BSC
ANNUAL MEETINGS
The
annual meeting includes
symposia with invited speakers, reports from the Commission's Officers,
presentations by members, and informal question and answer
sessions, at which experts are questioned on scientific and technical
topics.
Participants
include users,
manufacturers and vendors of stains, experts in dye analysis and
testing, and other interested parties, such as representatives of
scientific societies and the FDA.
These
one-day Scientific Meetings
are held in early
June in Rochester
NY, the site of the Commission's testing
laboratory, and also in some other major North American cities.
Click
here for information about the next annual meeting
of the Biological Stain Commission (Rochester, NY, 4th June 2010).
To
review the proceedings of
recent BSC meetings (since 1995), Click here.
OTHER
RELEVANT MEETINGS.
The Histochemical Society. 61st Annual Meeting.
NEW TRENDS IN MICROSCOPY AND HISTOCHEMISTRY.
21st to 23rd March 2010.
The Marine Biological Laboratory,
Woods Hole, MA.
Click here for all the details of the Histochemical Society's meeting.
Click
here for information about Membership of
the Biological Stain Commission.
Topics
from
some
Previous Annual Meetings of the BSC.
2008
- San Diego, California
2007-
Baltimore Maryland
- Models
of the effects of fixation on proteins. Timothy J. O'Leary, M.D., PhD., Dept. of
Veteran's Affairs
- Using
peptide arrays to
evaluate the chemistry of fixation and translation of the results to an
international clinical proficiency survey. Steven A. Bogen, M.D., PhD.,
Boston University
- Models
to study the loss of immunorecognition of macromolecules caused by
fixation and tissue processing of cells and tissues. William Grizzle, M.D., PhD., Univ. Alabama
at Birmingham
Click for
2007 Program Schedule
2006-
Milwaukee, WI
- Macromolecular
changes with formaldehyde fixation and antigen retrieval
Richard W. Dapson
- How
formalin fixation affects the outcome of routine and special stains
M.
Lamar Jones, BS, HT(ASCP), Anatomic Pathology Manager, North Carolina
Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC
Chris
M. van der Loos, PhD, Department of pathology, Academic medical Center,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Glyoxal
fixation: how it works and why it only occasionally needs antigen
retrieval
Richard W. Dapson
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for 2006 Program Schedule
Click
for Program Brochure and Registration Form
2005 - Toronto
Ontario, Canada
- Rapid Microwave Tissue Processing Dr. A Morales, University of Miami
- HEIR Techniques Dr. Clive Taylor, University of
Southern California
- Multispectral Multiplexing: More is Merrier Dr. Richard Levenson, Biomedical Systems,
CRI Inc. Woburn, MA
- Digital Blood Smears at University Healthcare
Network in Toronto Dr.
Douglas Thachuk, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology,
University of Toronto
2004 - Rochester,
NY
- Anatomy
of Plant Pathology. Prof Seigfried Fink, University of Freiburg,
Germany.
- Cytology
and Cytophotometry of Nucleic Acid Metabolism During Seed Development
in Pine trees. Dr Graeme Berlyn, Yale University, New Haven,
CT.
- Histological
and DNA Microarray Techniques to Investigate Leaf Phenotypic Plasticity. Mr.
David Liptak, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
2003- Rochester,
NY
- The
Use of Dyes in Modern Biomedicine.
Dr. Mark Wainwright,
University of Leeds, UK
- Investigation of Photosensitizing Dyes for
Pathogen Reduction in Red Cell Suspensions. Dr.
Steve Wagner, American Red Cross. Beltsville, MD
- Improving Pap Stain for Cytometry. Dr. David Zahniser. CYtyc Corporation,
Boxborough, MA.
- Effect of Molecular Structure on the
Selective Phototoxicitiy of Triarylmethane Dyes towards Tumor Cells. Dr. Guilherme Indig, University of
Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
2001 -
Birmingham, AL
- Romanowsky
Stain Mixtures: From Romanowsky to Wittekind and Beyond, Dr. Alton Floyd, Edwardsburg, MI
- Mucins
as Molecular Markers in Neoplasia, Dr. Upender Manne, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Birmingham, AL
- Histochemical
Studies on Kidney Glomerular Development, Dr. Dale Abrahamson, University of Kansas
Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
- Honoring
of Trustees: Dr. Dietrich Wittekind,
Dr. Robert W. Mowry, and Dr. Frederick Kasten.
- NSH Workshops:
- "Control
Blocks and Tissues for Histology and Immunology"
by:
Peggy A. Wenk, HTL (ASCP)Director of Histotechnology Program at William
Beaumont
- "The Effects of Fixation in Antigen Retrieval
on Immunohistochemical Staining of Paraffin Sections"
by:
Russell Myers, PhD Richard-Allen Scientific
- Reports
on: Quality Control in
the UK by James Elsam, NSH workshops, Biotechnic &
Histochemistry,
Conn's Biological Stains, 10th edition, "Misnaming of Dyes" by Dr.
Richard Horobin.
2000 - Rochester,
NY
- Applications
of stains in clinical microbiology.
Dr. Bereniece Madison, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
- Stains
for gels. Dr. Lisa
Williams, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
- Gram's:
the mother of all stains.
Dr. Terry Beveridge, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
- Reports
on: NSH workshops,
Biotechnic & Histochemistry, Conn's Biological Stains, 10th
edition, Additional stain certifications, Diazonium Salts as fixatives,
Development of WWW page.
1999 - Long
Beach, California
- Imaging
as a tool for standardization.
Dr. K. Bauer, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. D. Harrington, University
of Nebraska. ChromaVision Medical Systems, San Juan Capistrano,
California.
- Spectral
Karyotyping and Spectral Microscopy.
Dr. G. McNamara, Spectral Imaging, Carlsbad, California.
- Reports
on:
immunocytochemistry standardization committee, development of WWW page,
NSH workshops, BIOTECHNIC & HISTOCHEMISTRY, Conn's Biological
Stains, consideration of adding new stains, new ideas about staining
and fixation.
1998 - Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
- Molecular
events during transendothelial migration: Can we see them? Drs. K. Rogers and M. Sandig, University of
Western Ontario, London, Ontario.
- Pathology of dementia. Dr. D. Munoz, University of Western
Ontario, London, Ontario.
- Fluorescent tracing techniques in cell biology. Dr. M. Opas, University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario.
- Report of immunochemistry standardization
committee. Dr. C.
Taylor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
- Report on development of WWW page. Dr. D. Penney, University of Rochester,
Rochester, NY.
- Report on Conn's Biological Stains, Tenth
Edition. Dr. R. Horobin, Sheffield, UK.
1997 - Rochester,
New York
- The
Biological Stain Commission: 75 years. Dr. P. Penney, University of Rochester,
Rochester, NY.
- Development
of dye manufacturing in the United States. Dr. F. Green, Franklin, NC.
- Dye
manufacturing in Europe and efforts toward standardization. Dr. H. Lyon, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre,
Denmark.
- Report
on immunocytochemistry standardization committee. Dr. C. Taylor,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
- Report
on development of WWW page. Dr. R. Horobin, Sheffield, UK.
- Report
on pararosaniline staining procedure. Dr. D. Wittekind, University of
Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
- Report
on Conn's Biological Stains, Tenth Edition. Dr. R. Horobin, Sheffield,
UK.
1996 -
Louisville, Kentucky
- The
use of biomarkers in neoplasia.
Dr.W. Grizzle, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL.
- Biomarkers
of cellular proliferation.
Dr. J. Elias, State University of New York at Stonybrook, NY.
- Biomarkers
in hematopoietic pathology.
Dr. C. Taylor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
- Biomarkers
in prostate neoplasia.
Dr. R. Myers, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL.
- Report
on immunocytochemistry standardization committee. Dr. C. Taylor,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
- Report
on development of WWW page. Dr. R. Horobin, Sheffield, UK.
- Report
on pararosaniline staining procedure. Dr. R. Horobin, Sheffield, UK.
- Report
on staining procedure using pararosanaline. Dr. D. Wittekind,
University of Freiburg, Germany.
1995 - Rochester,
New York
- Update
on FDA regulation of immunohistochemical reagents. Dr M Robinowtiz. Food and Drug
Administration. Washington DC.
- Techniques for microscopic evaluation of
reinnervation and of trophic interactions of nerve on muscle. Dr J Kiernan. University of Western
Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
- Peroxisomes and their disorders. Dr JM Powers. University of Rochester.
Rochester NY.
- Report on Immunocytochemistry Standardization
Committee. Dr C Taylor. University of Southern California. Los Angeles
CA.
- A report on the purity of fluorochromes and
fluorescent dyes. Dr RW Horobin. University of Sheffield. UK.
- Report on the availability of Light Green SF
yellowish. Dr D Penney. University of Rochester. Rochester NY.
Updated 8th
July 2009
