[Histonet] PathCentral LIS

Are there any labs out there that are currently using PathCentral as an LIS? Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks! mailgate.hinet.org made the following annotations - NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended

[Histonet] Looking for Brain Tissue with MS plaques

I'm looking for brain tissue containing ms plaques for use as a control for the Luxol Fast Blue Stain. Would anyone out there be willing to part with a block or know of somewhere I can order such control slides? Thanks for your help! Jenny mailgate.hinet.org made the following annotations --

[Histonet] Spirochete Control Tissue

Does anyone out there have any Spirochete Control tissue they would be willing to trade or sell? Thanks! Jenny mailgate.hinet.org made the following annotations - NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended

[Histonet] Specimen Tracking for courier

I'm curious what methods other labs are using to track specimens that couriers pick up from clinic locations to ensure safe delivery to the lab. We currently utilize a logbook at the clinic site that the courier signs when they take the specimen but I have heard there are barcoded systems avai

[Histonet] Looking for Fungus Control Tissue

I am looking for Fungus Control Tissue. Preferably Aspergillus. I have other great control tissues that I can trade if needed. Please contact me at earlyb...@cablespeed.com . Thanks!! mailgate.hinet.org made the following annotations --

[Histonet] IHC Technician position available

Northwest Pathology has an opportunity for an Immunohistochemistry Technician, ASCP certified or registry eligible preferred, to join our progressive laboratory. This full-time position requires two to three years of hands on immunohistochemistry experience with QIHC certification or eligibili

[Histonet] Parvovirus Control Slides

Does anyone out there have a resource for unstained slides or tissue infected with parvovirus? Thanks Jennifer Bull Northwest Pathology Bellingham, WA 98225 w: 360-734-2800 x503 jennifer.b...@nwpathology.com mailgate.hinet.org made the following annota

[Histonet] Frozen Tonsil Controls

Does anyone know where to purchase frozen tonsil control tissue for IF's? Thanks! Jennifer Bull Histology Supervisor jennifer.b...@nwpathology.com ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listi

[Histonet] Fatty Breast Tissue processing

Is anyone willing to share their protocol for processing fatty breast tissue? It is difficult to find any documentation or processes that work really well. Thank you in advance, you have all been extremely helpful to me! Jennifer Bull Histology Supervisor jennifer.b...@nwpathology.com _

[Histonet] Question about floating sections off slides

Does anyone have any experience in taking a stained H&E slide (non-charged), working backwards to rehydration, and floating the individual tissue sections off into a waterbath to be picked up on a charged slide? I can't come up with any possible way to successfully do this, but one of our Patho

[Histonet] Is there anyone out there that is using the VIP6 from Sakura?

Is there anyone out there that is currently using the VIP6 that could give me feedback on processing times for small biopsoes and surgicals? We are trying to get a realistic comparison of the Perloris to the tried and true from Sakura. Thanks in advance! Jennifer Bull jennifer.b...@nwpathology.

Subject: [Histonet] brain sections falling off slides during IHC

What type of plus slides are you using? There are a few companies out there selling a "super" adhesive slide for just such applications. We use the Bond380 slide from TruScientific for all of our brain, autopsy and fatty tissue when performing IHC. We rarely have any compromised tissue and that

[Histonet] Auto-IHC Staining Issues

Paula- It's a hard problem to diagnose with out knowing what platform you are using, but here is what I have learned from our experience- - We had the same trouble on our Ventana Benchmark and after much hair pulling and troubleshooting, found it to be the slides we were using. The only slides