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# Experiment Setup
### 1. Home
* Dashboard Statistics:
* Total Mice
* Mice Recruitment
* Studies in Progress
* Overdue Tasks
* Today's Task: Lists all experiments or management tasks scheduled for the current day.
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### 2. Drug
Navigate to the left sidebar: Setting → Drug to access the Drug Management page.
#### Add a New Drug
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Click **+ Create New Drug**
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Enter the drug name and click **Create**
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Once added, the drug will appear in the list with the status set to **Active**
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#### Add a Route of Administration
Switch to the **Administration** tab. The system provides the following default routes of administration:
* Intramuscular (IM) injection
* Intraperitoneal (IP) injection
* Intravenous (IV) injection
* Oral administration via diet
* Oral gavage
* Subcutaneous (SC) injection
To add a new route, click **+ Create New Administration and enter the name.**
#### Add a Dosage Unit
Switch to the Unit tab and click + Create New Unit to add a new dosage unit (e.g., mg/kg/day).
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### 3. Genotype
Navigate to the left sidebar: Setting → Genotype
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Click + Create New Genotype
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Once added, the genotype will appear in the list.
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Once added, the genotype will appear in the list.
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### 4. Source
Navigate to the left sidebar: **Setting → Source**
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Click **+ Create New Source**
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Enter the mouse source name (e.g., NPC) and click **Create**
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Once added, the source will appear in the list.
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### 5. Background
Navigate to the left sidebar: **Setting → Background**
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Click **+ Create New Background**
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Enter the background strain name (e.g., BALB/c) and click **Create**
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Once added, the background strain will appear in the list.
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### 6. Experiments
Enter the genotype name (e.g., HOM) and click Create
* bar-crossing
* gait
* open-field
* rearing
* rotarod
* shirpa
* tremor
Every other week: Every other week
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Enter the genotype name (e.g., HOM) and click Create
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Once added, the experiment will appear in the list.
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### 7. Experiment Date
Navigate to Setting → Experiment Date to view the system's automatically calculated experiment date table based on the animal's date of birth (Born on Day).
Basic Date Settings: Defines the mapping logic from the mouse's date of birth (Born on Day) to the actual experiment date (Experiment Date) (e.g., mice born on Sunday will be tested on Monday).
The system provides the following scheduling frequency options:
* **Every day**: Daily
* **Twice a week: Twice per week**
* **Every other week**: Every Other Week
* **Weekly**: Weekly
* **Monthly**: Monthly
For example, with Twice a Week selected, you can specify the day after birth to schedule the first (Day 1) and second (Day 2) experiment sessions.
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### 8. Lab Setting
Navigate to Setting → Lab Setting to view the current list of laboratory personnel, including their Email, full name, Role, and verification status.
To invite a new member, click + Invite Members in the upper right corner:
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Enter the recipient's email address and select a role (e.g., Technician), then click Invite to send the invitation
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The invitee will receive a verification email – click the link to complete the registration process
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Once registered, the new member can access and use the system!
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