Jennifer Teague
Dallas,TX
Summary
With over 16 years of experience in the laboratory animal science field focused on facility management, animal care, and surgical diagnostics, I demonstrate strong leadership and the ability to learn quickly. As an Assistant Supervisor, I help oversee a large team and manage a significant facility housing 30,000 rodent cages. My experience across various facilities and departments provides me with a comprehensive understanding of both the program and the varied species involved. I am also passionate about helping others to reach their full potential by creating an environment for them to succeed.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Supervisor of Animal Care
UT Southwestern Medical Center
06.2021 - Current
- Assists the Facility Supervisor with daily operations and maintaining quality of care
- Assists with oversight and training for researchers and staff including the immunocompromised breeding program
- Operates and provides troubleshooting on various machines including cagewash equipment and the vaporized hydrogen peroxide decontamination equipment
- Assists with allocating researcher’s cage space and updating the facility capacity list
- Supports and trains junior managers and staff, including discipline and employee evaluations
- Communicates with research staff via email, phone and in person/ building wide emailing
- Assists with delegating employee work due to census changes and staff shortages.
Team Lead of Animal Care
UT Southwestern Medical Center
01.2018 - 06.2021
- Assisted with preparing a new facility to open and receive animals
- Conducted facility tours and aseptic technique trainings
- Reviewed and updated SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)
- Became ABSL-3 and Aquatics proficient
- Updated and maintained various documents including logs for the facility
- Performed multiple deliverables in TOPAZ I.e., billing, transports, and printing cage cards
- Tracked Attendance and performed quality control of employee time sheets in MyTime
- Monitored facility management software (Watchdog) and automatic watering systems and maintained reverse osmosis system and chlorine proportioner.
Veterinarian Technician/Transport Coordinator
UT Southwestern Medical Center
08.2015 - 01.2018
- Scheduled sentinel pulls and sentinel filter testing
- Performed necropsies on various species, tissue collection, and draft detailed reports
- Performed surveillance testing (CHARMS, ampules, biological indicators)
- Read slide samples under a microscope
- Performed data entry in Windows Excel and Windows Access
- Coordinated and transported substantial numbers of animals between 7 facilities.
Chief Animal Technician
UT Southwestern Medical Center
01.2014 - 08.2015
- Extracted DNA and performed PCR genotyping for a large variety of strains
- Performed capillary sequencing for genotyping
- Performed vasectomy surgeries for sperm collection and archiving of numerous rodent strains.
Senior Animal Technician
UT Southwestern Medical Center
09.2012 - 01.2014
- Provided oversight of and maintenance of the breeding pipeline for a production colony of over 700 individual mouse strains, including weaning, ear tagging, and tissue collection
- Helped identify and organize hundreds of cages each week for the screening pipeline.
Animal Technician/Senior Animal Technician- Floater
UT Southwestern Medical Center
09.2008 - 09.2012
Education
Mesquite High School
Mesquite, TX05.2007
Educationandcommitteeinvolvement
High School Diploma, Mesquite High School, Mesquite, TX, 2007, Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) Certified, 2016, Departmental Sign Committee, Outreach Committee, Departmental Events Committee Chair, TBAALAS - AALAS Learning Library Co-Chair
Awards
- 2024, Level 3 “Supervisor” Award, Texas Branch of the American Association of Laboratory Animal Science (TBAALAS)
- 2024, Gold PACT Recipient, UT Southwestern Medical Center
- 2023, 15 Years of Service Award, UT Southwestern Medical Center
- 2019, Quip Technician Presentation Award, TBAALAS
- 2017, Lab Products Technician Award for District 7, American Association of Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
Timeline
Assistant Supervisor of Animal Care
UT Southwestern Medical Center
06.2021 - Current
Team Lead of Animal Care
UT Southwestern Medical Center
01.2018 - 06.2021
Veterinarian Technician/Transport Coordinator
UT Southwestern Medical Center
08.2015 - 01.2018
Chief Animal Technician
UT Southwestern Medical Center
01.2014 - 08.2015
Senior Animal Technician
UT Southwestern Medical Center
09.2012 - 01.2014
Animal Technician/Senior Animal Technician- Floater
UT Southwestern Medical Center
09.2008 - 09.2012
Mesquite High School