Directors: Jon Aster, Anat Stemmer-Rachamimov
BWH Location: 75 Francis Street, Thorn 604, 604B, Boston
MGH Location: Building 149 13th Street, Rm 6122, Chalestown
| Core Summary: |
The Specialized Histopathology (SHP) Core provides
consultative and interpretive pathology
services including high quality, timely, state-of-the-art analysis of tissues
obtained from a
variety of experimental systems, including rodents, fish, and monkeys. This
Core also provides
professional expertise to assist in experimental design and the development
and interpretation
of tests and their results.
| Personnel/Contact Information: |
Longwood Site
Core Director: Jon Aster, M.D., Ph.D.
Phone: (617) 278-7483
Fax: (617) 264-5169
Email: jaster@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
MGH Site
Core Co-Director: Anat Stemmer-Rachamimov, M.D.
Phone: (617) 726-5510
Fax: (617) 726-5079
Email: astemmerrachamimov@partners.org
Other Staff:
Longwood Site Lab Manager: Donna Skinner
Phone: (617) 278-0080
Email: dmskinner@partners.org
MGH Site Lab Manager: Jennifer Roy
Phone: (617) 726-5510
Email: jroy1@partners.org
Core Administrative Coordinator: Lauri Wyner
Phone: (617) 432-4947
Fax: (617) 432-6474
Email: lauri_wyner@hms.harvard.edu
| Facilities: |
Location of Cores:
The Longwood/BWH facility is located at 75 Frances Street,
Thorn, 604, 603b, Boston.
The MGH facility is located at Building 149, 13th Street, Room 6122, Charlestown.
| Services: |
►Tissue
trimming, cassetting, processing, and embedding
►Cutting
and staining of paraffin-embedded and cryostat sections
►Immunohistochemistry,
for both routine and novel markers
►In
situ hybridization, using chromogenic or radioactive detection methods
►Laser
capture microdissection
►Automated blood
cell counting for rodent and non-human primate samples (Longwood only
| Getting Started: |
To access the core, please contact Jon Aster (Longwood)
at (617) 278-7483 or by email at
jaster@rics.bwh.harvard.edu or
Anat Stemmer-Rachamimov (MGH) at (617) 726-5510 or
by email at astemmerrachamimov@partners.org.
| Departmental Web Link: |
http://www.dfhcc.harvard.edu/core-facilities/pathology/specialized-histopathology-services/
