Histology

The Histology Laboratory of the Imaging Facility is located in the basement of HSRB, room 006.

Services Provided

• Processing of samples for paraffin embedding
• Paraffin sectioning
• Cryostat sectioning
• H & E staining of paraffin sections
• Training on the cryostat and paraffin microtome
• Microtome knife sharpening
• Rental of paraffin microtome and cryostat
  

Available Equipment

• Shandon Excelsior Processor
• ThermoShandon Finesse Microtome (2)
• Leica Histo Embedder
• ThermoElectron Cryotome FSE
  

Consultant work and training on any of the instruments is also available on a scheduled basis. Contact Cynthia Long, 859-323-6114 or clong1@uky.edu, for further assistance or equipment inquiries.