Morphology and Phenotyping Core
Although the Morphology and Phenotyping Core specializes in processing and analyzing skin samples, it has expertise in the processing of all types of tissues
Although all tissue samples can be processed by the Core, the Core particularly specializes in skin samples. For instructions on preparing skin samples for histological processing, please click here.
Core services include assistance with skin harvesting, preparation of paraffin blocks, sectioning of paraffin and frozen blocks, and standard H&E histology.
For a histology request form, please click here.
The following services are available:
| Paraffin histology | Regular price | *SDRC Member | ||
| Processing and embedding (per sample) | $12.00 | $5.50 | ||
| One unstained slide (per slide) | $3.50 | $1.75 | ||
| H&E staining (per slide) | $6.50 | $3.25 | ||
| Frozen section histology | Regular price | *SDRC Member | ||
| First unstained slide (per block) | $10.00 | $5.00 | ||
| Additional unstained slides (per slide) | $2.75 | $1.50 | ||
| H&E or toludine blue staining (per slide) | $6.50 | $3.25 | ||
| * Skin Diseases Research Core Center Member Price | ||||
| Core Director | ||
| Maranke I. Koster, Ph.D. | ||
| Maranke.Koster@ucdenver.edu | ||
| Histology Technician | ||
| Laura Hoaglin, HT (ASCP) | ||
| Laura.Hoaglin@ucdenver.edu | ||