Histotechnology Facility

The Wistar Institute
3601 Spruce Street
Room B84
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: 215- 898-0027
Fax: 215-898-3868

Facility Hours:  8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Ellen Heber-Katz, Ph.D.
Scientific Director

Russell Delgiacco
Facility Manager

Introduction

This facility provides basic histology services. These include fixing, processing and paraffin embedding of all types of tissues for light microscopy (i.e. routine stains, immunohistochemistry or in situ hybridization). Routine hematoxylin and eosin staining as well as special staining is done in the lab. Slides are prepared for immunohistochemistry and in situ and immunohistochemistry. Reference materials and standards for individuals carrying out their own immunohistochemistry, training in such techniques, and limited kit analysis will soon be offered.

Frozen sectioning is also available. It is advisable to contact the facility about freezing techniques so the best sections can be obtained.