Re: [Histonet] re: Biocare Decloaker HIER

2008-11-05 Thread Linda M Watson
Is the 118 psi a typo? I don't believe the instrument can go that high-max psi is 30. Piero Nelva wrote: I used it for 4 minutes at about 118 psi and most antibodies worked really well. I was having huge problems with the Er and Her2 and this solved them (almost) overnight. -

Re: [Histonet] WOE TO AMERICA!

2008-11-05 Thread Emily Sours
Isn't the election over? Griping will do you no good, spambot! So, being in grant funded research, I hope our new president will put some money back into NIH. (I was hoping that no matter who won, so my political views will not spam you) Anyone else feel that way? Emily -- You would know her

Re: [Histonet] funding for NIH

2008-11-05 Thread Geoff McAuliffe
Hi Emily et al. The President, any President, can put $ for NIH is the budget request he/she submits to Congress but ONLY Congress can appropriate money. That is in the Constitution. Several of my colleagues are out of work due to loss of grant support 'cause NIH, while not broke, has many

RE: [Histonet] ASCP HT maintenance fees

2008-11-05 Thread Burnette, Phyllis
Sorry RC, Now who's being biased and where is the fairness? You imply older histotechs do not study hard and receive a salary that they may or may not be entitled to?? I go to college and take night classes to keep from being sterotyped this way. I also have staff that I would stand up for hands

[Histonet] prostate core processing

2008-11-05 Thread karen adams
Greetings, Can anyone offer a processing schedual for prostate bx cores for the Leica processor?? ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

[Histonet] President

2008-11-05 Thread Joachim Hehl
Interesting, the histonet list seems to be occupied by ultraconservatives. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

[Histonet] What the heck is this doiing on the HistoNet???

2008-11-05 Thread HACKERLAB
This kind of material really should not be posted on the HistoNet! Why don't you find some other place to vent! Elfi Hacker Hacker Industries Inc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFYk7a3vEyo I don't know how many times I've heard the words Obama and Messiah used in the same sentence. To

RE: [Histonet] What the heck is this doiing on the HistoNet???

2008-11-05 Thread Mickie Johnson
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[Histonet] Fungal staining

2008-11-05 Thread Weaver, Colin
Hi - everyone - does anyone know of any fungi that can not be demonstrated by PAS stain? We appear to have one in a cow placenta which is obvious on Grocott and HE but do not stain on PAS. The micro lab isolated Absidia spp but the hyphae in the Grocott are septate but I believe Absidia are

AW: [Histonet] Fungal staining

2008-11-05 Thread Gudrun Lang
Try a CAS stain. = PAS with Chromic acid Perhaps this fungus needs something stronger than Periodic acid. Gudrun -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Weaver, Colin Gesendet: Mittwoch, 05. November 2008 18:03 An:

Re: [Histonet] Fungal staining

2008-11-05 Thread Larry Woody
Maybe Aspergillus or Rhizopus.   Larry A. Woody Seattle, Wa. From: Weaver, Colin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 9:02:37 AM Subject: [Histonet] Fungal staining Hi - everyone - does anyone know of any

RE: [Histonet] funding for NIH

2008-11-05 Thread Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)
All I will say on the matter is that if more funding is approved I hope it is simply pulled from somewhere else and is not in addition to.because that would mean more taxes! Jeanine Bartlett Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch (404) 639-3590 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message-

Re: [Histonet] Gina Rodriguez is out of the office.

2008-11-05 Thread Sam Histology
I will be out of the office starting 11/05/2008 and will not return until 11/10/2008. This kind of material really should not be posted on the HistoNet! Why are you posting something that's off-topic like this? This is a Histology list, not a 'I will be out of the office' list! They might

[Histonet] president

2008-11-05 Thread Hehl Joachim
Please receive my apology. It was a provocation -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] im Auftrag von [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Mi 05.11.2008 19:09 An: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Betreff: Histonet Digest, Vol 60, Issue 9 Send Histonet mailing list submissions to

[Histonet] 200 proof alcohol?

