[Histonet] Contract rate

Hola peeps!! So does anyone know what the going rate for after hours contact HT work is. We are an urban research lab and it would be after hours work. We are in Austin Texas if that helps any =) Thanks Sarah Goebel-Dysart, BA, HT(ASCP), QIHC (ASCP) Histotechnologist Mirna Therapeutics 2150

[Histonet] Equipment service and repair

I am wondering if there are any service company's that will repair and service Leica equipment in northern New York (Saranac Lake)? I have a Leica VT 1000s that needs some attention and would need some occasional PM visits. Thanks for any suggestions! Mike

[Histonet] Symphony Issues

This inquiry is from the lead histotech inour lab: Is anyone having problems with moisture on the slide, bubbles and misaligned coverslips or multiple coverslips. If so, what are they being told from Ventana? What have they done to resolve issues? Can you respond to her directly @

[Histonet] Histotech/IHC/Grossing Jobs In NY/NJ/CT areas (Permanent)

Allied Search Partners has been retained for the following searches. We have openings in Immunohistochemistry, Grossing, and Histology. Please forward this along to anyone who you know that would be interested in any of the following positions. We do offer generous referral bonuses. 1. Please

[Histonet] Ventana Symphony

We had a Symphony instrument for 6 months and had that problem - variable staining due to the humidity, bubbles, etc. Ventana engineers came to our lab and worked on the issue. Then Ventana brought a new instrument in but was never able to resolve the problem for us. We do not have a Symphony

[Histonet] RE: Equipment service and repair

Speaking of Leica VT1000S Vibrating microtome - I am looking for one, for a research facility. Let me know if you have a used one available. Thank you, Gwen Vaughn GMI, Inc.  ...Instrumental to Science Buyer http://www.gmi-inc.com/ T: 1-800-745-2710 | F: 763-712-8724 | 1-800-745-2710 Sign

Re: [Histonet] Contract rate

Is that full contact, or just sparring? Sincerely, Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP) ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu

[Histonet] (no subject)

Greetings, does anyone know of a less expensive substitute for Kim-wipes?   Paula K. Pierce, HTL(ASCP)HT President Excalibur Pathology, Inc. 8901 S. Santa Fe, Suite G Oklahoma City, OK 73139 405-759-3953 Lab 405-759-7513 Fax www.excaliburpathology.com

RE: [Histonet] (no subject)

Old telephone book pages! -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Paula Pierce Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 2:23 PM To: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] (no subject) Greetings, does anyone know of a

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Second that - learned that trick for cleaning the water bath surface from Pete Emanuele at AFIP a looong time ago. Brett M. Connolly, Ph.D. Principal Scientist, Imaging Dept. Merck Co., Inc. PO Box 4, WP-44K West Point, PA 19486 brett_conno...@merck.com T- 215-652-2501 F- 215-993-6803

[Histonet] Expert Level Cutting and Embedding

Hi, We all know there are many labs in a transitional stage or are having to deal with employee turnover at any given point in time. It takes time to find the right candidate who is the best fit for your lab and its goals. HistoCare helps to alleviate workload stress while providing embedding

Re: [Histonet] (no subject)

Back in the Olde Days, when we gathered wax for embedding from the beehives in the back of the hospital and used the eggs from the hospital's chicken coops to make albumin as a slide adhesive (I'm being facetious here, I hope you know...), we used ScotTowels, torn in half, for cleaning water

RE: [Histonet] (no subject)

Done that!!! And old shiny magazines. WANDA G. SMITH, HTL(ASCP)HT Pathology Supervisor TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER 9330 Medical Plaza Drive Charleston, SC  29406 843-847-4586 843-847-4296 fax This email and any files transmitted with it may contain PRIVILEGED or CONFIDENTIAL information and

RE: [Histonet] Symphony Issues

Hi Nita, We had a similar problem and our Technical Service rep narrowed it down to where the coverslippers were actually manufactured. After changing out the coverslipper 3 times, he ordered a new one directly from Tuscon and we have not had the problem again. So far as humidity goes, there

Re: [Histonet] Symphony Issues

Report this to the tech support. We had to have an adjustment and also got rid of a bad lot of coverglass. they replaced it at no cost to us. --- On Tue, 7/31/12, Nita Searcy nsea...@swmail.sw.org wrote: From: Nita Searcy nsea...@swmail.sw.org Subject: [Histonet] Symphony Issues To:

Re: [Histonet] (no subject)

Can't beat phone books. Cheap, torn in half they are wider than a kimwipe, you're recycling, and providing therapy in the form of stress relief obtained tearing up phone books. Rena On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 2:23 PM, Paula Pierce cont...@excaliburpathology.com wrote: Greetings, does anyone

[Histonet] our first histology conference

Dear all we are now arrage for the first conference of our department at Faculty of veterinary medicine- Cairo University- Egypt . Within the range of 6 monthes.the details well be specified and tell you aboutit well be an amazing opportunity for you to take a trip and visit Egypt and

[Histonet] Proteolytic enzyme pretreatment before immunostaining

Dear Histonetters, Could anyone explain about the difference between proteolytic enzymes for immuostaining? We use enzyme pretreatment rarely nowadays, and apart from some ready-to-use one (Dako's Proteinase K), I have used Protease (Sigma) previously when I did manual staining. At the moment

Re: [Histonet] Proteolytic enzyme pretreatment before immunostaining

Enzyme pretreatment, and all steps in epitope retrieval, should follow the same quality control steps as antibody incubation and antibody concentration. Enzyme pretreatment is not magic, however the kinetics involved are very difficult to predict. Epitopes are typically chemical shapes within