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==Overview==
==Overview==
This page is a resource for newbies joining the lab.  If you are joining the lab, please utilize this page as a sort of initial checklist of things to do and learn as you are settling in. Most importantly, please add things to the list! If you find something missing that would have been helpful, ADD IT!
This page is meant to serve as a resource for new members joining the lab.  Please utilize this page as an initial checklist of things to do and learn as you are settling in.  If there is something missing that would be helpful to new lab members, ADD IT!


==Things to Do==
==Things to Do==
*Create an Openwetware account so that you can edit this (and other) pages in the McClean site.  Learn how to edit pages by setting up your user profile (see: http://www.openwetware.org/wiki/OpenWetWare:Getting_started_2).  Add your name to the homepage for the McClean lab.     
*Read the lab's [[McClean:_Lab_Expectations| Statement of Expectations]] and sign the bottom of the page to indicate that you've read it.
*Sign up for the next available "Laboratory Safety Training" through the EHS website (http://web.princeton.edu/sites/ehs/Training/index.htm).  Completing safety training is of utmost importance, and you need to do it as soon as a course is available!
*If you are completely new to the University, make sure to go to the ID office in New South and get your WisCard.  You will need this for getting in and out of the labs.
*Sign up for the next available "Radioactive Materials Safety" course through the EHS website.  Even though we do not currently use any radioactive materials in the McClean lab, there is radioactive work done in our laboratory area (Room 117) and therefore we all MUST take this safety class.
*It's a good idea to check in with Laurie Hammer on the second floor and see if there's any additional paperwork, etc you need to know about.
*Get a key to the student office space (Room 1032 ECB – Carol Klack)
*Create an Openwetware account so that you can edit this (and other) pages in the McClean site.  Learn how to edit pages by setting up your user profile (see: http://www.openwetware.org/wiki/OpenWetWare:Getting_started_2).  Add your name to the homepage for the McClean lab under "Lab Members".  When you click on your name, it should link to your profile page.     
*Request key card access to ECB2005, 2046, 2048,3005, 3007, 3009 here: https://sharedlab.bme.wisc.edu/labaccess/
*Fill out the desk registration form. [[Media:DeskRegistrationForm2.jpg]]
*Google "Quatrzy," join Quartzy and join the "Megan N McClean's Lab" Group
** Quartzy is the system we will use to order supplies, keep a chemical inventory, etc
*Register for (and complete) chemical safety training:http://www.ehs.wisc.edu/chemsafetytraining.htm.  Submit proof for course completion to Megan McClean (email is fine).
*Register for and complete the following biosafety classes. Send email confirmation of completion to M. McClean
**Biosafety 101
**Biosafety 102
**Biosafety 104
** To do so:
*** Go to http://learnuw.wisc.edu
***sign in with your UW NetID login
*** Direct access to: "desire2learn" -> Self Registration
*Locate the fire extinguishers, eye washes, and safety showers in the lab spaces (ECB3005, 3007, 3009).
*Ask someone to give you a lab tour and generally go around opening drawers/cabinets to get an idea of where everything is.  You can also browse Quartzy to familiarize yourself with supplies used in the lab.
*Ask Professor McClean to send you the link to her UW-Madison drop box
*If you will be using the microscope, please be skim through the microscope links in the Protocols section. It is good to know what has gone wrong to know what could go wrong.
 
<!--*Send Megan a picture so that she can add you to the main lab webpage (http://www.princeton.edu/genomics/mcclean/people/)-->


==Things to Know==
==Things to Know==
<!-- Comented out 6/12/2013: The McClean lab attends the "Botlab" super group meetings every Wednesday at 10am.  You are expected to attend and present roughly every third time our lab comes up (about every 3-4 weeks).  -->
* We do not currently have our own McClean lab group meeting, though this will probably change in the very near future as we grow in size.
* There is a nice lounge with a vending machine on the "M" floor


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 08:47, 11 November 2015

Overview

This page is meant to serve as a resource for new members joining the lab. Please utilize this page as an initial checklist of things to do and learn as you are settling in. If there is something missing that would be helpful to new lab members, ADD IT!

Things to Do

  • Read the lab's Statement of Expectations and sign the bottom of the page to indicate that you've read it.
  • If you are completely new to the University, make sure to go to the ID office in New South and get your WisCard. You will need this for getting in and out of the labs.
  • It's a good idea to check in with Laurie Hammer on the second floor and see if there's any additional paperwork, etc you need to know about.
  • Get a key to the student office space (Room 1032 ECB – Carol Klack)
  • Create an Openwetware account so that you can edit this (and other) pages in the McClean site. Learn how to edit pages by setting up your user profile (see: http://www.openwetware.org/wiki/OpenWetWare:Getting_started_2). Add your name to the homepage for the McClean lab under "Lab Members". When you click on your name, it should link to your profile page.
  • Request key card access to ECB2005, 2046, 2048,3005, 3007, 3009 here: https://sharedlab.bme.wisc.edu/labaccess/
  • Fill out the desk registration form. Media:DeskRegistrationForm2.jpg
  • Google "Quatrzy," join Quartzy and join the "Megan N McClean's Lab" Group
    • Quartzy is the system we will use to order supplies, keep a chemical inventory, etc
  • Register for (and complete) chemical safety training:http://www.ehs.wisc.edu/chemsafetytraining.htm. Submit proof for course completion to Megan McClean (email is fine).
  • Register for and complete the following biosafety classes. Send email confirmation of completion to M. McClean
    • Biosafety 101
    • Biosafety 102
    • Biosafety 104
    • To do so:
      • Go to http://learnuw.wisc.edu
      • sign in with your UW NetID login
      • Direct access to: "desire2learn" -> Self Registration
  • Locate the fire extinguishers, eye washes, and safety showers in the lab spaces (ECB3005, 3007, 3009).
  • Ask someone to give you a lab tour and generally go around opening drawers/cabinets to get an idea of where everything is. You can also browse Quartzy to familiarize yourself with supplies used in the lab.
  • Ask Professor McClean to send you the link to her UW-Madison drop box
  • If you will be using the microscope, please be skim through the microscope links in the Protocols section. It is good to know what has gone wrong to know what could go wrong.


Things to Know

  • We do not currently have our own McClean lab group meeting, though this will probably change in the very near future as we grow in size.
  • There is a nice lounge with a vending machine on the "M" floor

Notes

Please feel free to post comments, questions, or improvements to this list. We are happy to have your input! Newbies, you MUST add to this list if you find things missing!

  1. People to talk to?
  2. Trainings to take?
  3. Things to know or do that are missing from this overview?


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