RE: [Histonet] Re: Histology Consultant

2010-11-29 Thread sgoebel
Thanks Nathan!! I just don't want to be cheated on what I will be getting paid. My old job is wanting me to come in and do the small amount of histology work they have. This would all be on evenings and weekends. It is not PRN, more like call me once a month and I will come do the work. I'm

RE: [Histonet] CD20 for IHC on mouse FFPE tissue

2010-11-29 Thread Connolly, Brett M
Thanks Guys, I plan to order one of the Rb monoclonals for CD20. Best, Brett -Original Message- From: Amos Brooks [mailto:amosbro...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 4:58 PM To: koelli...@comcast.net Cc: Connolly, Brett M; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu;

RE: [Histonet] Re: Histology Consultant

2010-11-29 Thread WILLIAM DESALVO
Your situation sounds more like contract work instead of consultation work. Your have a right to expect and I suggest you must demand a fair hourly rate to compensate for your education, experience, time and effort. You must take into consideration the market hourly rate for the area your work

RE: [Histonet] Cryostat Question Please

2010-11-29 Thread Sherwood, Margaret
We have this model as well and like it. We got the vacuum attachment. It's not perfect, but does facilitate cleaning up OCT and tissue scraps. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of O'Donnell,

[Histonet] Histotechs and cytotechs wanted

2010-11-29 Thread Histology Director
Looking for experienced histology technicians and cytotechnologists in Columbus, Ohio for new GU pathology laboratory. Excellent compensation with great benefits. Experience with IHC, FISH, and GU pathology a plus. Send resume or CV to care...@aksm.com.

[Histonet] Processor change

2010-11-29 Thread sgoebel
How many blocks do you guys normally process before you change the solutions in the processor? Sarah Goebel, BA, HT(ASCP) Histotechnologist Mirna Therapeutics 2150 Woodward Street Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78744 (512)901-0900 ext. 6912 ___

RE: [Histonet] Processor change

2010-11-29 Thread Breeden, Sara
I change solutions after 500 blocks; paraffin after 1500 blocks. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

RE: [Histonet] Processor change

2010-11-29 Thread jstaruk
Change or rotate? ___ James E. Staruk HT(ASCP) www.masshistology.com www.nehorselabs.com -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Breeden, Sara Sent: Monday, November 29,

Re: [Histonet] Processor change

2010-11-29 Thread Rene J Buesa
When the processor capacity is reached, I start to rotate the reagents, discarding the first of each group, moving forward the remaining, and replacing with fresh reagents the last. René J. --- On Mon, 11/29/10, sgoe...@mirnarx.com sgoe...@mirnarx.com wrote: From: sgoe...@mirnarx.com

RE: [Histonet] Processor change

2010-11-29 Thread Laurie Colbert
Nancy Klemme, can you comment on this specifically for the Tissue Tek VIP's? Does Sakura have guidelines for rotating the solutions? Laurie Colbert -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of

[Histonet] RE: Processor change

2010-11-29 Thread Weems, Joyce
We change based on runs, not blocks - two times a week.. Change each single solution and first of each series and rotate. J Joyce Weems Pathology Manager Saint Joseph's Hospital 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30342 678-843-7376 - Phone 678-843-7831 - Fax -Original

[Histonet] Looking for info on SF Bay area jobs

2010-11-29 Thread Allison MacRostie
Hello all fellow histonet users, I am thinking of relocating to the San Francisco Bay area and was wondering if any users live and work in the area? I am curious about job opportunities and pay scale and that sort of thing. Any information or advice is greatly appreciated! Thank you,

[Histonet] Robert Lott

2010-11-29 Thread Lee Peggy Wenk
Robert - Please email me at work ( pw...@beaumont.edu ), how/where I can contact you. (Thank you to Histonet for allowing me to use this great resource to contact another histotech.) Peggy A. Wenk, HTL(ASCP)SLS Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, MI 48073

[Histonet] Re: Nails softened up during grossing process or at the microtome bench?

2010-11-29 Thread Nathan Jentsch
I work at a derm lab, and we see 3-5 nail specimens a week on average. We use a 10% potassium hydroxide and let them soak for 1-3 hours depending on the size of the specimen. Then at the microtome after we face in, we soak the blocks in 10% ammonium hydroxide for 5-10 minutes, which softens them

[Histonet] Procedure for Xylene and Formalin Monitoring

2010-11-29 Thread Scott, Allison D
Hello to all in Histoland. I hope that eveyone had a good Thaksgiving. Does any one have a procedure for when you have your lab gets monitored for xylene and formalin levels. Any help would be appreciated. I am asking for another supervisor. On the anatomic checklist youhave to have