Electron Microscopy and Histopathology Services
The Electron Microscopy and Histopathology Services are housed on the lower ground floor of the Keppel Street building (LG16). The unit is equipped with two JEOL Electron Microscopes. The Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) has a side mounted 2k (3.4 Megal pixels) AMT Digital camera, and the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) has an Orion SEM Digital Imaging system.
There is a full histology processing facility for wax embedding samples for histological staining and examination in the Histopathology laboratory located on the 3rd floor (room 350) of the same building.
This unit provides specialist advice and a range of processing and sectioning services to both internal and external users**.
Electron Microscopy - services available
- Transmission EM (JEOL JEM-1200 EXII)
- Scanning EM (JEOL JSM-25S III Scanning Microscope)
- Negative staining
- Immuno EM
Light Microscopy-Services available include *;
- Paraffin wax process, cut and H&E stain
- Frozen Tissue, H&E stain
- Tinctorial stain
- Metal impregnation
Histopathology Equipment and Lab Facility
- Shandon Citadel 2000 Tissue Processor
- Shandon Wax embedding Histocentre 2
- AS 620 Cryotome
- Reichert-Jung 2030 Microtome
For details of the *Histology Service options currently available please see attached list Standard charges list.
Contacts
For more information about the services provided and up to date charges that apply, please feel free to email
maria.mccrossan@lshtm.ac.uk
For Electron Microscopy and Histopathology enquiries, please contact: Maria McCrossan, ext. 2373 - LG16
