RE: [Histonet] RE: Formic acid disposal?

2015-01-06 Thread Roy, Ryan
Oh ok that makes sense. Thanks -Original Message- From: Smith, Allen [mailto:asm...@barry.edu] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 4:59 PM To: Roy, Ryan Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: [Histonet] RE: Formic acid disposal? The language is Korean. The message or

[Histonet] Cyberlab pathology manual and Dragon

2015-01-06 Thread Vickroy, James
I have recently moved to a new organization and am setting up a new surgical pathology lab. The lab LIS system is Cyberlab and I am told that they have a AP module. In the past I have worked with Cerner Classic and CoPath Plus at a hospital but this lab will be a much smaller set-up. Obviousl

RE: [Histonet] HELP! Need some old fashioned histology advice

2015-01-06 Thread Mejia, Mary
OK Jay, I'm going to have to make this drink of your - thanks for the recipe. How thick were these whole rabbit mounted sections? Were the giant glass slides gelatin subbed? I was thinking of mounting a couple of these large 100um brain sections & see how good penetration is for the antibodies. I

[Histonet] Cost per block on the Sakura Xpress

2015-01-06 Thread Gowan,Christie C
Dear Histonetters, Does anyone have an algorithm for cost per block on the Sakura Xpress? I would need it for biopsy specimens only. I inherited one of these machines and before I put it into use, I want to know what it will cost me and yes I have reached out to Sakura (Florida) but not all my q

[Histonet] Cost per block on the Sakura Xpress

2015-01-06 Thread Gowan,Christie C
Dear Histonetters, Does anyone have an algorithm for cost per block on the Sakura Xpress? I would need it for biopsy specimens only. I inherited one of these machines and before I put it into use, I want to know what it will cost me and yes I have reached out to Sakura (Florida) but no responses

[Histonet] Happy New Year!

2015-01-06 Thread Lori McDonald
Wish you a Prosperous and Exciting. 2015 We look foward to working with you this year!! NEW ARRIVAL: [1]BD FACSCanto II With Fluidics Cart Manufactured in 2008 Dual Laser, 7 color set up D NEW ARRIVAL: [2]Biacore T-200 - Upgraded from a Biacore T-100 [3]ABI 3500- 8 Capillaries NEW,

[Histonet] VIP 6 processing baskets

2015-01-06 Thread Vickroy, James
Does anyone know if the VIP 6 cassette baskets fit other vendor embedding centers? Spec sheets have a lot of measurements but practical experience is the best guide. We are considering a Thermofisher embedding center or a Leica Embedding Center but most likely we will process with a VIP 6 so

RE: [Histonet] HELP! Need some old fashioned histology advice

2015-01-06 Thread Mejia, Mary
Hello Patsy, Thank you very much for responding! Yes & of course, I'll be removing the celloidin from each section - we normally do this on smaller human whole brainstem sections using ether/100% EA 1:1 - 3x - 3 minutes each with agitation. The latter type of sections are very easy to work wit

[Histonet] PASD muscle stains

2015-01-06 Thread Tiffany Passaro
Greetings, I am looking for fixatives that others are using in their labs for the PASD stain on fresh frozen muscle tissue. Currently we are fixing in 10% NBF. Thanks in advance for any info on this. Tiffany DISCLAIMER: This message is intended for the sole use of the addresse

[Histonet] Full Time HT position in Los Angeles, CA

2015-01-06 Thread Laurie Colbert
PATH MD, a state-of-the-art reference pathology laboratory located in Los Angeles, CA, is looking for two full time histotechnicians to start sometime in the first quarter of 2015. Applicant must be a motivated team player and have at least one year of experience and be ASCP registered. Profi

[Histonet] HER2 IHC controls

2015-01-06 Thread Burnett, Brandy
Are any of you making your own HER2 IHC control slides from patient tissue? ~~ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed.

RE: [Histonet] cutting honey bees

2015-01-06 Thread Patsy Ruegg
for the whole bee I probably would process and embed it in glycol methacrylate (gma) it is much harder and would give better sections, we have done zebra fish and several other harder tissues including calcified bone in GMA. Cheers, Patsy Patsy Ruegg, HT(ASCP)QIHC Ruegg IHC Consulting 40864 E A

Re: [Histonet] PASD muscle stains

2015-01-06 Thread koellingr
Tiffany, Have used 10%NBF on muscles but also alcoholic fixatives -alcoholic formalin or absolute- just always preferred 10%NBF since it gave the morphology and counterstaining I wanted.  diastase in a 6.0pH buffer (don't heat above 40 degrees if trying to speed up heating-kill the diastase) an

RE: And other crazy stuff. RE: [Histonet] cutting honey bees

2015-01-06 Thread Roberta Horner
The oddest things I cut were the honey bee and yellow jacket stingers. I've done plant stamen, reptiles, fish and I believe another insect. I usually tell the students that are working on a research project to give me a sample they don't care about so I can see if I can do what they want. But

[Histonet] RE: Cost per block on the Sakura Xpress

2015-01-06 Thread Sanders, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID)
I have seriously Important Info how to keep your costs as low as possible. We were the first lab to implement this plan and it works perfectly for us! Give me a call for details. Jeanine Sanders CDC Atlanta 404-639-3590 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu

[Histonet] Automatic H & E slide stainer recommendations

2015-01-06 Thread Conway, Carla
Hello colleagues, I would appreciate any recommendations for an automatic slide stainer. It will primarily be used for H & E staining, not IHC. Thanks in advance, Carla Carla Conway Histology Technician Western Fisheries Research Center, USGS 6505 N.E. 65th Street Seattle, WA 98115-5016 U

[Histonet] RE: HER2 IHC controls

2015-01-06 Thread Sebree Linda A
Yes, 3 different antibody expressions per block. Linda A. Sebree University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics IHC/ISH Laboratory 600 Highland Ave. Madison, WI 53792 (608)265-6596 FAX: (608)262-7174 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-b

[Histonet] Celestin Blue B

2015-01-06 Thread John Smallwood
Hello Histologists: Is there anywhere to get this ? Celestin Blue B C.I. 51050 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

Re: [Histonet] HELP! Need some old fashioned histology advice

2015-01-06 Thread Jay Lundgren
I don't know if the slides were subbed or not, but they looked improvised. The point is, at some point the sections are going to have to be mounted for visualisation, right? Someone or something is going to look at the section under magnification? If you mount them on glass *before* st

RE: And other crazy stuff. RE: [Histonet] cutting honey bees

2015-01-06 Thread Patsy Ruegg
The coolest thing I cut was 600 yo deer bone. One of our pathologist did archeology as a hobby and wanted me to section it, it was petrified as hard as a rock. We tried everything to soften it to no avail. We ended up cutting with a diamond wire lapidary saw without embedding it in anything.

Re: And other crazy stuff. RE: [Histonet] cutting honey bees

2015-01-06 Thread Caroline Miller
When I worked in a research core (which was only last week, but I just changed jobs). I have processed and cut (with varying degrees of success) fake meat samples for a company. They were mainly made of grains and mushed veggies. The problem was the samples were not consistent and there was no

RE: [Histonet] cutting honey bees

2015-01-06 Thread Grantham, Andrea L - (algranth)
I processed honeybees and was successful sectioning them. It takes a bit of patience and time. I soaked the bees to soften the outer parts in glycerin water and or mollifex. As for processing, I had to make up a schedule and infiltration is the key. If it isn't important to see the whole bee you