Training

Owner: Kelly

Staff

Students

Log into Workday@Penn and add the Learning app if not already there. Click Learning and select these learner groups:

Essential:

  • Biosafety Cabinet Operations
  • Bloodborne Pathogens Safety
  • Laser Safety
  • Laboratory and Biological Safety Main Campus
  • Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid

Mouse-Specific:

  • Researchers Only – Breeding of Mice
  • Researchers Only – Mice – Direct Work
  • Researchers Only – Survival and/or Terminal Surgery – Rodents

The appropriate courses should then be assigned to you. If not, browse learning content and search for/complete each of the following (this order may help them make more sense as you go):

Essential

  • Laboratory and Biological Safety at Penn Curriculum – EHRS
    • Introduction to Laboratory and Biological Safety Part 1 – EHRS
    • Introduction to Laboratory and Biological Safety Part 2 – EHRS (online)
  • Management of Laboratory Waste – UNIV
  • Biosafety Cabinet Operation – EHRS
  • Bloodborne Pathogens V2
  • Laser Safety Training – EHRS (online + in-person)
  • Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Guidelines – EHRS
  • Protecting Patient Information (HIPAA) / (UPHS equivalent) – Polaris Training

Mouse-Specific

  • Culture of Care Module – ULAR
  • Mouse Training Curriculum – ULAR
    • Mouse Training Module – ULAR (in-person; can’t schedule the next item before this)
    • Species-Specific Hands-on Training
  • ULAR Facility Tour Prerequisite (once complete, you’ll get a scheduling email)
  • Facility Tour – ULAR – John Morgan
  • Regulations and the IACUC Curriculum – IACUC
  • Animal User Personal Safety Assurance – ULAR
  • Occupational Health and Safety for Laboratory Animal Users – ULAR
  • Animal Cage Change Station and Biosafety Cabinet Training – ULAR
  • Rodent Breeding Training Curriculum – ULAR
  • Inhalation Anesthesia for Rodents – ULAR
  • Aseptic Technique Online Training – ULAR
  • Heat Support Training Module
  • Cage Card Training Module
  • CO2 Euthanasia in Rodents: Principles and Procedures – ULAR

Once modules are done (some are in-person, up to 4 hours — schedule via the link at the end of the prerequisite module), send your completion certificate to Dr. Cheng so she can add you to the relevant protocols.