Angela Broadbent-Mitzel

Prepare and maintain facility to care for research animals of various species. Supervise technicians who provide husbandry for the animals. Assure strict guidelines of the USDA and AALAC policies are followed to properly care for the animals and to maintain accreditation. Bill researchers and maintain inventory.

Produce transgenic rodents by super-ovulating females, preparing pseudo pregnant females, manipulating embryos through microinjection or electroporation, surgically transferring embryos. Cryopreserve sperm and embryos, manage rodent colonies, and maintain liquid nitrogen inventory.

Produce components for ELISA and AGID kits, infect various cell cultures with viruses or microorganisms to produce diagnostic fluorescent slides, and perform necessary assays to assure quality. Collect and process serum from the company's farm animals.