This guidance explained in English the laws, regulations and ordinances governing specific experiments conducted by researchers in Japan as well obligations in regard to use of public research funds. In addition, rules for use of the Genome Information Research Center of RIMD were provided in English.

The guidance seminars held in English for members of IFReC and RIMD as part of their annual orientation were open to researchers in other departments of Osaka University.

Date/Time	Monday, April 23rd, 2018 14:30 - 16:30
Venue	Taniguchi Memorial Hall, 1st floor Integrated Life Science Building, Suita Campus No pre-registration is required.
Contact	General Affairs Section, Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) menekigaku-soumuseoffice.osaka-u.ac.jp
Host	Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC)
Cooperation	Research Institute for Microbial Diseases (RIMD)

Program

14:30 - 15:00	Guidance for laboratory biosafety according to infection diseases law Professor Kazuhiro Suzuki (IFReC)
15:00 - 15:40	Guidance for ethical guidelines and required procedures for　medical and health research involving human subjects Associate Professor Akihiko Takagi (IFReC)
Break
15:50 - 16:10	Guidance for prevention of research misconduct and misuse of research funds Associate Professor Jun Sakanoue (IFReC)
16:10 - 16:30	Guidance to use Genome Information Research Center of RIMD Dr. John Rozewicki (IFReC/RIMD)

The lectures will be done in English.

IFReC provides evidence that researchers from other departments have attended the guidance but whether that is recognized as taking training in the laws and regulations is determined by the director of the department the researcher is affiliated with.