Date: Friday, 23 January 2015
Time: 1 to 2 pm
Venue: Ali Rashed Hall, Main Building, BAU
Speaker: Dr. Karim Raafat, Assistant Prof. of Pharmacognosy and Coordinator of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Committee in BAU

More than 100 academic doctors and students from all medical faculties gathered on Friday January 23 at Ali Rashed Hall in BAU to attend a lecture about BAU institutional review board delivered by Dr. Karim Raafat.
Dr. Karim Raafat successfully represented the Faculty of Pharmacy and the IRB committee by giving a clear informative presentation about the discussed topic.
Throughout his presentation, Dr.Karim pointed out the research domains that require IRB approval and effectively demonstrated the steps to get the IRB application forms along with the guidebook on the BAU website.
 After that, Dr.Karim briefly discussed the procedure that the IRB committee in BAU follows to assess the legibility of the submitted applications for approval.
Dr. Karim put emphasis on the importance of getting the IRB approval for any research since it is a fundamental requirement to publish articles in reputable journals.
Following the presentation, Dr. Karim kindly answered the questions raised by the attendees and expressed his availability to respond to further inquiries personally or via email. He also welcomed the recommendations directed to the IRB committee.