This list is the agenda of the short lab management orientation you will have with your lab manager as you begin working in your lab. Please look at the relevant linked questions and answers before your orientation so that you can ask questions about anything that is unclear.

Getting Started in the Lab

  • EHS registration (see Question 34)
  • Genetic Medicine Building badge (see Question 22)
  • Freezer alarm list (see Question 10)
  • Lab email (see Question 39) and phone number directory
  • Pipetmen and other necessary personal equipment

General Lab Instructions

  • Autoclaving (see Question 4)
  • Dishwashing (see Question 5)
  • Gels and buffers 
  • Ordering reagents (see Question 12)
  • Receiving packages/packing slips (see Question 12)
  • Core facilities, including the Tissue Culture Facility (see Question 32)
  • Lab printers (see Questions 6-8)
  • Reagent storage online and in freezers, including the liquid nitrogen freezer
  • Label maker