Goodman Cancer Research Centre Histology Core Facility

The Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre has established a specialized histology service to respond to the needs of its members, as well as investigators from outside the McGill research community. These services focus on research needs related to tumour-tissue characterization for cancer-related projects, developmental histology (embryos) and animal pathology. The samples submitted for analysis are treated with the highest standards in quality, using the latest technological advances. Coupled with assessments by a veterinary pathologist, Dr. Jean-Martin Lapointe (DMV, MS, dACVP), the services provided by the centre’s Histology Core Facility ensure that submitted projects benefit from a combination of high technical quality, rapid sample processing and unique pathology expertise.

The Histology Core Facility is a full-service research facility providing a wide range of services for routine histological procedures, including:

• Tissue processing for paraffin/frozen blocks
• Sectioning of paraffin/frozen blocks
• H&E and a variety of special stains for paraffin and frozen sections
• Training in general tissue processing and histology study methodologies
• Immunohistochemistry
• TMA’s