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2019-08-14 Thread Rhonda McCormick via Histonet
Help! I became HT certified in 2004 under the HS degree and lab experience qualification. I do have a Bachelor’s Degree in Education,, with only 12 hours of science. I am looking to relocate to Texas and therefore am job hunting. The problem I’m running into is that without an Associates Deg

[Histonet] Buy or reagent rental deal for ThinPrep/Surepath

2019-08-14 Thread Charles Rowlands via Histonet
Hi folks I wondered if anyone could give some ideas on the pros and cons for outright purchase or reagent rental deals for Surepath and Thinprep? How much difference could there be? If your volumes are 6000 might be better to have used deal and buy consumables on market than be tied in? Any ben

[Histonet] different dehydration methods after staining with PAP

2019-08-14 Thread Michelle Jamison via Histonet
Hi All with experience with PAP staining, In the last steps of PAP staining there are dehydration steps (with alcohol) then coversliping. Do you ever dehydrate with air, or always with alcohol? Also, do you ever have a problem with moisture being caught under the coverslip causing a cloudy effe

[Histonet] recomendations on new cryostats

2019-08-14 Thread Eileen Akemi Allison via Histonet
Good Morning Histo Peeps! Our facility is looking to purchase 2 new cryostats. Can any of my pathology/histology colleagues recommend which you prefer. Pros and cons of the Sakura and Leica cryostats would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your input! Warm regards, Akemi Allis