[Histonet] Cell block prep

Hello Histo folks Would you all mind sharing with me your procedures for making cell blocks? I would like to compare different procedures with what I am doing. Thanks so much Kimberly ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu ht

RE: [Histonet] Retirement

Count me in as well...At that age I may be well ready for tropical and get away from the cold of Alaksa... -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Emily Sours Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 9:24 AM To:

[Histonet] Counter top immunos

Hello Histo folks Hope everyone is having a great weekI am writing to get some info on immuno kits for staining just by hand, like back when I first started in this field. We are a small lab in Alaska and all of our immunos are sent out of state, We are looking to do some of them here and

[Histonet] Recycled Xylene

Hello in Histo land. I know it is a subject brought up over and over again but I need to get the opinion of my fellow Histo techs on processing tissue with recycled Xylene. Yes I know it saves money and is better for the earth, but is the quality of the tissue the same??? Coverslipping and cle

[Histonet] Biopsy Run

Morning and Happy Hump day Histo peeps Hope everyone is having a fun filled Lab Week, Here is Alaska we are eating more than usual... Just need to ask one more question regarding my evil "nuclear artifact". We have decided it is a processing issue due to the type of cassettes we use. In c

[Histonet] Howdy all

Happy Friday Histo peeps Would anyone know of any openings for Histo techs in the Southern Utah area? I have a tech working with me that is looking to relocate from Alaska to Utah to be closer to family. Any info would be great. Thanks Kimberly __

[Histonet] Medical Grade Microwave

Hello Histo peeps Just wondering where other labs purchased "Medical Grade Microwave" from. I am told the kind you buy at wal-mart to do special stains is no longer acceptable. Any info on this would be appreciated. Thanks Kimberly ___ Histonet ma

[Histonet] Biopsy Run

Hello out there!!! Just a couple of quick questions...I wrote before with a "artifact" problem and I thank everyone for their input. Bad thing is, I am still having issues. Would my fellow Histo Techs please share with me the times you use on your Biopsy Run's as well maybe give me some

[Histonet] Poor nuclear artifact

Happy Friday Histo people!!! I need some opinions on a processing issue I cant seem to fix. I run a short processing run each night for my small biopsies. With two processors, I rotate so the machine with the newest reagents is the one we run as the biopsy machine. For several weeks now my

[Histonet] cdj

Hello everyone We recently recieved a case possible positive for CJD. In researching this we have found that they now say Formalin is BAD. As long as I have been a Histo tech it seems the rules were Formalin then Formic acid. But seems there are some studies saying this is no longer enough.