These last few posts r so wonderful and revealing. Where we came from and all the glorious history. Very nostalgic
Dr Azam Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 9, 2020, at 2:44 PM, Hobbs, Carl via Histonet > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > > Good to read of others' xp > I remember the Armed Forces book...good in parts, unlike the Curate's egg! > Disbrey and Rack...wonderfully refreshing. > Exceedingly well-informed person was Brenda! > I reckon she swung the panel in my favour for a Histology Manager > job.....YEARS ago! > Imho the forerunner of the best: Kiernan > Sure, neck and neck with Bancroft and Stevens....both game-changers > Pearce...wonderfully instructive yet....dense? > What about the 70's "bible"...I forget the English author......dash it! > His surname begins with a C? > Carleton! > The book was THE text at that time ( in UK)...however, I found it rather > didactic....no depth > I could be wrong, of course! > I did learn a lot from it...then found it lacing in depth...thirst for Histo > teck knowledge, chuckle > It gave me a seminal Taster for more, however. > Met him at many London Histology discussion meetings...at one of which he > dismisssed me for using DPX mountant > ( cheaper for my lab/quickersetting...close RI , I recall?) > Harrumph, he said....use natural resin: Canada balsam! > Much closer RI....hmm > What does Prof. Kiernan think re DPX v Canada balsam?? > Luverly smell..tho ( C.balsam) > Does anyone use CBalsam still? > Also.... > sure, Harry Cook has a special place in my Histology career...such a humble > yet...knowledgeable person. > He opened up my mind to things Histological...his depth and breadth of things > Histological was...humbling and mesmeric. > His Carbohydrate booklet was so good for me, when I needed it! > Curious-illy > Always > > Carl > > Carl Hobbs FIBMS > Histology and Imaging Manager > Wolfson CARD > Guys Campus, London Bridge > Kings College London > London > SE1 1UL > > > 020 7848 6813 > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
