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name: lab-pi-ops
description: Recurring PI/lab-management tasks for Bowen Li — group-meeting decks, weekly trainee updates, reference/recommendation letters, teaching materials (PHM142), committee and seminar prep, and trainee tracking. Triggers on "group meeting", "weekly update", "recommendation letter", "reference letter", "PHM142", "committee meeting", "seminar", "onboarding".
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# Lab PI Ops — Running the Lab

Assist Bowen Li with the operational side of running an mRNA/LNP research group at UofT Pharmacy.

## Common tasks
- **Group-meeting & seminar decks:** build/update slides (pptx skill) from a trainee's data or an outline. Match the lab's existing deck style in `~/Desktop/30_Presentations/`.
- **Weekly trainee updates:** compile "Research Update" summaries; template exists in Downloads (e.g. "Research Update ... .pptx", "Weekly Meeting Slides").
- **Recommendation / reference letters:** draft on UofT letterhead (docx skill). Ask for the trainee's CV, the target (program/award/job), and 2–3 specific accomplishments. Keep Bowen's voice; specific > generic.
- **Teaching (PHM142H1 – Metabolic Biochem & Immunology):** learning objectives, lecture slides, exam/quiz drafting. Materials tagged `PHM142` in the research/manuscript folders.
- **Committee & thesis meetings:** prep agendas, read the student's report first, draft feedback.
- **Onboarding:** new-member checklists, safety/COVID acknowledgment forms, co-op job approval forms (templates in `50_Lab_Admin_Procurement`).

## Style
- Professional, warm, concise. Recommendation letters and updates should sound like a supportive but rigorous PI.
- Run `humanizer` on letters so they don't read as AI-generated.

## Deliverables
Output as `.docx` or `.pptx` matching existing templates; end with a short list of anything you still need from Bowen (CV, data, dates).