[Histonet] School Program Director Position

I’m planning on retiring September 2012 (next year). Our hospital (William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan) is currently looking for someone to co-teach with me for the next year. We train 2 HT and 4 HTL each year. The program director does all the lectures and labs for histotechnology,

RE: [Histonet] Luciferase

This is so much fun. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Angela Bitting Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 2:50 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; McAuliffe, William Subject: Re: [Histonet]

[Histonet] MOHS Technician Needed in Denver

MPath Search Partners, a division of Allied Search Partners is currently looking for a MOHS Histology Technician in Denver, CO. Schedule: M-F Full Time Day Shift Requirements: Previous work experience in MOHS surgery Summary of Job: Preparation of tissue specimens Cutting frozen

[Histonet] Shrunken Fibers Problem Mouse Muscle Fresh Frozen Sections HE Stained

I am having a big problem with the HE stained 6 micron frozen sections of mouse muscle tissue. The Immunofluorescence of adjacent sections on another slide are fine, but on the HE stained slides the fibers have shrunk and there are large spaces between the fibers. The sections are from the same

[Histonet] Vasculature in tumors

Hello all and happy long weekend (yes our boss gave us the rest of the day off at 2!!!) Looking to stain vasculature in tumors. I did trichrome, pentachrome, and PAS (with digestion) and am being told that these are not optimal for what they are looking for. Any other ideas to stain blood

[Histonet] RE: Vasculature in tumors

Hi Sarah, You can try CD34, VEGF, and FVIII. Hermina Hermina M. Borgerink, MALS, HT, HTL(ASCP)QIHC Wake Forest University Primate Center Department of Pathology Medical Center Blvd. Winston-Salem. N C  27157 Tel. (336) 716-1538 Fax (336) 716-1515 Email: hborg...@wakehealth.edu -Original

RE: [Histonet] Vasculature in tumors

You are probably looking for capillaries maybe arterioles so there wont be any elastic lamina for the pentachrome stain to detect. Instead try IHC with an endothelial marker like VE Cadherin (best) or in a pinch, CD31 or PECAM. Jerry Ricks Research Scientist University of Washington

[Histonet] ...maybe a little more specific

So am getting lots of responses for IHC stains (which is ok), but I am doing these stains on mouse xenografts and the background is getting in my way a lot. Was just trying to find a simple special that would do the trick =) If IHC is the only way, so be it...was just hoping... What about

[Histonet] RE: ...maybe a little more specific

Sarah, if you don't want to go to the hassle of working up antibodies on xenografts, you could use Ulex Europaeus lectin histochemistry which should work on any species - great for capillaries Ronnie Houston Anatomic Pathology Manager Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus OH 43205 (614) 722

Re: [Histonet] RE: ...maybe a little more specific

Sarah: Ronald's suggestion of using Ulex europaeus lectin is a great idea. I second it. René J. --- On Fri, 7/1/11, Houston, Ronald ronald.hous...@nationwidechildrens.org wrote: From: Houston, Ronald ronald.hous...@nationwidechildrens.org Subject: [Histonet] RE: ...maybe a little more specific

[Histonet] Remove my name

Hello Histonet, Please remove my name from the list, as I am on vacation next week. I will re-subscribe when I return. Thanks, Brian Branton Purchasing Agent SaraPath Diagnostics Sarasota Pathology Sarasota Professional Enterprises II (941) 362-8963 (941) 362-8964 FAX

[Histonet] Diane Tokugawa/CA/KAIPERM is out of the office.

I will be out of the office starting 07/01/2011 and will not return until 07/11/2011. Note: For Cytology issues, please call Wanda at 8-421-5426, For Histology issues, please call the general histology lab 8-421- 5408, Mario 8-421-4961 (day), Kiran 8-421-5404 (late afternoon/eve) or Wanda