[Histonet] Looking for...

2010-11-24 Thread NYSHisto
Tim Morkin Could you please contact me off line? Thanks --- Luis Chiriboga Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Pathology President, New York State Histotechnological Society NYSHS Website: www.nyhisto.org NYSHS Message Board: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/NYSHS1972/ This email message,

[Histonet] Recall: HT Position

2010-11-24 Thread Hale, Meredith
Hale, Meredith would like to recall the message, HT Position . ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

[Histonet] HT Position

2010-11-24 Thread Hale, Meredith
Great opportunity for a Histotechnician in a brand new laboratory! Bellmeade Dermatology in Nashville, TN is looking for a certified HT or HTL to run their newly constructed laboratory. Bellmeade Dermatology has been in the dermatology business for 18 years with 3 physicians and 2 Nurse

[Histonet] HT Position

2010-11-24 Thread Hale, Meredith
Great opportunity for a Histotechnician in a brand new laboratory! Bellmeade Dermatology in Nashville, TN is looking for a certified HT or HTL to run their newly constructed laboratory. Bellmeade Dermatology has been in the dermatology business for 18 years with 3 physicians and 2 Nurse

[Histonet] Microtomy SOP

2010-11-24 Thread Breeden, Sara
Thanks to everyone (seven of you!) that sent me examples of your microtomy SOP. I'll pick and choose from all to build my own - and it will save a lot of time, I'm positive. I tend to make my SOPs rather generic as far as specific steps, equipment names, etc., at the behest of my QA manager.

[Histonet] carnoys fluid

2010-11-24 Thread
Dear Histonetters, We do IHC on pap stained cyto smears. The results do not always behave accordingly on the smears that have been exposed to Carnoys. Does anybody know whether Carnoys Fluid affects IHC on cytology smears? I have seen papers that suggest improved IHC after Carnoys but maybe

[Histonet] Histology Consultant

2010-11-24 Thread sgoebel
What is the going rate for a working histology consultant in Texas? For instance go in and process, embed, cut, and stain slides when needed? Thanks Sarah Goebel, BA, HT(ASCP) Histotechnologist Mirna Therapeutics 2150 Woodward Street Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78744 (512)901-0900 ext.

[Histonet] Help cutting horse tendon.

2010-11-24 Thread Pablo Sanchez-Quinteiro
Dear listers, I am trying to cut whole sections of the tendon of the digital flexor muscle of the horse. The piece is around 1 mm long and very elastic and fibrous. I have tried formalin and Bouin fixation, the latest better. With paraffin embedding the fibrous elements of the tendon spoil

[Histonet] Microtomy SOP

2010-11-24 Thread Breeden, Sara
I am sorry to say that as I received the SOPs on Microtomy, I printed and deleted them. I apologize. Sally Breeden, HT(ASCP) New Mexico Department of Agriculture Veterinary Diagnostic Services 1101 Camino de Salud NE Albuquerque, NM 87102 505-383-9278 (Histology Lab)

[Histonet] Cryostat Question Please

2010-11-24 Thread Paula Lucas
Hello all Has anyone used a Richard-Allan/Thermo-Fisher HM550 MP cryostat? If so, what is your opinion/pros and cons? Thanks so much in advance, Paula Lab Manager BP Medical Group ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu

RE: [Histonet] Cryostat Question Please

2010-11-24 Thread O'Donnell, Bill
Very consistant, easy to use. 2 drawbacks 1. We got the decontamination add-on trying to automate the CAP requirement, but now it seems Thermo says it is not an adequate process. I believe they are doing more intense studies, but for the time being, I have to decontaminate it by hand. 2.

Re: [Histonet] Histology Consultant

2010-11-24 Thread Jay Lundgren
If you have to ask, you can't afford it. Jay A. Lundgren M.S., HTL (ASCP) ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

[Histonet] Crystalization of Schiff's Reagent

2010-11-24 Thread histopathy
Hello Histonetters, Has anyone had issues with your Schiff's reagent crystallizing? I cannot remember the cause when it happened one time several years ago. Any ideas? Our refrigerator is the appropriate temperature and the Schiff's reagent is brand new...happened to previously ordered

RE: [Histonet] carnoys fluid

2010-11-24 Thread IRENA SREBOTNIK KIRBIS
I would recommend methanol or ethanol for fixation, smears itself can be culprit of inconsistent staining Irena To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu From: heather.mcl...@webmail.co.za Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:42:51 +0200 Subject: [Histonet] carnoys fluid Dear Histonetters, We do IHC