[Histonet] Please fill out our Histology Bench-marking Survey

out the de-identified results to everyone who answers our survey. We'll be closing the survey on Oct. 5th. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Many thanks in advance. Lesley Bechtold lesley.becht...@jax.org<mailto:lesley.becht...@jax.org> Associate Director, Histopat

[Histonet] Please fill out our benchmarking survey

benefit from this data. Many thanks in advance. Lesley Bechtold lesley.becht...@jax.org<mailto:lesley.becht...@jax.org> Associate Director, Histopathology Sciences The Jackson Laboratory 600 Main Street Bar Harbor, ME 04609 www.jax.org<http://www.jax.org> 1. Name of Institutio

[Histonet] Short Benchmarking Survey

-identified results to everyone who answers our survey. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Many thanks in advance. Lesley Bechtold lesley.becht...@jax.org Associate Director, Histopathology Sciences The Jackson Laboratory 600 Main Street Bar Harbor, ME 04609 www.jax.org 1

[Histonet] Free Cassettes to a School?

I'd really like to donate them to a school where they can be used and I'm willing to pay domestic (within the USA) shipping. If you are interested, please contact me directly. Thank you. Lesley Lesley Bechtold, MS, MBA Senior Manager, Histopathology Sciences The Jackson Laboratory 600 Main Street

[Histonet] Organizing IHC

Good Afternoon, I have a question and I'm hoping for some creative answers. How do other labs track their IHC? Right now, we have 3 large binders with the paper work-up sheets and package information filed alphabetically. We have nothing electronic other than an Excel spreadsheet with

[Histonet] BSL2 work?

Good Morning, Are there any labs out there capable of handling BSL2 level work? In the future, we might have some mouse tissue samples that have been infiltrated with human brain or spinal cord cells. The issue is prions and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. We're not set up to handle these

[Histonet] Capacity for Histotechnologists

Good Morning, How many of you are experiencing Winter Storm Juno? We're currently getting hit by it here in Maine! Last year, I found paper that included the recommendation by the ASCP on the average number of slides per year that a Histotechnologist could be expected to deliver. I can't

[Histonet] Histology Service Manager Position - New!

Job Description We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and energetic individual who is looking for a position where their work makes a difference in people's lives. At The Jackson Laboratory, we are leading the search for tomorrow's cures. As the Manager of the Histology Service,

[Histonet] Open Position for Histology Services Manager

The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) is an independent nonprofit genetics research institute located in Bar Harbor, Maine. We are looking for a skilled and motivated individual to fill our Histology Services Manager position. The Histology Services Manager is responsible for day-to-day oversight of

[Histonet] Prioritizing Histology work/projects

Good Afternoon, This may apply more to the research-type labs than clinical labs, but I am wondering: how do you prioritize the work that your Histology Lab or Service receives? Do you batch like things together? Do it strictly by date? Are there other ways to do it? I'd be interested in

[Histonet] Histology Benchmarking Survey

Dear Histonetters, We are seeking information from our peers in the Histology world. To better understand what other Histology Labs offer, we have created a short survey that we hope you will fill out. The link to the survey is below. Information is a useful tool when preparing budgets,

[Histonet] Slide printers and Cassette Printers

Good afternoon, We are in the market for new slide and cassette printers. I'd be interested in hearing about what people like or don't like about their printers. Thank you. Lesley Lesley S. Bechtold Senior Manager, Histopathology Sciences The Jackson Laboratory 600 Main St. Bar Harbor, ME

[Histonet] Histology Service Supervisory Position open

We have an opening for a Histology Service Supervisor position. Please see the posting below. Supervisor, Histology Services The Histology Service Supervisor is responsible for day-to-day oversight of the Histology Service. This includes supervision of facility staff, work flow oversight

[Histonet] Histology Lab Survey

Dear Histonetters, Scientific Services at The Jackson Laboratory is conducting benchmarking surveys in an effort to develop an understanding of the current best practices in operations, management and technical delivery at peer institutions. The goal is to gather quality data that can be used

[Histonet] Histotechology Position in Bar Harbor, Maine

Histotechnologist I/II A fulltime Histotechnologist I/II position is available in the Histology Service of The Jackson Laboratory. Successful applicants will be required to conduct standard histological protocols such as embedding, sectioning and staining, as well as routine laboratory

[Histonet] staining of plastic sections

Hi Histonetters, If anyone has a good protocol for staining plastic sections, could they share it? We have samples embedded in an epoxy resin for TEM but they love the semi-thick sections on the glass slide and asked if we could do something other than a toluidine blue O, the standard stain

[Histonet] Histology Lab Information

! Lesley Bechtold Senior Manager, Histopathology Sciences The Jackson Laboratory 600 Main St. Bar Harbor, ME 04609 207-288-6322 (phone) 207-288-6325 (fax) http://www.jax.org/survey/index.html ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu