Creating tissue staining and image analysis SOPs, support fellow lab members on a variety of projects.

Maintain and provide support to researchers using shared research equipment provided by the core lab.

Creation of fluorescent slides to quickly set-up, demonstrate and troubleshoot your microscope.https://optislides.com

• Assist in the operation of the facility via troubleshooting, maintenance and system checks on a variety of microscope systems from simple brightfield, to complex spinning disk and multiphoton set-ups• Performing various administrative duties such as managing and organizing events, editing microscopy course material on D2L, dissemination of information, grades and certificates • Assisting as needed in various research projects conducted in the facility: Comparing circular and linear polarization on histological samples, capturing point source functions for deconvolution• Creating SOPs for researchers using the various research modalities

• Manual surgical removal of the central nervous system (CNS) in Lymnaea snagnalis snail model • Performed electrophysiological measurements and pressure injection of fluorescent dyes into specific neurons • Fluorescence imaging of treated CNSs to quantify and compare free fatty acids in young and old animals

• Assisted a Clinical Biochemistry Fellow in the collection, measurement and analysis of data pertaining to improving ammonia stability in whole blood plasma for clinical testing. • Used COBAS 8000 chemistry analyzer to measure ammonia and liver enzyme activity; communicated with lab technicians for overnight experiments. • Designed a methodology for ammonia testing and educating accessioning staff at rural CLS sites• Assisted in analyses, disseminating research findings and preparation of figures for publication