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ASCP Board of Certification Board of Governors Report- Clarification on HT/HTL (ASCP) Eligibility Requirements

The Histotechnology Exam Committee asked the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) for additional clarification to be included in the HT/HTL(ASCP) eligibility requirements. There have been questions from...
HPD Contest Winners Announced!

The winners for the Histotechnology Professionals Day Contests have been chosen. THE NSH CHALLENGE WINNERS ARE: 1st Place - Mark Sadowski from Medical College of Wisconsin - Click here to...
Recent and future developments, Journal of Histotechnology

Recent and future developmentsJournal of Histotechnology Dear colleague, Journal of Histotechnology, the official peer-reviewed journal of the National Society for...
2012 Exhibitor Registration is Open for Annual S/C

Check out who will be exhibiting in Vancouver, BC in September. Exhibitor List Not on the list? and want to exhibit? Click here for an interactive floorplan Hope to see you in Vancouver!

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2010 T Shirt Contest Winners: WSHS

Washington State Histology Society showed their local pride in a T Shirt designed to showcase local culture using histology terms.

Human Tonsil Tissue Section

From "Chromogens in Multiple Immunohistochemical Staining Used for Visual Assessment & Spectral Imaging: The Colorful Future" by Chris M. Van der Loos, Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam, The Netherlands Journal of Histotechnology March 2010

Vimentin Immunohistochemical Stain

Stain showing host of fibroblast-like cells at 4 weeks after rat subdermal implantation of collagen scaffolds. From "Lectin and antibody-based histochemical techniques for cardiovascular engineering" JOH March 2011

Staining of Prostate Specific Antigen

Image courtesy of Aihua Li, Division of In Vitro Diagnostics, Epitomics, Inc., Burlingame, CA. Staining of Prostate Specific Antigen in human prostate hyperplasia. Journal of Histotechnology, Dec 2010

Human Breast Cancer Tissue Section

From "Developing an Internal Quality Assurance Program for Immunohistochemistry Interpretation of Her-2/neu" by May Chin, Surrey Memorial Hospital in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Histotechnology June 2010

Histotech of the Decade: Chuck Churukian

Chuck Churukian was awarded Histotech of the Decade at the 2010 NSH Annual Leadership, Education & Advocacy Awards Banquet in Seattle, WA.

2010 Histotech of the Year: Robert Lott

Robert receiving his Histotech of the Year award from Award Chair, Jean Mitchell.

Embryonic Murine Bone

Image courtesy of Christiane E. Coady, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Embryonic murine bone stained with X-gal and von Kossa. Journal of Histotechnology, Dec 2009

Placenta

Image from "What is the Best Procedure to Remove Pigment from Fromaldehyde-Acetic Acid-Alcohol Fixed Tissues?" by Anthony Henwood, The Childrens Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia. Journal of Histotechnology, Sept 2010