RE: [Histonet] discarding old dry chemicals with no expiration date

2009-10-01 Thread Kelly Boyd
They did not reference any CLIA regulation. It was just suggested that the dry chemicals were not very useful after 10 years. Kelly D. Boyd, BS, HTL (ASCP) Lab Manager Harris Histology Services 2025 Eastgate Dr. Ste. F Greenville, NC 27858 www.harrishisto.com    Tele (252)-830-6866

RE: [Histonet] discarding old dry chemicals with no expiration date

2009-10-01 Thread O'Donnell, Bill
Here's the reference I use for that problem. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. Mk 9:50(ish or so. :) Happy Friday -Original Message- From:

[Histonet] [Fwd: [PPMA] NSH meeting] Barcoding

2009-10-01 Thread Victor Tobias
For those of you interested in barcoding, this might be a worthwhile talk. Yes, he is my boss so I should put in a plug for him. Victor Original Message Subject:[PPMA] NSH meeting Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:17:37 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) From: Rodney Schmidt

[Histonet] decal for a seahorse

2009-10-01 Thread Beth A Gray
I need to decal a sea horse. Would rather not use hydrochloric acid. Does anyone have a method that works? Thanks. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

[Histonet] Re: discarding old dry chemicals with no expiration date

2009-10-01 Thread Robert Richmond
Kelly D. Boyd, BS, HTL (ASCP) at Harris Histology Services in Greenville NC describes having a CLIA inspector ordering that all dry chemicals older than 10 years be discarded. Allen Smith sums it up The problem is letting people with little or no knowledge of chemistry make chemical decisions. To

[Histonet] Thomas Crowell is out of the office.

2009-10-01 Thread thomas . crowell
I will be out of the office starting 10/01/2009 and will not return until 10/06/2009. Please contact Humphrey Gardner at 617-871-3590 if you have any questions regarding clinical trial samples. ___ Histonet mailing list

RE: [Histonet] Re: discarding old dry chemicals with no expiration date

2009-10-01 Thread Smith, Allen
The stuff found in the Judean caves is kal ilan, indigo derived from Indigofera tinctoria. It is chemically identical to tekhelet, indigo derived from Murex trunculus by photochemical debromination of Tyrian purple. Although some second and third century Jews, knowingly or unknowingly, used

[Histonet] LEAN at NSH

2009-10-01 Thread Feher, Stephen
For any of you that are attending NSH in Birmingham and interested in the practical applications of LEAN, I will, along with a professional work flow analyst, be giving a workshop (WS # 8) on Saturday morning. The design is to give a basic overview of LEAN, demonstrate how the principles of LEAN

[Histonet] Is anyone familiar with Granzyme B antibody?

2009-10-01 Thread Jennifer Campbell
I'm trying to find out some information on Granzyme B antibody for immunostaining of FFPE mouse tissue. Does anyone have any vendors they could recommend and/or protocols? Thanks, Jennifer ___ Histonet mailing list

[Histonet] marilyn weiss will be out of the office as of 5 a.m.10/1/09

2009-10-01 Thread Marilyn . A . Weiss
I will be out of the office starting 10/01/2009 and will not return until 10/05/2009. I will respond to your message when I return.In my absence please ask for Mary Campbell or Laurie at 619-528-6801 if this is urgent they can contact me or give you my cell phone number.

Re: [Histonet] Sakura TDE 30

2009-10-01 Thread louise renton
Could you please explain what the problems are. I have had excellent results with this system On 10/1/09, Isabel Cristina Soares Brandao isabel.bran...@sarah.br wrote: Hi, Does anyone out there have experience with the decalcifier System from Sakura? We have just recived the equipment but we

[Histonet] RE: Is anyone familiar with Granzyme B antibody?

2009-10-01 Thread Milne, Katy
Wow, is it my day for familiar Abs or what?! We've used Abcam's Granzyme B (cat #ab4059) for both our mouse and human FFPE work. It works quite well, it's a RbPAb at 1/50. Let me know if you'd like me to forward the paper we used it on. Katy Message: 9 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:35:24 -0700

[Histonet] SOP's reference

2009-10-01 Thread carmen loiselle
Hello everyone, I've been assigned recently to prepare the SOP's for the histology laboratory for the accreditation of my institution that englobes 4 major hospitals, that will take place next september (2010). As you well know it's a very demanding and time consuming task, so I'm asking

Re: [Histonet] SOP's reference

2009-10-01 Thread DKBoyd
Freda Carson; Histotechnology A Self Instruction Text. Sheehan Hrapchak: Theory and practice of Histotechnology Debbie M. Boyd, HT(ASCP) I Chief Histologist I Southside Regional Medical Center I 200 Medical Park Boulevard I Petersburg, Va. 23805 I T: 804-765-5050 I F: 804-765-5582 I

RE: [Histonet] paraffin sectioning static

2009-10-01 Thread Weems, Joyce
Dryer sheets work well too - wipe the microtome down - and your clothes and hands.. Joyce -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Sebree Linda A Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 15:21 To: Emily

Re: [Histonet] Is anyone familiar with Granzyme B antibody?

2009-10-01 Thread dusko trajkovic
Unfortunately I am trying to get out of the lab and go home to pack for the NSH, so I do not have the catalog number, but eBioscinece has a good biotin anti mouse Granzyme B cat#13-8822 that works well on mouse tissue. They also have a biotin anti mouse F4/80. Good luck Dusko