The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics department of Pathology is seeking
a Quality and Operations Improvement Engineer to design, organize and
coordinate informatics and quality system program activities for the Anatomic
Pathology laboratories and faculty. Leads the evaluation and
One of our residents is going to take her boards in a few months, and she would
like to take along her (ancient!) Olympus BH2 microscope. Does anyone have a
BH2 microscope travel bag/case that they would be willing to sell to us?
Alternatively, does anyone have any favorite retailers of vintage
I received approval to order a new microtome (yay!), and we have chosen a
Thermo Scientific HM 300 Series Rotary Microtome to replace our Leitz 1512. My
question is, which kind of blade carrier should I choose, the E or ER? We use
high profile disposable blades. I can't tell from the tiny
According to the Histonet archives, this hasn't been discussed for almost a
decade. How are labs drying/curing their slides before they are filed?
We are a small oral pathology laboratory and we hand-coverslip using Richard
Allen mounting medium and glass coverslips. After cases are signed
Last week I posted a question asking if Sakura autostainer racks held up in the
microwave. As usual, I got some great responses from the histonet community,
and I wanted to share with anyone who might be interested, and for the benefit
of the archives.
Thanks to everyone who responded!
--I
Our lab just got a new-to-us Sukura DRS 2000, and I was wondering if the racks
can be microwaved. Does anyone microwave just the part that holds slides, and
have you had any problem with warping? I would like to microwave a rack for 2
minutes to fully dry my slides before staining.
Thanks!
I attended the Tri-State Symposium in Dubuque, IA last week (which was
fantastic) and sat in on a Boot Camp for Histology workshop. At this
workshop I realized that some problems we have been having with sectioning
could be due to our processor set up.
Before microtomy we have to soak our
There is an opening for a full-time 1st shift histotech at the Oral Pathology
Laboratory at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry.
Full details can be found at https://jobs.uiowa.edu/pands/view/62184
Education Required:
A Bachelor's degree in a basic science with specialized training in
