Histochemistry and Tissue Processing Lab
About the Histochemistry and Tissue Processing Lab
The CLIA-certified Histochemistry and Tissue ProcessingÌý— Muscle Enzyme Histochemistry Lab is part of the Department of Biomedical Research at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children's. Located on the campus of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children’s Hospital, Delaware, the lab provides clinical laboratory testing for Muscle Enzyme Histochemistry services.
Our Commitment
Our commitment is to provide basic and complex diagnostic Muscle Enzyme Histochemistry services for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children’s Hospital, Delaware, its partners and collaborators, while keeping with the mission, vision and values of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ and preserving efficiency in all processes.
Lab Researchers & Location
Lab Head
Heather Hardy, HT (ASCP)
Laboratory Director
Phone (Office):Ìý(302) 651-6827Ìý
Phone (Lab): (302) 651-6771
Fax:Ìý(302) 651-5010
Our Location
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Children’s Hospital, Delaware
Histochemistry and Tissue Processing Laboratory
1701 Rockland Road
Rockland 1 Room 274
Wilmington, DE 19803
Clinical Services & Equipment
Clinical Services
Lab Equipment
The lab is equipped with excellent instrumentation and maintains LEAN principles of operation. Our instrumentation includes:
- (1) Leica tissue processor
- (1) Leica cryostat
- (3) Leica automated microtomes
- (1) Sakura H&E stainer
- (1) Leica immunostainer
- (1) Thermo Scientific HistoStar embedding center TM.
- (2) Olympus light microsopes
- (1) Olympus fluorescence microscope
- (1) HiTech imaging system with ImagePro Plus software
- (1) Galileo Tissue Microarrayer