     
    The IRB, which is the core component of HRPP, is the committee formally designated by HRPP to review and approve the conduct of research involving human subjects who are recruited to participate in research activities conducted at AUB/AUBMC and by AUB/AUBMC faculty, students and staff, regardless of the funding source or the location of the research.​


    Important Notice: 


    Research applications for IRB review should be submitted through the following IRB Submission Portal

    IRB application forms and templates are updated. These updated forms should be used for IRB submissions. Check the following link to access these updated forms: Applications, Forms and Templates  ​

    For more details please check the link 



    Updated Policies and Forms: 

     ​The "Application for Expedited and Full Committee Review" is reviewed and updated. Please check the updated form by clicking on the link or by visiting the "Application Forms and Templates​" section

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