Tissue microarrays (TMAs) are becoming increasingly popular in histology research and for use as a quality control method in both research and clinical labs. A TMA paraffin block is termed the “recipient block” as it contains cylindrical tissue cores from different “donor blocks.” The...
Anytime I hear a histotech talk about cutting nails it’s usually universally negative. It can be a battle to cut a nail block and create suitable sections. There is so much to consider to increase your success rate, like how to face in, if or how to soften the nail and what additives to use in...
The Importance of Paraffin Presented by Heather Renko-Breed, HT(ASCP)QIHC Description This webinar will be an exploration of paraffin and what makes it so unique to the world of Histotechnology This webinar is part of the 2023 Laboratory Webinar Program. ...
12-20-2023 | 13:00 - 14:00 ET
IHC Validations Presented by Dr. Ken Kao, PhD Description This webinar will review the principles of immunohistochemistry protocol optimization and approaches to validate an optimized protocol. The advantage of standard pre-analytical processing will be...
11-15-2023 | 13:00 - 14:00 ET
Tissue Contaminants Presented by Valerie Cortright, HTL(ASCP)QIHC Description Histologists and surgical pathologists are familiar with the phenomenon of the tissue contaminant (TC) or floater. Although TCs are unusual events, and the majority of contaminants...
10-25-2023 | 13:00 - 14:00 ET
Histology in Vet Medicine Presented by Dr. Keiichi Kuroki, DVM Description Histology plays a pivotal role in Veterinary Medicine and histotechnologists are indispensable. For example, veterinary pathologists at the University of Missouri’s Veterinary Medical...
09-27-2023 | 13:00 - 14:00 ET
IHC Troubleshooting Presented by Christine Easson, MLT(ASCP) Description The information you need to fix any IHC staining problems is available under the microscope. You just need to understand what your stains are telling you. This webinar will discuss the...
08-23-2023 | 13:00 - 14:00 ET
Validating Your Tissue Processor:Instrument Validations Presented by Heather Renko-Breed, HT(ASCP)QIHC Description Tissue processing is the foundation for producing reliable results in the Histology laboratory. As new working environments and staffing...
07-26-2023 | 13:00 - 14:00 ET
Case Study: Malakoplakia of the Bladder Presented by Dr. Anil Parwani, MD, Ph.D., MBA Description Malakoplakia is a rare chronic inflammatory disease thought to be the result of defective bacterial phagocytosis and lysosome function, and there is difficulty in...
06-28-2023 | 13:00 - 14:00 ET
There are different embedding techniques utilized by histotechnology professionals, but no matter which method your lab uses, there are key factors that can affect the quality of embedding. These include: sample thickness, tissue orientation, quality of paraffin wax, mold and cassette types,...