[Histonet] Seeking contingent-PT histotech work- Columbus, OH

HTL (ASCP) certified histotechnologist seeking contingent or part-time bench position. I am completing Master's and will be seeking a contingent or part-time bench histology position to round out my schedule. I have extensive routine histology experience, manual and automated special stains,

[Histonet] TBS ATP1 Manual

Does anyone have a technical manual for the ATP1? Kaylee McCaffrey MedWrench Product Manager kay...@medwrench.com ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

RE: [Histonet] Competancies for handling hazardous material

I have reviewed 40 CFR Part 262 and the only training requirements that I see are the RCRA for Large Quantity generators and those for university or academic institutions. I do not see any requirements for medical laboratories that fall outside of the above generator/institution types. Can

[Histonet] Direct costs for small biopsy processing

I am posted this question for a colleague.She has been asked to provide the direct costs for processing one biopsy, for example, a punch skin biopsy. Would anyone be willing to share that information with us? She is looking at the total costs of having a resident or PA gross, someone

RE: [Histonet] Competancies for handling hazardous material

One quick correction you may have state reqs, not all states do. Here is what I took from Janet and Dick Dapson's book 3rd Edition which is from 1995. In 1995 Iowa did not have a state office but the Regional EPA office number is (913) 551-7050 or (800) 223-0423. I also thought it was odd that

[Histonet] GSH Annual Meeting at Callaway Gardens, Georgia

Hi Histo Friends, Our meeting is only 3 weeks away, make your plans if you have not already done so. You can still register for the meeting right up until it begins, but make your hotel reservations now before the price goes up. Location is The Mountain Creek Inn, Callaway Gardens, Pine

[Histonet] Senior Histologist/Lab Manager position at AstraZeneca in Waltham, MA

Hello all,   Below is a great job opportunity for a senior histologist/lab manager at AstraZeneca in Waltham, MA.  I am posting this for a colleague, so please do not email me if you are interested.   Kim Merriam, MA, HT(ASCP)QIHC Cambridge, MA  

[Histonet] hamster tissue processing

Hi, We need to process formalin fixed hamster guts, which we have never done before. Anybody has a protocol to share with us is very much appreciated. Can we use protocol for rat? Also, is there any marker for hamster lymphocytes or macrophages? Thanks, Shu-Cheng Notice: This e-mail message,

[Histonet] Real science for real people (and their food)

Sometimes science helps us in the real world: http://www.nytimes.com/February 28, 2011 The 5-Second Rule By C. CLAIBORNE RAYhttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/claiborne_ray/index.html?inline=nyt-per Q. You know the five-second rule for dropped food? Is it really safe if

[Histonet] RE: Real science for real people (and their food) revised format

This is easier to read * The 5-Second Rule By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Feb 28, 2011, NY Times Q. You know the five-second rule for dropped food? Is it really safe if you pick it up in time? A. ?The five-second rule probably should become the zero-second rule,?

[Histonet] Beecher Instruments

Histonetters...It has been a longtime concern of mine that the only company offering TMA instrumentation was Beecher Instruments.and the wait list for those, was totally unacceptable. It came to my attention today, from a reliable source at a university that Beecher has gone out of

[Histonet] job description help?

I am re-writing several job descriptions and can use some input. I need titles of similar positions at other institutions so we can research salaries. What are your titles (and if you can share) salary ranges for these please? 1) We have Gross Room techs who cut and stain frozens, accession all

[Histonet] RE: Beecher Instruments

Hello, There is a company that I just ran a few months ago. http://www.pathologydevices.com/TMArrayer.htm they have a manual arrayer that is running about 30,000.00. A little more than the Beecher Arrayer but it does offer some improvements. They are also able to sell the Needles that will fit

[Histonet] Employment Search Recommendations

Dear Fellow Histology Professionals, I am a Histotechnician student currently finishing up the final few months in my Histology Technician program and will be graduating in early June. I am planning to begin my employment search now and wanted to ask if anyone has any specific recommendations

RE: [Histonet] RE: Beecher Instruments

We too have tried the Quick Ray, and I think it is fine if you are not in the business. But if you only make a few arrays at a time then it is really wonderful I think for making small control block TMA's it is perfect. You can cut down the size of the recipient blocks to be able to make

[Histonet] RE: Beecher Instruments

Carol, K7 biosystems / Estigen instruments is what you heard about. We bought ours from K7 last summer but apparently Estigen has taken over their operations of TMA equipment. http://k7bio.com/ http://www.estigen.com/ Tim Morken Supervisor, Histology, IPOX UCSF Medical Center San

[Histonet] Mark Burton is out of the office.

I will be out of the office starting 03/04/2011 and will not return until 03/10/2011. I will have limited access to email. For immediate assistance please contact Sarah Holt (603)496-7253 sarah.h...@leica-microsystems.com

[Histonet] immuno stain for nerve in arterial wall

We had an investigator inquire about flourescent immuno stains for nerve in arterial wall (not sure what species they are working with).  I've never worked with nerve before.  Can someone give me some advice about what primary should I be searching for?  I realize I have to look in to species

RE: [Histonet] RE: Beecher Instruments

Hi Carol, We have both the Pathology Devices TMArrayer and the Beecher MTA-1. The needles are not interchangeable, but they are similar (the notch is inverted and will not fit the into the slot). Our collaborators at NCI's Tissue Array Research Program recommended Pathology Devices to us.