公益社団法人日本薬理学会

The Japanese Pharmacological Society

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Join us for our FREE upcoming webinars this October!

▼Responsible Research Webinar
A 3-stage strategy to improve the efficiency and reproducibility of your experiments
Wed, Oct 16, 2024 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT

Join Dr Simon Bate, Prof Clare Stanford (representing the IUPHAR committee for Transparency and Reproducibility) & Dr Nikki Osborne for this FREE webinar discussing “A 3-stage strategy to improve the efficiency and reproducibility of your experiments”.

During this webinar Simon & Clare will combine forces to introduce a 3-step strategy that will both strengthen reproducibility through improved experimental design and reduce the number of animals needed for in vivo studies. They will discuss the differences between pilot studies, hypothesis generating, and hypothesis confirming experiments and describe how these three types of experiment can be combined to address a scientific question.

By attending this webinar you will learn about:
– the differences between pilot studies, hypothesis generating experiments and hypothesis confirming experiments,
– the benefits of designing an experimental strategy in advance versus an ad-hoc approach,
– a new 3-stage approach to improving your experimental investigation,
– further information and useful resources.

Learn more at the registration link below.
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6804092851955136603?source=Website
 

▼The Experimental Design Assistant
Wed, 23 October 2024 | 16:00-18:00 BST

There is growing concern about the reliability of biomedical research results. Experimental design flaws, inappropriate analysis methods, and incomplete reporting have all contributed to poor reproducibility. The NC3Rs has developed resources to assist researchers in designing more robust experiments, selecting the appropriate analysis method and reporting the experiment thoroughly. One such resource is the Experimental Design Assistant (EDA; https://eda.nc3rs.org.uk ). The EDA is free online software with a supporting website to help researchers design more robust in vivo experiments.

This webinar, presented by Dr. Esther Pearl, Program Manager for the UK’s NC3R, will cover key strategies to improve experimental design and highlight how the EDA can help researchers implement these. It will also include a short live demonstration on how to use the EDA to design an experiment. For example, the EDA can analyze your experimental design and suggest changes or highlight the implications of your specific experimental design choices, enabling you to make informed choices. Optimized experimental plans can then be communicated by exporting a PDF summarizing key experimental design information from the EDA or sharing your experimental plan via a URL. This can make clearly communicating experimental plans with colleagues, funders, and ethical review bodies easier, enhancing opportunities for collaboration, feedback, and transparent reporting of your in vivo experiments.

Learn more at the registration link below.
https://iuphar.org/eda-webinar/