CoreLab Technology Training & Access
Cell, Protein and DNA Core Facilities
INTRODUCTION
ALL researchers who would like to undertake research in the Natural Sciences at Georgia State University (and who wish to avail themselves of the ABCore research facilities and instrumentation within the Natural Science Centre and / or the Petit Science Centre) MUST go through an initial series of training sessions to familiarize themselves with fundamental aspects of Laboratory Safety and Security, as well as to learn what equipment is available in the core facilities and how each is to be used.
Face-to-Face GENERAL training sessions (which include AUTOCLAVE training) will be scheduled at the beginning of each Fall and Spring Semester for incoming students and staff -so that they might gain access to the ABCore facilities and become familiar with the use of basic, molecular technological instrumentation in these facilities.
As of 11/01/22 all other unscheduled GENERAL training sessions will be undertaken ON-LINE.
Additionally, ONE-ON-ONE training sessions will still be available UPON REQUEST for any and all researchers for the use of more "specialized equipment" that is available in the ABCore facilitiesIn order to gain access to the Core Facilities ALL NEW RESEARCHERS NEED TO:
(1) Sign-Up with the ABCore facilities by either clicking on the "Scheduled" GENERAL Training Sessions or "OPEN REGISTRATION" buttons (see below) and follow directions thereafter.
(2) Register with BIOSAFETY through the Research Safety portal (see below) and take the mandatory ON-LINE Safety/Security video -see below, and then Click on the "Research Portal" to view ON-LINE Instrument Training
(3) Meet and fulfill ALL TRAINING requirements, and then -as a member of the research facilities community- MUST abide by the fundamental rules which underpin the smooth workings of the ABCore facilities and agree -
- (i) to use ONLY their own GSU card to swipe-in to each room when accessing the core facilities AND to "log-in / log out" of each instrument they use,
- (ii) to take appropriate care of instrumentation that they use, ensuring that the workspace around each piece of equipment is kept clean -after use,
- (iii) to communicate with ABCore Staff members ASAP if / when equipment is not working properly,
- (iv) NOT to use equipment on which they have NOT been trained, and
- (v) NOT to share ther personalised panthercard access privileges with ANYONE -see Security and Awareness video.
SPRING '23
Lab coats, Eye Protection -required AT ALL times... Use of MASKS has been downgraded to "highly suggested" for work in ABCore facilities' space
REGISTRATION -Revised 01/16/2023
SPRING '23 & MAY / SUMMER '23
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If you do not see the "Research Safety" portal (an image of a technician in a yellow hazmat suit, wearing a gas mask) then you will need to either (1) contact biosafety biosafety@gsu.edu to have them give you access to the "Research Safety" portal (preferred), or (2) follow the directions in the pdf that was given to you when you Registered ON-LINE to request access to the "Research Safety" portal.
VIEW ALL available ON-LINE * VIDEO TUTORIALS in this "iCollege portal", which presently include: UVP Imaging System (Transilluminator) , Equipment Training Introduction , Shakers and Vacufuge, before taking the MANDATORY ON-LINE Quiz at the end of EACH presentation, earning a score of greater than 80%.
VIEW ALL of the additional TRAINING VIDEOS within the BASIC TRAINING VIDEOS section of this web site BEFORE continuing on to the NEXT step.
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For more detailed information about general equipment training and /or additional information about more specialized -one on one- equipment training, please contact:
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Hyuk-Kyu Seoh |
Sonja Young (404) 413-5363 Office: PSC Rm 519 Lab: PSC Rm 661 |
Chip Foster (404) 413-5363 Office: PSC Rm 519 AUTOCLAVES |
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