Re: [Histonet] Pas Digestion

2015-11-03 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
The optimal temperature for most enzymes in 37 degrees Celsius. From: "Lager, Loree via Histonet" To: "'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'" Date: 11/03/2015 12:38 PM Subject:[Histonet] Pas Digestion Hello, This is my first time using the histonet, as our veteran user ret

Re: [Histonet] IHC hand staining

2015-11-05 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
In one of our classes the students do IHC staining by hand. They perform multiple procedures over the semester. We currently use Biocare reagents. The polymer based detection systems are simple to use. The data sheets that accompany the antibodies and detection reagents are really helpful w

Re: [Histonet] Hourly wage for trainee in CA

2015-11-29 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
Akemi, I think this offer is low for a certified HT/HTL, particularly in that area. I have had graduates go up to Northern CA and the minimum starting wage that they have accepted is $25. These are brand new graduates, with minimal experience, but I don't believe their titles are "trainees". J

[Histonet] Leica rep in SoCal

2015-12-23 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
Looking for the contact information for Leica sales in Southern California. Thanks, ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

Re: [Histonet] Processing of breast tissue

2016-01-05 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
Do you using "freezing spray" on these specimens? Direct spray can cause the tissue to appear burnt. From: Charles Riley via Histonet To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: 01/05/2016 06:00 AM Subject:[Histonet] Processing of breast tissue We have been experiencing so

Re: [Histonet] unsolved proplem

2016-01-26 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
There are a couple of things that it might be. 1. Uneven deparaffinization before staining. 2. Water in your last reagents/paraffin on the processor. From: mohamed abd el razik via Histonet To: "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" Date: 01/26/2016 11:33 AM Subject:[Histone

Re: [Histonet] Nuclear Bubbling

2016-02-16 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
There is no need to be rude. He has tried the drying option and is still having nuclear bubbling. He is exploring other possible issues. You would see this if you read the email in its entirety. From: Rene J Buesa via Histonet To: "Vickroy, James" , "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.e

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2016-04-03 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
There is a reference to erythrosin in Lynch's Medical Laboratory Technology, but it is brief. Culling is the author of the histology chapter, so perhaps he has something more in depth. From: "Tony Henwood (SCHN) via Histonet" To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" Date: 04/03/201

Re: [Histonet] Blog Post Not lab related

2016-04-14 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
In addition to the Histonet, I am on a listserve for clinical laboratory educators. Dr. Raff posts his blog link on that listserve as well. He also responds to some of the questions. There has never been one public complaint regarding his posts. It is very clear in the subject line and the

Re: [Histonet] Sea urchin Spines

2016-04-27 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
I'm told that it is the ammonia in urine that is the "active ingredient". Perhaps trying ammonia water? From: "deGuzman, Jose R via Histonet" To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" Date: 04/27/2016 01:58 PM Subject:Re: [Histonet] Sea urchin Spines Have you tried urine or

Re: [Histonet] PAS Stain

2016-05-05 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
We switched form malt diastase to alpha amylase and have seen a significant improvement in digestion, but as others have said enzyme activity will be destroyed at 60 degrees C. We put ours into a 37 degree C water bath. Enzymes work optimally at 37C, body temperature. As the temperature rises

Re: [Histonet] Histonet for Med Techs

2016-05-23 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
clse...@list.apsu.edu This is a list serve for MT/MLT Educators. Sent from my iPhone > On May 23, 2016, at 6:09 AM, Pam Barker via Histonet wrote: > > Hi Histonetters! > I hope everyone is looking forward to a great week and a fantastic Memorial > Day Weekend. I am hoping someone can help me w

Re: [Histonet] Powder Picric Acid vs Liquid Picric Acid

2016-06-13 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
0.5 grams in 400 mL is 0.125%. Dilute your 1.3% tenfold and it will be close enough. From: Amy Johnson via Histonet To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" Date: 06/13/2016 10:47 AM Subject:[Histonet] Powder Picric Acid vs Liquid Picric Acid Our current procedure for the

Re: [Histonet] warthin-starry stain

2016-06-16 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
are you doing a microwave method or traditional? From: Jeff Halstead via Histonet To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" Date: 06/16/2016 10:17 AM Subject:[Histonet] warthin-starry stain Hello histonet---I am a tech in western Oregon, and I have been experiencing strange

Re: [Histonet] Poor Staining

2016-06-16 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
Heat can cause poor chromatin staining. Is the two shades of eosin only on the biopsies, or all tissues? From: Charles Riley via Histonet To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: 06/16/2016 11:19 AM Subject:[Histonet] Poor Staining Can over processing small biopsies lea

Re: [Histonet] Cleaning Tissue Molds

2016-07-14 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
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Re: [Histonet] block scrapers

2016-07-21 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
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Re: [Histonet] Reticulin Stain

2016-07-21 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
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Re: [Histonet] On the hunt for new microtomes!

2016-08-01 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
Lecia makes the Sakura microtome. We have both Sakura and Microm microtomes in our student lab. They have both proved to be reliable. There is a difference between a Shandon microtome and a Microm microtome. From: Rene J Buesa via Histonet To: Mary Faith Encarnacion , "histonet@list

Re: [Histonet] On the hunt for new microtomes!

