Professor involved: Livia Visai, Cristina Lanni, Maria Laura Amadio, Laura Gribaldo, Jeffrey Brown, Daniela Ovadia, Andrea Ferrigno, Virginie Sottile, Gabriele Ceccarelli, Michele Conti, Nora Bloise
Course learning outcomes/abstract: The 3Rs are the initial letters of REDUCTION: reduction in the number of animals used for a specific study; REFINEMENT: improvement of experimental designs to reduce stress and suffering to animals; REPLACEMENT: replacement (even partial) of animal testing with alternative methods of comparable validity. These three words briefly describe the ethical principles that researchers should respect when undertaking animal experiments.
Goals: Educational objectives: the interdisciplinary course aims to provide knowledge on the topic of research within the 3Rs whose principles concern the ethical aspects of the use of animals in scientific experiments. The course therefore aims to present the main innovative applications of research within the 3Rs in order to promote a responsible experimentation. (5 CFU)
Number of hours and planning: 20 hours of frontal lectures
Period: Monday 17 June 2024 up to Thursday 27 June 2024, and foreseen as an annual course
Calendar 2024: link
Delivery mode and location: on line and in presence
Language: English
Evaluation criterial: Written exam with multiple choice answers
Credits (CFU): 5
For more information and course outline: https://phd.unipv.it/scientific-research-and-the-3rs-principle-2/ or this link to our events.
