[Histonet] RE: HTL Exam

2011-11-14 Thread joelle weaver
AdrienneThanks for your thoughts, however I was not in need of any study help, having passed the exam some time ago, but was posting in response to students questions to try to help and support them. I think your system is good if your goal is memorization. My personal feeling is that while

[Histonet] Whiskers

2011-11-14 Thread Adam Boanas
Hello, I am currently sectioning individual rat whiskers and follicles and am having some trouble obtaining clean sections from within the centre of the whisker (and intact bulb) without the brittle hair falling out of the block or splintering. Does anyone know of a method that I could use to

[Histonet] using Aquoes mounting media

2011-11-14 Thread Remedy Bi
Hello friends i wish to fine out how to use the aqueous mounting media. thanks alot ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

[Histonet] RE: HTL Exam

2011-11-14 Thread joelle weaver
No harm done. I believe that you meant the Bancroft text, and it is also good and similar in content to the Sheehan Hrapchak as well as the Pierce and Luna publication(s) . All would suffice in my opinion, as a compliment to Carson, it is more or less a matter of opinion and preference,

[Histonet] (no subject)

2011-11-14 Thread Freeman, Carol
We are starting MSI testing in our lab, I am just curious if there is any labs out there doing this on colon biopsy cases. If so we would love some feedback. I would like to know if this is common practice somewhere. ___ Histonet mailing list

[Histonet] RE: 15 years of Histonet

2011-11-14 Thread Morken, Timothy
Linda Wrote By the way, Histonet is coming up on its 16th year anniversary (wow!) and there are currently 3543 members on the list (from 30 countries as of my last tally). That is really great. I agree with John Kiernan that Histonet really opened up the histology community. Back in the old

[Histonet] counterstain for fast red

2011-11-14 Thread Kim Merriam
Hi Everyone,   We are currently running some alk phos staining protocols with a fast red chromogen.  My pathologist would like to use something other than Hematoxylin as a counterstain.  What does everyone recommend?    Thanks, Kim Kim Merriam, MA, HT(ASCP)QIHC Cambridge, MA

[Histonet] HT training -competency checklist

2011-11-14 Thread joelle weaver
A couple of people contacted me about a training and competency checklist for intial, entry level HT employees. I put something together that is pretty generic from some items I developed for a previous employer. Of course if I was going to do this for myself, I would expand it out, but it

Re: [Histonet] Whiskers

2011-11-14 Thread Rene J Buesa
Us 10% aq. KOH sol. for half an ahour and process after that. René J. --- On Mon, 11/14/11, Adam Boanas a.boa...@epistem.co.uk wrote: From: Adam Boanas a.boa...@epistem.co.uk Subject: [Histonet] Whiskers To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Monday,

Re: [Histonet] using Aquoes mounting media

2011-11-14 Thread Rene J Buesa
For sure the one you bought come with the instructions. In essence your section has to be wet (with water); add the mounting medium and cover. Let it dar. René J. --- On Mon, 11/14/11, Remedy Bi bire...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Remedy Bi bire...@yahoo.com Subject: [Histonet] using Aquoes

[Histonet] Pan Keratin Mouse

2011-11-14 Thread Chiriboga, Luis
Hi All Anyone have any recommendations for a pan cytokeratin that works in mouse tissue? Thanks Luis /PRE html body br / This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain

RE: [Histonet] HT training -competency checklist

2011-11-14 Thread joelle weaver
JenniferI got a linked in account and have never paid for it since 2008.I think that you pay only if you want the enhanced page features. I think that the checklist builder is under the lab quality management and competency materials from CAP. I posted the link the other day by entering

[Histonet] RE: Histonet Digest, Vol 96, Issue 20

2011-11-14 Thread Nancy Schmitt
Carol- We started doing the MSI panel on all colon resections earlier this year. We run this on the BOND system with good results. Nancy Dubuque, IA Message: 5 Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:15:19 -0500 From: Freeman, Carol carol.free...@utoledo.edu Subject: [Histonet] (no subject) To:

[Histonet] HTL exam

2011-11-14 Thread madary
nb= sp;Although I paased it when there was still a practical, I found that read= ing ALL of the recommended texts provided me with the information needed to= pass the exam without the need to memorize. I esp found the BS and th= e Carson text particularly helpful and it

[Histonet] rat whiskers

2011-11-14 Thread madary
nb= sp;Instead of treating the whiskers, perhaps embedding the follicles on aga= r and then processing the agar, cutting the agar/paraffin block with a new = balde, keeping every section, you should be okay. You can also try and cut = them at 3 microns. I would

[Histonet] Second Shift lead position available at CellNetix Labs in Seattle

2011-11-14 Thread Patrick Laurie
Histonet, *Job Title:*Lead Histotech – 2nd shift *Department: *Laboratory *Reports To:*Histology Supervisor *Shifts: *3:00pm to 11:30PM Monday thru Friday *SUMMARY* Under the supervision of the Histology

Re: [Histonet] RE: 15 years of Histonet

2011-11-14 Thread Joe Nocito
Can't agree more. I mean, where would Joe the Toe be without the Histonet? By the way, just read the reviews from the lecture my buddy Hector and I gave in Cinci this year. One of the critiques stated that Hector and I are the biggest egomaniacs this side of space. Wow, I've been called a lot

RE: [Histonet] counterstain for fast red

2011-11-14 Thread Tony Henwood (SCHN)
Try 1-2% Ethyl green in acetate buffer (pH4) - will give you green nuclei (of course) Regards Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC), FFSc(RCPA) Laboratory Manager Senior Scientist Tel: 612 9845 3306 Fax: 612 9845 3318 the children's hospital at westmead Cnr Hawkesbury

[Histonet] ? QIHC

2011-11-14 Thread joelle weaver
Contemplating the IHC qualification and wondering if supervisors/managers can provide feedback as to their feeling/perception of this credential, how you feel it might effect/limit hiring for you when you review candidates? Want to make sure that I am investing in something that will truly aid

[Histonet] EM question

2011-11-14 Thread Cheryl Crowder
I am the first to admit I know little to nothing about EM. I have a researcher who read an article today that said in the method that they had taken cells, applied them to copper EM grids and immersed them in liquid nitrogen to fix them. Has anyone ever heard of this technique? and if you

[Histonet] Dried Tissue Marking Ink

2011-11-14 Thread J Emahiser
I've been having issues with some of my tissue marking ink drying up. Is there any solvent I can add to reconstitute it, or do I just need to get new bottles? -- J Emahiser Mohs Tech ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu