Research

Pathology Core Facilities

 

AUTOCLAVE FACILITY

Description: Facility for autoclaving equipment and reagents.
Location: DSB 4019, Dental Sciences Building
Fee Structure: Not applicable

Contact
Director: Dr. Subrata Chakrabarti
Phone: 519-685-8500 ext. 36350
Email: subrata.chakrabarti@schulich.uwo.ca
Manager: Linda Jackson-Boeters
Phone: 519-661-2111 ext. 84307
Email: linda.jackson@schulich.uwo.ca

BRAIN TUMOUR TISSUE BANK

Description: Supplies brain tumour tissues to researchers across Canada and all over the world.
Location: LHSC-UH Room C7-108
Fee Structure: Please contact the Director or Coordinator for details.

Contact
Director: Dr. David Ramsay
Email: david.ramsay@lhsc.on.ca
Coordinator: Marcela White
Phone: 519-663-3427
Fax: 519-663-2930
Email: marcela.white@lhsc.on.ca
Website: http://www.braintumour.ca/braintumour.nsf/eng/TissueBankResearchers

CRYO-SECTIONING LABORATORY

Description: This facility provides access to cryomicrotomes for frozen sections. This core facility also provides infrastructure and training for cryo-sectioning.
Location: H411, Health Sciences Addition.
Fee Structure: $10/hr user fee charged to maintain equipment.

Contact
Director: Dr. Subrata Chakrabarti
Phone: 519-685-8500 ext. 36350
Email: subrata.chakrabarti@schulich.uwo.ca
Manager: Linda Jackson-Boeters
Phone: 519-661-2111 ext. 84307
Email: linda.jackson@schulich.uwo.ca

EXPERIMENTAL TRANSPLANT PATHOLOGY LABORATORY

Description: Laboratory provides standardized routine histology, electron microscopy, immunohistochemistry for various species such as monkey, baboon, pig, dog and rodents at the light microscopic or at the ultra structural level, in situ hybridization, apoptosis and morphometric analysis. This newly established core facility also provides interpretation with regards to histopathological changes.
Location: DSB 4032, Dental Sciences Building.
Fee Structure: N/A

Contact
Director: Dr. Bertha Garcia
Email: bertha.garcia@lhsc.on.ca
Manager: Weihua (Winnie) Liu
Phone: 519-661-2111 ext. 87103
Email: weihua.liu@schulich.uwo.ca
Website: http://publish.uwo.ca/~bgarcia/

LASER DISSECTION FACILITY

Description: Location: DSB 4044, Dental Sciences Building
Fee Structure: User fee charged to maintain equipment.

Contact
Director: Dr. Jack Bend
Phone: 519-661-2111 ext. 82456
Email: jack.bend@lhsc.on.ca
Manager: Linda Jackson-Boeters
Phone: 519-661-2111 ext. 84307
Email: linda.jackson@schulich.uwo.ca

MICROSCOPIC IMAGE ANALYSIS FACILITY

Description: This core facility provides infrastructure and training for light and fluorescence microscopy and image analysis.
Location: DSB 4023A, Dental Sciences Building.
Fee Structure: $20/hr user fee charged to maintain equipment.

Contact
Director: Dr. Subrata Chakrabarti
Phone: 519-685-8500 ext. 36350
Email: subrata.chakrabarti@schulich.uwo.ca
Manager: Linda Jackson-Boeters
Phone: 519-661-2111 ext. 84307
Email: linda.jackson@schulich.uwo.ca

POSTER PREPARATION/MULTI MEDIA FACILITY

Description: Photo quality large format poster preparation and printing offered to faculty, staff and students of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and its affiliated institutes in support of our academic mission.
Details: One side limited to maximum of 44” (length or width).
Turnaround time approximately 1-2 days.
Laminating (up to 24” wide).
Film and flatbed scanning are also available.
Location: DSB 4013, Dental Sciences Building.
Fee Structure: $6.00 per sq ft for posters printing, cost covers materials and processing.

Contact
Manager: Kathilyn Onn
Phone: 519-661-2111 ext. 82207
Email: kathilyn.onn@schulich.uwo.ca
Flyer: http://www.uwo.ca/pathol/research/posterprintingflyer2010.pdf
Website: http://publish.uwo.ca/~konn2/

REAL TIME PCR FACILITY

Description: Provides access to rapid real Time PCR equipment [lightcycler™].
Location: DSB 4030, Dental Sciences Building
Fee Structure: $50/PCR run fee charged to maintain equipment.

Contact
Director: Dr. Subrata Chakrabarti
Phone: 519-685-8500 ext. 36350
Email: subrata.chakrabarti@schulich.uwo.ca

SMART CENTRE

Description: Location: DSB 4005, Dental Sciences Building.
Fee Structure: User fee charged to maintain equipment.

Contact
Director: Dr. Candace Gibson
Phone: 519-661-2111 ext.83849
Email: candaceg@uwo.ca