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ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
DR. KARINA ALVIÑA
PERSONAL INVESTIGATOR
NEUROSCIENCE - COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT
JULY 2023 - DECEMBER 2023
RESEARCH FOCUS
TO EXPLORE HOW NEURONAL MECHANISMS ARE ALTERED BY STRESS AND EXERCISE AND HOW SUCH FACTORS CAN INFLUENCE THE PROPAGATION OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS, SPECIFICALLY ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
RESPONSIBILITIES
TO TRAIN NEW TEAM MEMBERS IN GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES AND THE EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF MOUSE COLONIES
TO DEVELOP AND DOCUMENT THE LABORATORY'S STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR GENOTYPING
TO SUPERVISE MOUSE COLONY OPERATIONS AND ASSIGN TASKS AS NEEDED
SKILLS
MOUSE COLONY MANAGEMENT
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
GENOTYPING
BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
TRAINING
STRATEGIC PLANNING
DECISION-MAKING
PROBLEM-SOLVING
VERBAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
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