Experimental Design and Analysis of Data from Animal Experiments

The use of animals in research is regulated by the principle of 3Rs (= Replacement, Reduction, Refinement), according to which in every research experiment that uses animals, replacement, reduction, and refinement must be considered. According to the above, the aim of the program is to train everyone involved in animal experimentation in the proper way of experimental design and subsequent data analysis. Knowing the necessary number of animals in research is the only way that the use of animals is done correctly with the scientifically sound result. The seminar is aimed at those who intend to use animals in their research, as PhD candidates, postgraduate students, and postdoctoral researchers. They may belong to the health sciences: doctors, veterinarians, dentists, and pharmacists, as well as to the biological sciences, or from the field of psychology and engineering, who need animal experiments for their research. In addition, it also concerns scientists who have already used animals, who would be well informed about the new data on experimental design and data analysis.