Yes, Patsy we all have different preferences and needs !
Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Histonet] Clinical histology to Research histology > Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 15:38:07 +0000 > > Very true Joelle, especially the academic politics part. For me it was all > about the science, I never liked the business side or managing other people, > when I was at the U I worked mostly by myself with just an assistant or two > and for one Pathologist. I take responsibility for my own work but do not > like to be responsible for others. It wasn't too hard for me to give up my > own lab business because I had become an owner/manager/instructor with others > doing the actual Science, I prefer to be in the lab hands on doing the > science. > > Cheers, > Patsy > > Patsy Ruegg, HT(ASCP)QIHC > Director of Histology and IHC > IHCtech a subsidiary of Flagship Bio-Sciences, LLC > Fitzsimmons BioScience Park > 12635 Montview Blvd. Suite 215 > Aurora, CO 80045 > Cell 720-281-5406 > email [email protected] > web site www.ihctech.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of joelle weaver > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 6:01 AM > To: Andrea Grantham > Cc: HISTONET > Subject: RE: [Histonet] Clinical histology to Research histology > > Agree! You do have to "translate" histo terminology for researchers and those > not part of the "industry". So glad to hear that you and others have had a > good experience transitioning. I think it is a personal or personality > preference. I learned that research is not my preference as a primary job ( > ok for part time). I am too practical, and bottom line driven- being more of > "business" and "process" person. And personally, I don't like dealing with > the academic politics or inflated egos. Research is either for you, or not, > and I don't think you can know until you test it for yourself. > > > > > Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC > > > From: [email protected] > > Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 09:59:04 -0700 > > CC: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Clinical histology to Research histology > > > > Cassie, > > It is so much better! > > > > Basically you are doing the same thing but in my instance I get a pretty > > wide variety of projects (different species) and pretty often need to > > address each one differently. > > I have many different processing schedules programmed into my processor - > > like whole brain, sliced brain, large bone, chick embryo, mouse embryo - > > different stages, etc. You might have processing schedules using solutions > > like cedarwood oil or butanol and have to use an old style dip n'dunk > > processor because the solutions aren't compatible with the newer models. > > But I even have a routine schedule much like a clinical lab overnite > > program. The knowledge you have gained in the clinical lab will be a > > valuable resource as will reference texts and always HISTONET. > > > > You may be doing work on insects and plants - always a challenge but so > > much fun and a real learning experience. Different sets of special stains > > are asked for like Ruthenium Red/Toluidine Blue or Picrosirius Red. I do a > > lot of Oil Red O and Luxol Fast Blue stains but hardly any GMS and AFB and > > PAS stains. > > > > The investigators can be just like the pathologists in their demands but > > there are some who don't know what the hell they are doing and you will > > want to meet with them before the actual tissue hits the lab to discuss > > what they want to have done. You may need to tailor what you do to what > > they need. They might show up with a paper and want you to do the same > > protocols as what is written up except they don't have details so you will > > have to do a bit of research - or a lot of research. I enjoy this because I > > can make the time to do it. > > > > You may have to do a lot of explaining on what you do because most people > > don't understand what you do. Terminology - most people don't speak > > histotech. With every batch of new students or personnel you will repeat > > this. > > > > Turn around time is better - you fit the work into your schedule. You are > > not so frenzied. The hours in most cases are better. > > > > Frozen sections - don't be surprised if you are cutting 100 micron sections > > or sections from tissue not embedded in OCT and you have to put them on > > tiny coverslips or do serial frozens on a whole organ and put 20-30 or more > > on one slide. > > > > There are lots of challenges, in some cases the pay is not as good. 8-( > > Depending on where you work though the benefits can sometimes outweigh the > > low pay - or come close. > > BUT all in all I found it to be so much better than clinical and I actually > > feel more appreciated here than I did in the clinical labs where I worked > > (except for Thomason Hospital in El Paso where I was treated very well). > > > > > > Andrea Grantham, HT (ASCP) > > Senior Research Specialist > > University of Arizona > > Cellular and Molecular Medicine > > Histology Service Laboratory > > P.O.Box 245044 > > Tucson, AZ 85724 > > > > [email protected] > > Tel: 520.626.4415 Fax: 520.626.2097 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Histonet mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
