Spakowicz Lab Research Training

Welcome! Researching with the Spakowicz lab requires the following training. Please complete the sections relevant to your project using the instructions below. If you have questions about which training is required for your project, please get in touch with Dan. If you have questions about the training logistics, including links on this page, please get in touch with Tiffany Talabere at tiffany.talabere@osumc.edu.

Training that is required for everyone

Register for E-protocol

  1. Visit the OSU E-protocols website
  2. Login using your OSU name.# account
  3. Click “Protocol” and follow the instructions

Conflict of Interest Statement

  1. Visit the COI Statement website
  2. Log in using your OSU name.#
  3. Click the “Modify Disclosure” button to update your form.
  4. Click the “Submit Disclosure” button on the “Overview and Confirmation” page.

HIPAA and Institutional Data Compliance:

  1. Visit the BuckeyeLearn website
  2. Search for: HIPAA and Institutional Data Compliance.
  3. Select the “Online Class” for the appropriate fiscal year
  4. Then click “Launch”.

Responsible Conduct of Research:

  1. Visit the CITI training website
  2. Select Responsible Conduct of Research [Biomedical]
  3. Complete modules with an overall score of 80%.
  4. Email the certificate of completion to tiffany.talabere@osumc.edu.

Training for working in the wet lab

Online Risk Assessment Tool

  1. Go to the website: Online Risk Assessment Tool http://go.osu.edu/riskassessment
  2. Login with your OSU name.#
  3. Click the Edit Risk Assessment
    1. Please complete the risk assessment to the best of your knowledge. It will be routed to Dan for review, and he’ll ensure it fits your project.

EHS Online Training:

  1. Visit the EHS Online Training website
  2. Click on “EHS Online training”
  3. Under the program listing dropdown menu
  4. Choose Area:
    • Bio-Safety
    • Research Safety
    • Occupational health and safety
  5. And Programs:
    • Bloodborne Pathogens Training
    • Biological Safety Training for BSL2 
    • Laboratory Standard Training
    • Radiation Safety Short Course 
    • Building an Emergency Action Plan (BEAP) 
    • Complete the training.
  6. Inform tiffany.talabere@osumc.edu upon completion so she can print out your training log for our records.

Training for working with mice:

  • Visit the CITI training website
  • Select Working With the IACUC
  • Complete all modules with a collective score of 80%
  • Email the certificate of completion to tiffany.talabere@osumc.edu.

Training to be added to IRB protocols

Human Subjects Protection

  1. Visit the CITI training website
  2. Select Human Subjects Protection [HSP] (Biomedical) course.
  3. Complete modules with a collective score of 80%.
  4. Email the certificate of completion to tiffany.talabere@osumc.edu.