Background. Minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) is a simplified postmortem examination technique that has shown to be an adequate approach for cause of death investigation in low-resource ...

Tissue/cell processing and embedding Tissue slide sectioning H&E staining Special stains including: PAS, ORO, Trichrome, VVG for elastin, Giemsa Sectioning of thick tissue curls or core punches for ...

“We’ve moved to a much more modern lab space that will allow us to better serve our users from all over the world,” Wang says. The PCRL (previously orthopedic research lab/Center for Metabolic Bone ...

Core Needle Biopsies (CNBs) and Fine Needle Aspirates (FNAs) are the primary biopsy techniques utilized for pre-operative diagnosis, in many cases dictating the therapeutic approach for patient care.

Patient-derived xenografts offer a platform for basic cancer research and preclinical therapeutic evaluations. Fresh tissue plays a vital role in primary cell functional assays, cell line development, ...

As technologies and methodologies advance, so do the potential applications for biospecimens. In this article, we explore seven uses of FFPE, ranging from the common to the cutting-edge.

Paul Benson, M.D., Professor, Anatomic Pathology, Autopsy Section Head, has been named director of the UAB Tissue Biorepository (TBR), effective April 1. Benson assumes the position from Sameer Al ...