The Collegian
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Professor of behavioral neuroscience, Kelly Lambert, studies driving rats. Photos courtesy of Jamie Wagner, taken by Jamie Betts.

From rats to zebra fish: UR's animal care specialist keeps lab animals safe

Jamie Wagner was hired in September 2024 as the University of Richmond’s animal care specialist. Wagner comes from exotic veterinary medicine, working in radiology, as well as a surgery technician for different wildlife. Now she oversees the university’s vertebrate species from zebrafish in the biology labs to rats in behavioral neuroscience studies, and also ensures the university complies with federal animal-research regulations.