2016-08-02 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
Your ignorant sarcasm isn't appreciated. Leica makes the microtome and private labels it for Sakura. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 2, 2016, at 7:46 AM, Rene J Buesa via Histonet wrote: > > As far as I know Leica Microsystems has bought/absorbed along the years many optical/instruments makers, su

Re: [Histonet] Eosin

2016-08-30 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
Elizabeth, You can try to lower the pH of the eosin a bit. Add some acetic acid. Use absolute alcohol after the eosin for differentiating/dehydrating. Jennifer From: "Cameron, Elizabeth via Histonet" To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" Date: 08/30/2016 07:29 AM Subject:

[Histonet] Nurses in charge of labs

2016-09-02 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
This decision could affect histology labs as well. Please read below and consider the effects of having a nurse in charge of the lab. Jennifer Petition Urging CMS to Reconsider Ruling on Nursing Degree Equivalence ASCLS, in conjunction with our partners on the Board of Certification, urge the

Re: [Histonet] taking the HTL

2016-09-19 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
This may be a better option: https://www.labce.com/histology_exam_simulator.aspx The NSH has partnered with media lab for exams. You have a full year access to the questions. There are over 2,000 questions in the question bank and there are images as well. NSH members pay the discounted rate

Re: [Histonet] Bachelor's degrees to sit for HTL

2016-10-20 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
Fawn, There is no specification as to what type of degree it must be. It can be any baccalaureate degree as long as you have at least 30 semester hours of biology and chemistry combined. I have had students with art and psychology degrees sit for the HTL exam. They came back to college to get

Re: [Histonet] Congo Red Controls

2016-11-14 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
We cut ours at 8 um within a couple of days of when we are going to use them. We bake them as usual. From: "Myles, Irene via Histonet" To: "'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'" Date: 11/14/2016 12:26 PM Subject:[Histonet] Congo Red Controls Good Afternoon Histonet, How d

[Histonet] California State Histo Symposium

2017-01-18 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
The California Society for Histotechnology will be hosting the 41st Annual Symposium in San Jose May 19-21 at the Hilton. We are accepting abstracts for workshops at this time. Although it is the 41st we will be celebrating our 40th. Please email me with your abstract. jmacdonald...@gmail.com

[Histonet] Clinical Laboratory Educators' Conference

2017-02-13 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
This is a great opportunity for those teaching histotechnology. Although many of the workshops are CLS oriented there are many that are about teaching laboratory science in general. There are also workshops about clinical rotation issues. I have gone several years and always bring back great i

Re: [Histonet] egg albumin

2017-04-12 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
I respectively disagree with this analogy. Eggnog is dairy based, made with milk, heavy cream and sugar. Dairy products have a much shorter life than egg whites. From: Rene J Buesa via Histonet To: Nancy Schmitt , "'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'" Date: 04/12/2017 09:07 AM Su

Re: [Histonet] hirsch-peiffer cresyl violet method?

2017-04-14 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
Tim, I have this method in one of medical technology books from many years ago. Lynch's Medical Laboratory Technology II. The author of the Histology section was Charles F. A. Culling. There are two procedures, one for urine and one for nervous system tissue. I assume you want the nervous s

[Histonet] CE opportunities

2017-04-17 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
The California Society for Histotechnology is hosting their annual symposium May 18-21 in San Jose. Please join us for some great workshops and California spring weather. San Jose is a great airport to fly into. More information can be found at: http://californiahistology.org/e

[Histonet] California Society for Histotechnology

2017-05-04 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
It's not too late to register for the 2017 CSH 40th Annual symposium. Lots of great workshops! No late fees! http://californiahistology.org/events.html#csh2017 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/

Re: [Histonet] heated block trimmers

2017-05-24 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
We have two of the Paratrimmers by Shandon. They really cut down on the mess with scraping the blocks and the repetitive motion. From: "Underwood, Fred via Histonet" To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" Date: 05/24/2017 06:04 AM Subject:[Histonet] heated block trimmers

Re: [Histonet] ClearRite

2017-06-10 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
For many years we used ClearRite, both on our tissue processor and for staining. We are now using a similar product from another company. We did not see any problems with our IHC with the use of this product. We do not do molecular testing. We found it to be far superior to the limonenes an

[Histonet] Digital Microscopes

2017-06-26 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
Is anyone familiar with digital scanning microscopes? We are in the market for one. Thank you. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

Re: [Histonet] comparison between microtomes leica RM 2125RTS y thermo HM325

2017-09-01 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
The HM325 also has that feature. From: Jay Lundgren via Histonet To: Julio Benavides Cc: histonet Date: 09/01/2017 10:11 AM Subject:Re: [Histonet] comparison between microtomes leica RM 2125RTS y thermo HM325 I prefer the Leica, because it has that nifty rough cut but

[Histonet] CSH call for abstracts

2017-12-07 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
Hi All, The California Society for Histotechnology will have its annual symposium in Anaheim, CA May 4-6, 2018. If you are interested in presenting please send me your abstract. Thank you, Jennifer ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthweste

[Histonet] reference lab in So.CAL

2018-01-10 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
I have a colleague looking for a lab that can handle about 400 specimens for H&E staining. Any recommendations? ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

Re: [Histonet] Reference Lab in So. CAL

2018-01-11 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
Thank you to all that responded. I have a little more information about the project. The specimens are subdermal implants in mouse. The specimens are cylinders about 5 mm long. The first student has about 400 specimens and there may be more to follow. The tissue has been fixed in formalin

Re: [Histonet] reference lab in So. CAL

2018-01-23 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
We were able to find a local lab that experience with the specimens in question. Thank you to all that responded with offers of help. Thank you, Jennifer MacDonald ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwester