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Pathology core facility

 

The Core Pathology is a self funding, CPA accredited department and therefore is a fee-for-service facility providing Histopathology services to members of Queen Mary University and other academic institutes, as well as providing a diagnostic service to the private sector (for more details on the diagnostic service please see tab).

The facility is located on the second floor of the Pathology and Pharmacy Building at 80 Newark Street.

Our remit is to advise, support or carry out work for research groups within Queen Mary University which ranges from;

  • Processing and cutting paraffin sections
  • Advising on snap freezing of frozen material
  • Cutting frozen material
  • Tinctorial (special) stains (see Tinctorial Stain tab)
  • Immunohistochemistry (see Antibodies Optimised tab for list of current antibodies optimised in the department with our current staining kit, we also provide and antibody optimisation service)
  • Light microscopy
  • Electron Microscopy (see EM tab)
  • Scanning of stained slides (see tab)

Users of the service can select from a number of options to enable them to work to their time and budgetary commitments.

  • Have the entire project completed by the Pathology Core Facility.
  • Have the Pathology Core Facility cut the sections for staining in the users laboratory.
  • Use the Pathology Core laboratory facilities to carry out the work themselves

It is advised that Users come to discuss their project with us as you may wish to use a combination of any of the options above. The department is experienced with human and animal tissue but has had some experienced in processing and cutting of different types of material like silk and leather (we will have a go at anything). There is archival animal and human tissue available as control material for optimisations, please see tab for full list.

The current staff are all Biomedical Scientists, specialists in histological techniques and are HPC registered. They can provide the technical expertise and resources to cover the full range of histopathological techniques. Tuition is also offered in all aspects of histopathological technique as well as supervision and use of facilities once trained. It is also able to advise on costing when submitting grants that contain a histopathology element and we recommend that prospective users visit the facility when planning their grant applications.

Each year our reputation for high quality work is spread further in the academic community as researchers move on to new positions resulting in the facility collaborating on projects with:

  • University of Bath
  • University College London
  • Kings College London
  • Guys Hospital.
  • Dundee University
  • Nottingham University
  • Texas A&M University

If you wish to use the service, please contact a member of staff to discuss your requirements. If required, an initial estimate of the likely cost can be obtained from them, or, you can calculate the estimated cost from our price list page.

Before commencing any work please ensure that you have the authority from your supervisor/budget holder to make the request. We will need a project request form completed (this can be downloaded from the project request form tab), giving us your ethical approval code (if required) and your authority to charge the named budget for the work undertaken. Queen Mary staff will need to complete an internal order request form (JIDO). Without these two forms, the work will not be accepted

Christopher Evagora – Laboratory Manager
Telephone: 020 324 60155
E-mail: c.a.evagora@qmul.ac.uk

Pauline Levey – Chief Biomedical Scientist (BMS3)
Telephone: 020 324 60155
E-mail : p.m.levey@qmul.ac.uk

Rebecca Carroll (BMS2)
Telephone: 020 324 60155
E-mail: r.carroll@qmul.ac.uk

Mark Childs (BMS 2)
Telephone: 020 324 60155
E-mail: mark.childs@qmul.ac.uk

Lorraine Singer – Pathology Group Administrator
Telephone: 020 324 60215
E-mail: l.singer@qmul.ac.uk

 
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