Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a potential qualified contractor to provide a spinal primate study. The study aims to advance a clinical program of neural stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury. The contractor will be responsible for collecting and analyzing histological safety/tox data according to current Good Laboratory Practice (cGLP) guidelines. The study will be conducted in compliance with facility SOPs and 21 CFR Part 58. The contractor will provide post-mortem tissue analysis during non-clinical IND-enabling studies.
Key aspects of the job include:
• Regulatory compliance with GLP and cGLP guidelines
• Species/origin: African green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus)
• Tissue preparation, sectioning, and staining
• Microscopy and digital imaging
• Histopathologic analysis and reporting
The contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and complete Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA).