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Work History
Education
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Certification
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Emily Conner

Blacksburg,Virginia

Summary

Detail-oriented and experienced Research Lab Animal Husbandry Technician highly effective at keeping facilities running smoothly and efficiently. Extensive background in working with lab animals and safety regulations regarding ABSL1, ABSL2, ABSL3 and Gnotobiotic research. Offering seven years of working with research animals of various species. Knowledgeable about managing supplies, equipment, and personnel. Pursuing new professional challenges with the opportunity to make a positive impact on laboratory operations and research success. Experience in reading and organizing data gathered from multiple sources while taking initiative to make decisions as well as collaborating with others. Able to ensure staff and lab members adhere to the specific paperwork and regulations for AALAS, IACUC, and USDA.


Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lab Animal Husbandry Technician -ARCD

Virginia Tech
01.2024 - Current
  • Collaborated with veterinarians to execute treatment plans effectively.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
  • Monitored animal behavior and health, identifying issues early to prevent illness outbreaks.
  • Trained technicians and new researchers in ASBL3 policies, animal facility procedures and record keeping.
  • Trained new technicians in best practices for animal handling and husbandry techniques for rodents, swine, canaries, and finches.
  • Regularly inspected animal housing, food, water, and possible health monitoring daily.
  • Maintained cleanliness and hygiene in animal housing areas, reducing the risk of disease and infections.
  • Ensured compliance with federal regulations regarding animal care by following established protocols and guidelines.
  • Supported veterinarian procedures including surgeries and post-operative care, minimizing stress on animals during recovery periods.
  • Cleaned and disinfected exam areas, surgical equipment, and procedure rooms to prevent diseases and control odors.
  • Worked with Gnotobiotic piglet projects helping revive, clean, provide supplies, feeding, health monitoring, isolator maintenance, paperwork, and cooperate with research staff.
  • Able to maintain AALAS, IACUC, and USDA paperwork for each animal correctly and clearly.
  • Sentinel sample collection

Lab Animal Assistant

Biotherapeutics Inc.
03.2022 - 12.2023
  • Worked both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced laboratory environment.
  • Minimized animal injury risk by monitoring behaviors and eliminating safety hazards.
  • Administered medications to animals in treatment via sub-dermal injections, topical, intranasal and oral methods.
  • Helped team meet regulatory requirements by coordinating documentation and filings.
  • Validated incoming data to check information accuracy and integrity while independently locating and correcting concerns.
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Daily monitoring of colony individuals and collecting of tail snips or ear notches for DNA collection.
  • Conducted genetic analysis on collected DNA samples and read results in order to put them into spreadsheets.
  • Maintained and updated informational spreadsheets weekly.
  • Managed breeding programs while factoring in issues such as animal age, genetic background, and readiness.
  • Developed fact sheets, graphs and tables to analyze and summarize survey data.

Lab Technician/Manager

Virginia Tech
08.2019 - 03.2022
  • Trained, scheduled work hours and assigned projects for undergraduate students.
  • Coordinated schedules, project research and execution, and shipments daily.
  • Communicated between graduate students, undergraduates, professors, and outside vendors or partners in order to maintain clear and consistent communication of weekly activities.
  • Kept equipment maintained, facility clean and organized and inventory stocked to maximize performance.
  • Labeled collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
  • Monitored health and behavior of animals by looking for urine and fecal output, monitoring vital signs, completing weight checks and observing appetite during feeding.
  • Administered topical and oral medications to animals when needed and documented any changes in condition.
  • Logged field trial information and recorded results into system using Googlesheets and Googledrive.
  • Collaborated with graduate students to develop and implement best practices and accomplished all team goals.
  • Collected specimens from research animals for laboratory analysis of ruminal fluids, DNA/RNA analysis, papillae FVAs, feed intake, and feed digestion.
  • Restrained animals safely during exams and procedures.
  • Performed physical examination of animals by recording basic vital signs, including pulse, respiration data and temperature.
  • Collected, prepared and labeled samples for laboratory analysis and storage.
  • Performed or scheduled routine machine maintenance and recalibrations as needed.
  • Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collection.
  • Maintained documentation on tests performed in lab.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Animal And Poultry Sciences

Virginia Tech
05.2019

Skills

  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Detail-oriented
  • Inventory and supply management
  • Googlesheets, Googledocs, Googledrive
  • Staff training and development
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Policy reinforcement
  • Documentation and Recordkeeping
  • Animal welfare and Health Monitoring
  • Animal behavior observation
  • Facility maintenance
  • Veterinary assistance
  • ABSL3 and ABSL2 Biosecurity measures
  • Managing paperwork and proper records for IACUC and USDA animals
  • Gnotobiotics

Certification

IACUC

Adult First Aid/CPR/AED


Timeline

Lab Animal Husbandry Technician -ARCD

Virginia Tech
01.2024 - Current

Lab Animal Assistant

Biotherapeutics Inc.
03.2022 - 12.2023

Lab Technician/Manager

Virginia Tech
08.2019 - 03.2022

Bachelor of Science - Animal And Poultry Sciences

Virginia Tech

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