Histology Core

NEI是免疫病理学部门的组织学核心，是一个致力于支持NEI组织病理学活动的核心设施。这包括加入在手术或尸检中取出的人体组织，处理组织，准备和染色显微镜和透射电子显微镜用的载玻片。在NEI内，组织学实验室为临床分支、免疫学实验室、科学主任办公室下属的实验室和单位、细胞病理学、超微结构和儿科病理学部门以及专业诊断部门提供服务。在2008财年，从超过3122个标本中制备了大约3092个组织块，并切割和染色了超过7623个载玻片。此外，该实验室还对送去进行超微结构分析的病例材料进行了处理，从112个厚切片和291个样品中产生了1199张电子显微镜图像。本财政年度共收到106个临床病例的163张咨询幻灯片。虽然大约95%的工作致力于NEI职责，但组织学核心也为NIH内外的研究项目提供处理眼睛和眼部组织的服务。该活动与NIH运营部的组织研究请求功能协调。

The Histology Core of the Immunopathology Section, NEI is a core facility devoted to supporting the histopathological activities of NEI. This consists of accessioning human tissues removed at surgery or autopsy, processing the tissues, preparing and staining slides for microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Within the NEI, the Histology lab serves the Clinical Branch, Laboratory of Immunology, Laboratories and Units under the Scientific Director Office, Cytopathology, and Ultrastructural and Pediatric Pathology sections as well as the Specialized Diagnostics Unit. During FY08, approximately 3092 tissue blocks were prepared from over 3122 specimens and over 7623 slides were cut and stained. Additionally, the laboratory processed case materials sent for ultrastracture, which produced 1199 electron microscopic images from 112 thick sections and 291 samples. This fiscal year, 163 consult slides over 106 clinical cases were received. Although about 95% of effort is devoted to NEI duties, the Histology Core also performs service of processing eyes and ocular tissues for research projects in NIH and outside NIH by arrangement. This activity is coordinated with the tissue research request function of the NIH Operations.