Past Annual Meetings

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BIOLOGICAL STAIN COMMISSION FRIDAY JUNE 5, 2009 HYATT REGENCY HOTEL, RIVERWALK SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS   8:00 – 8:15 Gathering of Attendees (with beverages, fruit and pastries) 8:15: -8:20 Welcome Alton Floyd, PhD President, Biological Stain Commission SYMPOSIUM: BREAST CANCER COMPENDIUM 8:20 – 8:30 Introduction to Compendium [...]

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BIOLOGICAL STAIN COMMISSION FRIDAY JUNE 6, 2008 MANCHESTER GRAND HYATT HOTEL SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA SYMPOSIUM: A SEMINAR ON DYES AND STAINING Introduction to the seminar. Co-chairmen: Dr Richard W. Dapson Vice President, Biological Stain Commission Dr Richard W. Horobin Associate Editor, Biotechnic & Histochemistry Staining of [...]

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 [...]

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 A focus at fixation Chris M. van der Loos, PhD, […]

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

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: [...]

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, [...]

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 & [...]