2008-11-05 Thread Caroline Bass
Hello, I¹m trying to buy some alcohol for both histology and molecular biology protocols. But I¹m having some difficult getting ³molecular biology grade² 100% ethanol. The hospital I work at sells 200 proof ethanol, but can¹t say anything about the quality. Since it¹s 200 proof, is that basically

[Histonet] Texas Society for Histotechnology 2009 Call for Abstracts

2008-11-05 Thread kdwyer3322
Histonetters, The Texas Society for Histotechnology will be holding it 2009 meeting in beautiful Austin Texas on May 28-31, 2009 (This is not Memorial weekend) at the Hyatt Regency Austin Lady Bird Lake, 208 Barton Springs, Austin, Texas.? The program committee is actively seeking

[Histonet] Fwd: Texas Society for Histotechnology 2009 Call for Abstracts

2008-11-05 Thread kdwyer3322
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 7:04 pm Subject: Texas Society for Histotechnology 2009 Call for Abstracts Histonetters, The Texas Society for Histotechnology will be holding it 2009 meeting in beautiful Austin

RE: [Histonet] Re: bone marrow biopsies

2008-11-05 Thread Weems, Joyce
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Re: [Histonet] funding for NIH

2008-11-05 Thread Peter Carroll
because that would mean more taxes! Making more than $250,000/year doing histology? Where do I sign up?! ;) ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

[Histonet] Cytology QA Plan

2008-11-05 Thread Rutledge, Nancy
We just started doing NONGYN cytology. We have no cytologist. Does anyone have a suggestion and/or a starting place for how to develop a QA Plan. Thanks in advance. Nancy ~~ This email and any files transmitted

RE: [Histonet] funding for NIH

2008-11-05 Thread Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)
unfortunately, all government funding comes from us peons...that's the way it has always been and will always be. Jeanine Bartlett Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch (404) 639-3590 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

Re: [Histonet] 200 proof alcohol?

2008-11-05 Thread John C. Dennis
Caroline I would not recommend using the same alcohol for histo that you use for molecular work. Assuming by molecular you mean isolating DNA/RNA, cloning, etc. You'll want a higher grade, more expensive alcohol for nucleic acid work then the histological stuff that comes in a 55 gal drum.

[Histonet] Fatty tissue

2008-11-05 Thread Webb, Dorothy L
I would like to know how other labs are processing fatty tissue, especially breast for optimal processing? We have been doing a few reprocessing of these specimens and my pathologist feels this should not be happening! Yes, the PA's are, at times, cutting the sections larger than 3 mm thick,

Re: [Histonet] Fatty tissue

2008-11-05 Thread Rene J Buesa
Dorothy: Reprocessing fatty tissue (usually a hopeless proposition) is essentially caused by poor infiltration more than by poor fixation, and poor infiltration is usually caused by less than optimal time in the clearing agent or antemedium (usually xylene). The thing is that fatty tissue

Re: [Histonet] re: Biocare Decloaker HIER

2008-11-05 Thread Piero Nelva
Ooops. One too many ones! Piero - Original Message - From: Linda M Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Piero Nelva [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: histonet histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:07 PM Subject: Re: [Histonet] re: Biocare Decloaker HIER Is the 118

RE: [Histonet] Re: bone marrow biopsies

2008-11-05 Thread Robyn Vazquez
Can you block this person? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sam Histology Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 1:09 PM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Re: bone marrow biopsies At home, there will be an increase

Re: [Histonet] Re: bone marrow biopsies

2008-11-05 Thread Larry Woody
Even better we will find where he is.   Larry A. Woody Seattle, Wa. From: Robyn Vazquez [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sam Histology [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 1:24:58 PM Subject: RE: [Histonet] Re: bone marrow

RE: [Histonet] Re: bone marrow biopsies

2008-11-05 Thread Tony Henwood
Only if he is well fixed first!! Regards Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC) Laboratory Manager Senior Scientist Tel: 612 9845 3306 Fax: 612 9845 3318 the children's hospital at westmead Cnr Hawkesbury Road and Hainsworth Street, Westmead Locked Bag 4001, Westmead NSW

Re: [Histonet] stain

2008-11-05 Thread Bryan Llewellyn
Altmann's acid fuchsin picric acid is a histological stain for mitochondria. It requres the tissue to be fixed in a non-acid dichromate fixative, then post-chromed for some time. The tissue is then processed by paraffin and sectioned. Staining is in aniline water saturated with acid

[Histonet] Re: Fungal stains

2008-11-05 Thread Robert Richmond
Colin Weaver asks about staining of various fungal species by the standard fungal stains. The standard fungal stains have two basic steps: 1. Periodic acid or chromic acid splits bonds between vicinal diol groups (two carbons with OHs on adjacent carbon atoms) and oxidizes the free ends to

Re: [Histonet] Re: Fungal stains political views

2008-11-05 Thread Akemi Allison-Tacha
Hi All, I totally agree with Robert on his information regarding periodic acid and chromic acid. I have done extensive research on this subject when I developed my special stain kits for Biocare Medical. I did incorporate 10% chromic acid for the GMS stain, and 1% periodic acid for the PAS

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2008-11-05 Thread Maria Katleba
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