Wilbert Warren, Instructor

The mission of the Assistant Animal Laboratory Technology Program is to provide students with the theoretical and practical education necessary to become employed as animal care technicians. Students will learn the systematic study of anatomy, physiology, and behavior; care needs; handling of laboratory animals; how to feed, house, and monitor each animal’s overall health and basic care; animal facility practices of hygiene and sanitation; and environmental control systems in laboratory animal settings. Additional training involves procedures for injections and sample collections, special care and monitoring procedures for anesthesia and surgery, animal breeding, and collection and processing of data. An integral part of the course is the development of oral and written communication skills. The internship portion of the program will consist of training in a supervised animal lab setting. The work experience gained by on-the-job training (256 hours) may be considered toward eligibility for a national certification exam administered by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science.

Assistant animal laboratory care technicians providing basic animal care and support for experimental procedures are in high demand. With additional work experience and the progression of biomedical research, the career ladder includes other occupational areas such as animal husbandry, staff training, facility management, laboratory research, and compliance administration.

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