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Molecular Pathology Core Histology & IHC; Pathology, Immunology, and Lab. Med., College of Medicine
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Zeiss Axioskop

First-time submitter?

  • Don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss any aspect of your project.
    (352) 273-7749
    molecular@ufl.edu
  • Drop off and pick up samples in D11-41 (Dental Tower, 11th floor).
  • Email your submission form.
  • You will be notified by email or phone when work is completed and ready for pick up.
  • FAQ

Turnaround Time (TAT)

Submissions are handled first come, first serve with every attempt to finish work as soon as possible. Please let us know your deadlines so we can meet them. Turnaround times (TAT) depend on the number of blocks or slides, complexity (standard or developmental stains), and current MPC workload.

  • Paraffin process and embedding (FFPE): 1-3 days. Processor reagents are changed based on the number of processing runs, not the number of blocks/run. To reduce user costs, we attempt to reduce the number of runs by processing as many submissions in each run as possible.
  • Sectioning paraffin blocks to unstained sections (FFPE sections): 1-3 days
  • H&E stain slide: 0.5 day
  • IHC/IF/ISH: TAT depends on whether the antibody has been validated in species and tissue of interest. Contact Ann Fu to discuss your project before harvesting samples or purchasing your antibodies.

Consultations/Grants

Staff members are happy to consult on any aspect of your project as discussions before sample harvesting can lead to better outcomes. We can also provide letters of support and budgetary information for grant applications.

NIH Acknowledgements in Publications

  • If your publication included MPC staff assistance or use of our instruments, we would appreciate your acknowledgment with a statement like “(Histology/Microscopy) was performed at the Molecular Pathology Core in the Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine,  RRID: SCR_016601.”
  • Please acknowledge funding for the Leica laser microdissection microscope as follows: This work utilized a LEICA 7000 laser microdissection microscope purchased with an NIH-shared instrumentation grant 1S10OD016350-01 and operated by the University of Florida Molecular Pathology Core (RRID:SCR_016601).
  • Please acknowledge funding for the Olympus VS200 slide scanner as follows: This work utilized an Olympus VS200 whole slide scanner purchased with an NIH-shared instrumentation grant S10OD032236 and operated by the University of Florida Molecular Pathology Core (RRID:SCR_016601).