We are pleased to highlight a recent publication by Dr. Nikolaos Pipis in Biomaterials Advances (Elsevier), titled “Injectable aptamer-functionalized nucleic acid–collagen hydrogels as a bioactive platform for angiogenic applications.” This work represents the culmination of Dr. Pipis’s doctoral research at the University of Florida and presents the first in vivo…
The VS200 slide scanner was obtained through an NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant and has been installed in D11-35. Assisted scanning will be performed by MPC staff and charged on a per-slide cost basis. Unassisted use can be performed following training. The VS200 produces fast scans at 20x or 40x in…
Need to run your Nanostring nCounter assay for multiplex RNA, DNA or protein targets? The Molecular Pathology Core maintains a nCounter FLEX instrument and provides technical support to run the instrument. Contact Ann Fu through the MPC mailbox (molecular@ufl.edu) for initial free consultations or information about this instrument. For information…
MPC has joined the BioImaging North American (BINA) consortium. BioImaging North America (BINA) was started during the 2018 “Frontiers in Microscopy Technologies and Strategies for Bioimaging Centers Network” meeting on Janelia Research Campus. It was registered as a US non-profit organization in June 2018 and until the Spring of 2021 was…
In August, we bid a fond farewell to Xian (Lily) Li, postdoctoral fellow, in the Core for two years, who returned to China. She worked tirelessly to provide histology and immunohistology services to our users, particularly during the 2020 pandemic. We hope she can return to the Core in a…
We are pleased to offer the Nanostring GeoMX platform through the Molecular Pathology Core and Department of Surgery’s Laboratory of Inflammation Biology and Surgical Science. Technical support is required with the user providing reagents and samples. Please contact us before planning as there are specific requirements for slide preparations. More…
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…
Join us December 4th, at 3pm for a presentation about how easy it is to utilize Laser Microdissection (LMD) to gather more insights into your samples’ compositions to correlate with your existing methods! Location: HSC Library C1-21 Date: December 4th, 2018 Time: 3pm Speaker: Chris Murphy, Advanced Workflow Specialist, Leica Microsystems.
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…
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…
