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Public Policy Lab
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A lab that considers the connection between medical research and society from the perspectives of patients and citizens.
AboutAbout the lab
Studying the interface between advanced medical science and society
The Public Policy Lab is a "humanities and social sciences" lab that conducts comparative research on policy and governance related to medicine and healthcare.
The lab analyzes the impact of medical research and healthcare from the perspectives of people living with illness or disability.
In addition to research ethics and medical ethics, the lab places importance on areas such as welfare, labor, family, community, and culture.
As a bridge between researchers and patients and citizens, the lab values patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE).
Key terms
- Governance
- The rules and management systems for conducting research and healthcare properly
- Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE)
- Patients and citizens taking part by giving input on how research is planned and carried out. Also known as PPIE
- Ethics consultation
- Consulting with researchers and giving them advice so that research is carried out in an ethically appropriate way
NewsLab news
Paper on PPI in research on intractable and rare diseases published in Research Involvement and Engagement
Paper on the preservation and use of past medical and welfare records published in BMC Medical Ethics
Co-authored paper published in Kosei no Shihyo (Journal of Health and Welfare Statistics)
Book Jissen kara Manabu Iryo Shakaigaku (Medical Sociology Learned from Practice) published
Book Idensei no Yamai to tomo ni Ikiru (Living with Hereditary Illness) published
ResearchResearch themes
The lab pursues interdisciplinary research aimed at aligning the advancement of life science and medical research with the needs and values of society. Its activities are based on the following four missions.
*Illustrative imagePolicy Recommendations
The lab identifies important issues at the interface of medical science and society, and proposes concrete strategies and policy frameworks that enable researchers and research participants to be fair partners.
*Illustrative imageAnalysis of Social Impact
The lab analyzes the various impacts of medical science, especially from the perspectives of research participants and their communities. Drawing on insights from the humanities and social sciences, it addresses emerging ethical and social issues.
*Illustrative imageEthics and Governance
In response to a changing research environment, the lab provides ethics education and ethics consultation for life science and medical research, working to enhance the integrity and quality of research.
*Illustrative imageCollaboration and Co-creation
Grounded in the experiences of patients and citizens, the lab promotes dialogue with researchers and works together to design research that is more inclusive and responsive to the voices of society.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Public Policy Lab consist of faculty, project researchers, academic specialist staff, doctoral and master's students, and visiting researchers.As of 2026
- ProfessorKaori MutoPublications ↗
- Associate ProfessorIzen RiPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorYukitaka KiyaPublications ↗
- Project Assistant ProfessorAkiko Nagai
- Project Assistant ProfessorSaori WatanabePublications ↗
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Report an errorAbout the images
The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Clinical Trial Volunteer Signs Informed Consent Form ( )” NIAID / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Policy Recommendations: “National Diet Building” Kakidai / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Analysis of Social Impact: “Focus Group Discussion in Enugu North” Ngozi Stella Udechukwu / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Ethics and Governance: “CDC Informed Consent form 1977” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1977) / Public domain (cropped)
- Collaboration and Co-creation: “Chrissy Grant, Chair of the AIATSIS Research Ethics Committee, running a GERAIS workshop at AIATSIS, 2015” Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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