Welcome to Laboratory Research Education Courses
All Mass General Brigham system-level trainings and courses relevant to conducting laboratory research are outlined below. Courses are categorized as Required, Core, and Elective. Note: Courses that are eligible for RCR credit are indicated as such below the link for Course Details.Â
- Required Courses
- Core Courses - HIGHLY recommended for everyone
- Elective Courses - recommended based on your role
Your institution may provide additional trainings and courses. Click the links below to be directed to the relevant page.
EDUCATION PATHWAYS
To better help you identify the courses you need to take, we have created pages that organize courses based on either type of research – Human, Animal, Laboratory – or different roles in research at Mass General Brigham – Investigators, Research Trainees, Research Staff. For each course, the icons below depict for which type of research and for whom the course is applicable.
Note: If a course is identified as Required, the icons listed below the course tile indicate for what type of research and for whom it is required.
- Investigators = Principal Investigators, Co-Investigators, Investigators, etc.
- Research Staff = Research Coordinators, RAs, Project Managers, etc.
- Research Trainees = Postdocs, Fellows, Residents, New/Junior Faculty, etc.
- Human = If you are conducting Human Research
- Animal = If you are conducting Animal Research
- Laboratory = If you are conducting Laboratory Research
REQUIRED COURSES
RCO PI Education Series: Research Misconduct Prevention
RCO PI Education Series: Financial Stewardship of Grants and Contracts
RCO Research Misconduct Prevention
- Investigators
- Humans
- Animals
- Laboratory
- Investigators
- Humans
- Animals
- Laboratory
- Research Trainees
- Humans
- Animals
- Laboratory
RCO Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Seminar
*RCR Credit Eligible – Live Webinars ONLY!
RCO Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Refresher
*RCR Credit Eligible – Live Webinars ONLY!
RCO IBC Required Laboratory Training
*Laboratory and Biosafety staff only
- Research Trainees
- Humans
- Animals
- Laboratory
- Research Trainees
- Humans
- Animals
- Laboratory
- Humans
- Animals
- Laboratory
RCO Controlled Substances in Non-Human Research
*MCSR/DEA Registrants and Authorized Users
- Animals
- Laboratory
CORE COURSES
RCO Research Policy Overview: Transporting and Sharing Biological Materials
RCO Federal Export Control Regulations and Compliance Awareness
RCO Responsible Conduct of Research Using Biological Materials
*RCR Credit Eligible – Live Webinars ONLY!
- Investigators
- Research Staff
- Research Trainees
- Humans
- Animals
- Laboratory
- Investigators
- Research Staff
- Research Trainees
- Humans
- Animals
- Laboratory
- Research Trainees
- Humans
- Animals
- Laboratory
RCO Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Ethics Series
*RCR Credit Eligible – Live Webinars ONLY!
- Research Trainees
- Humans
- Animals
- Laboratory
ELECTIVE COURSES
RCO General Laboratory Safety
RCO Federal Export Control Regulations and Compliance Requirements
RCO Compliance with Section 889, 2019 Federal Defense Authorization Act (FDAA), Covered Technologies
- Investigators
- Research Staff
- Research Trainees
- Humans
- Animals
- Laboratory
- Investigators
- Research Staff
- Research Trainees
- Humans
- Animals
- Laboratory
- Investigators
- Research Staff
- Research Trainees
- Humans
- Animals
- Laboratory
RCO Federal Export Controls Regulations and Compliance Requirements: Sponsored Research, Technology Transfer & Licensing Issues
RCO Federal Export Controls Regulations and Compliance Requirements: International Advisory Services
- Investigators
- Research Staff
- Research Trainees
- Humans
- Animals
- Laboratory
- Investigators
- Research Staff
- Research Trainees
- Humans
- Animals
- Laboratory