TITLE: Peña Lab Onboarding 
AUTHORS: Cate J Peña

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Onboarding for the Peña Lab includes a number of on-line and in-person trainings related to lab safety and animal care and use. It takes many hours to complete the online trainings, and several days for all of the in-person components. Please plan ahead, and don't save these things for last-minute or you won't be able to work in the lab!

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SECTION: Welcome!
1. Updated 2022

Peña Lab Onboarding at Princeton

Courses for mouse handling, lab safety, and biosafety
SECTION: Working with Animals
2. Complete the required AALAS Learning Library (ALL) training.

Most steps to working with animals are outlined here: https://lar.princeton.edu/new-researcher
The information on the required courses and how to register can be found using this here. https://ria.princeton.edu/animal-care-and-use/training and click "HERE" to access https://sso.aalaslearninglibrary.org/Auth/Logon

THIS IS A LOT OF TRAINING. IT TAKES DAYS. Some components are online, some are in person. Please plan ahead, and don't save these things for last-minute or you won't be able to work in the lab!
SECTION: Working with Animals
2.1. Follow the instructions under “Enroll in AALAS Learning Library.”
SECTION: Working with Animals
2.2. Also complete the animal-specific AALAS tracks pertaining to MICE (listed below)
This takes ~ 6 hours. Plan accordingly. 

AALAS Princeton/Tracks:
1.    Princeton University ALL / Working with IACUC
2.    Princeton University Mouse Users / Intro to Mice

3.    Princeton University Rodent Colony Management

4.    Princeton University Rodent Surgery / Aseptic Technique
5.    Princeton University Rodent Surgery / Inhalation Systems for Rodents
6.    Princeton University Rodent Surgery / Pain management in laboratory animals

AALAS Princeton/Libraries/Animal Care and Use Courses:
7.    Anesthesia, analgesia, and Surgery/ Humane Endpoints
8.    Anesthesia, analgesia, and Surgery/ Post-procedure Care of Mice: Minimizing Pain & Distress
SECTION: Animal Worker Health &amp; Safety Monitoring
3. Complete Animal Worker Health and Safety training and enroll in medical surveillance for MICE.
SECTION: Animal Worker Health &amp; Safety Monitoring
3.1. Training is accessible on the EHS website (link is external). You will need your net ID and password to log in to the training 
BIO-Animal Care Worker
SECTION: Animal Worker Health &amp; Safety Monitoring
3.2. At completion of training, you will be directed to the Initial Health History Form (link is external). Answer the questions on the form and click on the "Submit" button, which sends the completed form to Employee Health Services. 
    NOTE: I am aware that this link may be outdated. If so, skip to the next step to contact UHS/EHS to schedule an in-person health monitoring appointment
SECTION: Animal Worker Health &amp; Safety Monitoring
3.3. Contact University Health Services/Employee Health Services (link is external) at 609-258-5035 for an appointment. This appointment is ~20 minutes
SECTION: Animal Worker Health &amp; Safety Monitoring
3.4. Employee Health Services is located at McCosh Health Center (link is external).
SECTION: Animal Facility Orientation
4. Complete the orientation and facility tour process with Susie Chow, Associate Director, Laboratory Animal Resources. – CATE WILL HELP SCHEDULE. Walk-through takes ~1 hour
SECTION: Animal Facility Orientation
4.1. Submit an IACUC Amendment and get lab swipe access. CATE WILL DO THIS 
Please email Cate 3 things:
Your cell phone number
Your ID card (prox) #
The date you completed animal worker health monitoring (step 3)
SECTION: Lab &amp; Biosafety online training
5. LAB AND BIOSAFETY ONLINE COURSES
SECTION: Lab &amp; Biosafety online training
5.1. AALAS Animal Biosafety Training Program Introduction (AALAS)
SECTION: Lab &amp; Biosafety online training
5.2. Fundamentals of Lab Safety 1-5 (Employee Learning Center: http://www.princeton.edu/training)
SECTION: Lab &amp; Biosafety in-person training
6. LAB AND BIOSAFETY IN-PERSON COURSES
SECTION: Lab &amp; Biosafety in-person training
6.1. Lab Safety (Employee Learning center site: http://www.princeton.edu/training)
SECTION: Lab &amp; Biosafety in-person training
6.2. Intro to Biosafety (Employee Learning center site)