Workshop 2: IUPHAR Transparency and Reproducibility Workshop
Tracks
Track 2
| Sunday, July 12, 2026 |
| 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Details
Aimed largely at early career researchers, although scientists of all career levels are welcome, this workshop aims to introduce the International Union of Pharmacology Transparency & Reproducibility (T&R) committee and workshop a few aspects of T&R. The goals are bidirectional so that workshop facilitators will provide guidance to participants on behalf of IUPHAR, and facilitators will learn about the current key issues from participants to feed back to IUPHAR. We will workshop topical aspects such as methods/results reporting, under the transparency banner, and reagent/tool validation under the reproducibility banner. A major goal is to have dialogue on this important topic to collectively help us improve the quality of our science and outputs. The intention of this workshop is that it is more of a facilitated discussion, rather than many presentations. It is audience-focussed, hence only limited speakers.
Speaker
Prof Debbie Hay
University Of Otago
Presenter
Biography
Debbie has a BSc(Hons) in pharmacology from Sheffield University and PhD from Imperial College London. She is a Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society (FBPhS) and a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi (FRSNZ). Research in the Hay laboratory focuses on the molecular pharmacology of receptors which are therapeutic targets for migraine, diabetes/obesity and cardiovascular disease. Debbie is a member of the IUPHAR Transparency and Reproducibility committee and advocates for accurate reporting of pharmacological research and the need for improving transparency, rigor and reproducibility.
Session chair
Michael Garelja
University of Otago
Debbie Hay
University Of Otago
