STEM Life, Health and Chemical Sciences

Tissue Processing

What this lab helps me to achieve

• prepare tissues and cells for microscopic examination
• fix cells and tissues
• embed tissues in parafin wax
• cut 5 micron thick sections
• mount on microscope slides
• stain slides with histological stains
• cut frozen sections on a cryostat for immunocytochemical studies
• concentrate cells on a microscope slide using a cytospin

Who can use it

• all trained STEM students, academics, visiting researchers.

What instruments are there

• cryo-stat
• tissue processor
• paraffin embedding machine
• staining stations
• microtomes
• rotary microtomes
• vibratomes
• cytospin

Where is the lab located

• Venables C Wing

Who is responsible for this lab

• Brett Keith
• George Bryant

Visit the interactive histology lab and learn more:

interactive histology lab