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Molecular Pathology Core

MPC Reopening with Modified Hours – May 12, 2020

Molecular Pathology Core staff members are pleased to reopen the facility with limited hours from 10 am- 3 pm for sample submissions and pickup in Dental Tower D11-41. Technical support remains available during regular hours (8:30 am to 4:30 pm) to help you with your research needs and answer any…

MPC provides special staining services

MPC provides special staining services, including PASD, Masson’s Trichrome, and others. Please contact us for more information. PASMasson’s TrichromeOil Red OPicrosirius RedSafranin O…

New: Precisionary Instruments Compresstome VF-300-OZ

A Compresstome VF-300-oz is now available in the Molecular Pathology Core for assisted or unassisted use. This vibrating microtome is capable of sectioning both fixed and live tissues with thicknesses ranging from 3 µm to 2 mm. Sterile conditions can be used for living slice studies suitable for electrophysiology…

MPC Introduces Tissue Micro Array

Molecular Pathology Core now offers the construction of Paraffin Tissue Micro Array (TMA) blocks.  TMA blocks are constructed out of the area of interest from the “donor” block and placed into the “recipient” block which becomes the TMA.  A 36 core and a 72 core TMA option are available. Contact…

Ki67 IHC Human Tumor

In this immunohistochemistry (IHC) single stain, Ki67+ nuclei are shown in brown chromogen (DAB) in a human tumor indicating a high proliferation rate. All nuclei are counterstained with hematoxylin. Ki67 IHC is also available for mouse and rat tissues and in combination with other primary antibodies.  …

Mouse Aorta Stained With H&E

Our users often request special services for sectioning or staining. On this particular project, mouse aorta is shown by H&E stain.  (Mouse aorta stained with hematoxylin and eosin)      …

Quadruple IHC Stain

Quadruple or multiplex IHC is becoming more mainstream. Shown are islets from human, rat, and pig stained for somatostatin (SS, green), glucagon (red), insulin (blue) and pancreatic polypeptide (black). This staining was done using chromogen kits given to the MPC by Biocare Medical. Human: Rat: Pig:  …

Congratulations to Dr. Laura Ranum

We would like to congratulate Dr. Laura Ranum on her recent achievements. We have the pleasure of working with Dr. Ranum’s lab on a frequent basis. Dr. David S. Guzick sent out the following email outlining Dr. Ranum’s achievements.   David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D. Senior Vice President for Health Affairs, UF…

New Customer Feedback Form

We, the Molecular Pathology Core, have recently added a Customer Feedback Form to our website. We want to hear back from our submitters. We encourage you to fill out a feedback form to let us know what you think of our services.  …