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Martha Campbell-Thompson

Resumption of Research Activities- June 1, 2020

The Molecular Pathology Core will resume full operations June 1, 2020. New safety measures are in accordance with the UF Research Resumption Plan. Staff members are available for consultations by phone or email and we request you remain outside the labs unless asked to enter. The Dropoff/Pickup process is somewhat…

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…

How to Donate PPE for UF HealthCare Workers

Dear Colleagues We need your help.  We are seeking available supplies of N95 masks, gloves, long-sleeve Tyvek gowns, face shields, goggles, and other personal protective equipment (PPE) for UF Health clinician needs going into the COVID-19 epidemic.  I know that similar requests went out a few days…

COVID-19 and Molecular Pathology Core Hours

In anticipation of continuing histology needs for the UF research community, the Molecular Pathology Core D11-41 histology lab will remain open with reduced hours and staffing to comply with social isolation measures. Paraffin processing and embedding runs will be performed on a limited basis to conserve ethanol reagents. When the…

Congratulations to David Machart on becoming a certified Histotechnician

David Machart successfully passed the American Society for Clinical Pathology certification for histotechnology in November, 2018. David came to the Molecular Pathology Core as an intern through Santa Fe College, Gainesville FL and continued as a histotechnician. Congratulations on your achievement.

Visiting Faculty- Dr. Ting-Yuan David Cheng

Dr. Cheng, Assistant Professor, is a cancer and nutritional epidemiologist who joined UF in 2016. His studies have two main elements: 1) studying the role of genetic susceptibility, environmental exposure, and their interactions; and 2) investigating molecular markers in cancer subtypes to elucidate cancer etiologies. Current efforts emphasize molecular pathological…

Laser microdissection for pancreatic cancer- Song Han et al, July 2016

A recent publication by University of Florida investigators highlights the utility of laser microdissection to separate pancreatic ductal epithelium and stroma. Dr. Song Han and colleagues published their studies in Oncotarget describing alterations in miRNA important in pancreatic tumor biology. Laser microdissection was performed by Dr. David Gonzalo, Chief Gastrointestinal…

Multiplex staining: PE Opal

Dr. Campbell-Thompson recently hosted Dr. Edward Stack from PerkinElmer who gave a seminar titled “Phenoptics: Navigating the immunological microenvironment, in situ, to uncover the hidden clues of cancer immunology.”  Use of multispectral staining and image analysis was demonstrated for a variety of tumor types with immune cell phenotyping for personalized…

RNA in situ hybridization: Journal Clinical Investigation, June 2016

Dr. Ann Fu performed in situ hybridization for LINC00473 using an ACD RNAScope customized probe with Dr. Lizi Wu (cAMP/CREB-regulated LINC00473 marks LKB1-inactivated lung cancer and mediates tumor growth, JCI 2016).  Enhanced LINC00473 expression was highly correlated with LKB1 mutational status and was associated with poor survival in human lung…