[Histonet] Job Opening: Histology/IHC Manager

2014-10-21 Thread Kiranjit Grewal
Hi All, Great opportunity to work with Kaiser Permanente Regional Laboratory located in Berkeley, CA serving Northern California Kaiser Hospitals. Excellent benefits and state of the art lab with Ventana & Leica Staining platforms, Hours of the position are 8am-5pm M-F. If interested, plea

[Histonet] drosophila paraffin histology technique

2014-10-21 Thread Prentice, Linda
I would appreciate help with finding a good paraffin protocol for drosophila (fruit flies). I am currently using Bouin's fixative followed by a routine alcohol, xylene substitute and paraffin infiltration technique. I need a protocol that will allow better infiltration than I am currently get

Re: [Histonet] FW: Formalin use in grossing

2014-10-21 Thread Jay Lundgren
Have you tried improvising a cover for the cassette bucket? It cuts down on fumes considerably. You only get one chance to properly fix something, so I always lean in the direction of more fixation, not less (within reason, I know about the guidelines for HER2). Or, get rid of formalin in your la

RE: [Histonet] Re: QIHC exam

2014-10-21 Thread Amber McKenzie
BUT, there is no answer key! I don't like that. I wish they were in the back of the book to review. Amber McKenzie | Histology Supervisor GI Associates & Endoscopy Center 1405 North State Street, Suite 400 Jackson, MS 39202 Phone | 601-863-0381 Fax | 601-326-3532 -Original Message- F

[Histonet] Re: QIHC exam

2014-10-21 Thread Beth Cox
Amylin, The Michigan Society of Histotechnologists has Study Workbook for the QIHC exam. It was written to cover all the things you need to study for the exam (and avoids the things not covered on the exam). To order, go to mihisto.org cost:$20 Beth Cox, HTL/SCT(ASCP)QIHC Patholog