New student or staff member
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First name: Afrakoma
Last name: Afriyie-Asante
Email: [email protected]
Office or Lab Phone Number: 6136954718
Cell phone number: 8732885333
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Status: Lab staff member
Your lab's department/institute: Genvira Biosciences Inc.
Whose laboratory will you be working in?: Dr. Jiahu Wang
Supervisor's email: [email protected]
With which species will you be working?: Mice
If you will be working with aquatic species, please provide your date of birth for enrollment in the Experimental Fish Course online training: {Empty}
Have you received previous training on animal care and use in science?: Yes
Please indicate at which institution and the year this training was received:
Queens University Animal Care facility, 2018
University of Ottawa Animal Care Facility, 2019

Please provide a brief summary of this training and your experience working with animals:
I have experience working with ovarian and bladder cancer mouse models as well as Mycobacterium tuberculosis mouse models under CL2 requirements. I have experience in general handling and restraining of mice. I have extensive training and expertise in intraperitoneal injection of cancer cells as well as immunotherapy drugs into mice. I have been trained on intravenous injection of mycobacterium tuberculosis into mice. I have extensive experience in intravesical instillation of bladder cancer cells into mice. I have experience putting mice under anesthesia for surgical procedures. I have experience in drawing blood from mice via cardiac puncture or facial bleed. I have experience conducting live imaging of mouse tumors either via bioluminescence imaging or ultrasound. I have experience in checking the weight of mice using the beam balance as well as changing mice feed and housing. I have experience conducting euthanasia using different strategies on mice. I have experience obtaining organs and biological samples from mice for immunological and histological assays.

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