Animal Care and Use Committee

　The Animal Care and Use Committee is the organization that approves and manages all animal experiments performed in Kumamoto University.
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　The head of the Animal Facility and this Committee is committed to making sure animal experimentation is done properly.
　At the Animal Facility, we provided support and guidance to researchers whose animal experiments have been approved by the Committee.
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Members

　The Animal Care and Use Committee is made up of the following members:
　Names of current members are listed on this page, see the "Animal Care and Use Committee member roster" for reference.

• Head of Life Resources Research and Support Center
• Institute of Resource Development and Analysis faculty
• School of Pharmacy faculty
• School of Medicine faculty
• Kumamoto University Hospital faculty
• Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics and Center for AIDS Research faculty
• Faculty of Education faculty
• Faculty of Engineering faculty
• Faculty of Science faculty
• Specialists
• Marketing Development Director
• Miscellaneous

Management items

• Approval of animal experiment plans
• Understanding of experiment status and results
• Approval of animal experimentation facilities and laboratories
• Education and training
• Self-assessment and evaluation
• Information disclosure
• Other reports or advice with respect to the proper execution of animal experiments, etc.

Secretariat

　Marketing Department, Research Promotion Unit and Educational Research Promotion Division, Life Sciences Office Unit

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