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The Research Services Laboratory is a veterinary pathology laboratory providing services for the research community and the BCM animal care program.
The laboratory is staffed by a veterinary comparative pathologist, histologists, and technicians that specialize in the evaluation of tissues and fluids from laboratory animals.
Histology: Assistance in proper tissue fixation, and frozen tissue block preparation. Processing and sectioning of both frozen and paraffin embedded tissue. Staining including: routine H & E and a wide variety of special stains.
Pathology: Advice and assistance in animal model selection and experimental design, and necropsy and tissue collection procedures. Evaluation and interpretation of slides or scanned images. Scoring and evaluation of animal models, and preclinical toxicity screens. Participation in grant proposals and manuscript preparation.
Histopathology: Histopathologic evaluation of fixed and frozen tissue sections.
Photography: Digital imaging of gross tissue specimens and photomicroscopic imaging of tissue sections.
Clinical Pathology: Hematology with: complete blood counts, blood clinical chemistries, urine chemistry, urinalysis, and parasitiology services.
Microbiology: Sanitation validation (RODAC) and autoclave validation, monitoring of Germ-Free facilities
Infectious Agent Diagnostics: PCR analysis for Helicobacter, Culture of tissues and fluids for pathogen diagnosis and monitoring of colony health status.
Genotyping: Transnetyx shipping center for accurate, timely genotyping assays.
Brian Simons, DVM, PhD
Veterinary Pathologist and Scientific Director
Center for Comparative Medicine
Office: 713-798-6442
Email: bwsimons@bcm.edu
Mona Jaffari, MBA
Laboratory Director
Center for Comparative Medicine
Office: 713-798-6591
Email: mona.jaffari@bcm.edu
| Hours |
Location |
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8:00AM to 4:00PM Last submission for same day testing: 3:00PM |
Cullen Building, One Baylor Plaza, Ste 279A Houston, TX 77030 |
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| Services |
| ► Histopathology (1) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Histopathologic Case Evaluation and Report |
Per hour, minimum charge |
Inquire | |
| ► Hematology and Fluid Analysis (1) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| Complete blood count |
Minimum volume required 75 μl |
Inquire | |
