Neuropathology / Histochemistry Core, Director, Marla Gearing, Ph.D
The mission of the Neuropathology/Histochemistry Core is to provide brain tissue processing and staining services and neuropathological analysis for investigators who do not have the necessary resources or expertise. The core also houses a tissue repository of human postmortem brain samples, as well as plasma, buffy coat and DNA samples from patients with neurological disorders and control subjects; these samples are available to investigators upon request.
Services provided:
- Tissue Processing/Embedding
- Staining/Immunohistochemistry
- Filling of Requests for Human Postmortem Brain Tissues
- Filling of Requests for Human Plasma, Buffy Coat, or DNA Samples
Time Line for Filling of Service Requests
Processing and Staining Requests
Upon delivery of the tissue or slides to the Neuropathology/Histochemistry Core laboratory, the investigator will be given an estimated completion date. He/she will be notified by e-mail when the work has been completed and is ready to be picked up. Small processing requests with no additional stains may be completed in as little as one week. Large immunohistochemistry requests involving hundreds of slides may require several weeks for completion.
Requests for Tissues and Other Materials
Upon receipt of the request, it will be forwarded to the CND Tissue Committee for approval. Once the request has been approved, the investigator will be notified and an estimated date of completion will be provided. He/she will be notified by e-mail when the request has been filled and the samples are ready to be picked up. Small requests of only a few samples may be completed in as little as 1-2 weeks following approval by the Tissue Committee; large requests involving hundreds of samples may require several weeks for completion.
