1 Preface

This manual was written by Rob Gilmore and Shaurita Hutchins for the purposes of showcasing the various ways the lab has implemented experimental procedures, as well as lab management tasks and administrative related duties for Dr. Eric Vallender’s lab located in the Division of Neurobiology and Behavior Research, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.


Many of the procedures in this manual were also taken from the protocol guide written by Lisa Ogowa in Dr. Eric Vallender’s lab while they were at the New England Primate Research Center, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, MA.


The chapters in this manual are meant to simply be a reference point for completing tasks. If you find a mistake, then please let someone know or edit it yourself on GitHub via pull request. Also, feel free to add your own chapter or section using bookdown via RStudio.