Lab technician

CYNTHIA E. SPIVEY

Graham, NC ***** 919-***-**** ************@*****.***

Qualifications

Knowledge and working experience of the FDA Code of Federal Regulations, USDA Guidelines, and Animal Welfare Act(AWA)

Experience following Standard Operating Procedures(SOP)

Working knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices(GLP)

Experience working in BSL I, BSLII

Experience with tissue collection, sub-mandibular bleeding, and blood staining

Experience with Sterile and Aseptic techniques

Gram staining and sterility testing

Experience mixing buffers and solutions

Experience in vasectomy of male mice

Certified Laboratory Animal Technician(AALAS)

Knowledge and working experience of IACUC, AALAS, and AALAC guidelines

Experience with IP, SubQ, and tail vein injections and oral gavage of mice

Experience working with Gnotobiotic mice and SPF mice

Experienced with small colony management and breeding

Education

Alamance Community College

Currently enrolled in the Applied Associates Degree program for Biotechnology

Work History

Garcia lab/UNC-Chapel Hill 08/2015-11/2015

Prepared buffers and solutions daily

Sub-mandibular bleeds for staining

Process blood for staining

Blood staining

Assist in tissue harvests

Stock labs and common areas

Gnotobiotic Rodent Core/Department of Lab Animal Medicine/

UNC-Chapel Hill 7/3/2006-8/8/2015

Work with gnotobiotic mice

Small colony management

Breeding

BSL I & BSL II

IP injections

Sub-mandibular bleeds

Oral gavage

Vasectomize male mice

Record keeping and inventory of mice by strain

Assist in coordination and execution of experiments

Gram staining

Sterility testing

Sterile and Aseptic techniques

Department of Lab Animal Medicine/UNC-Chapel Hill 1/14/2002-7/3/2006

Routine animal husbandry

Worked way up to the equivalent of a team leader

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