Contact Information

Histopathology Research Core

Thier Building, Room 827
Boston, MA  02114

Phone: 617-724-2987

Core Director: Robert B. Colvin, MD
Phone: 617-724-3631
Fax: 617-724-5833
Email: colvin@helix.mgh.harvard.edu

Lab Manager: Nicole Brousaides
Phone: 617-724-2987
Email: nbrousaides@mgh.harvard.edu

Core Administrator: Marie Strague
Phone: 617-724-5498
Email: mstrague@mgb.org

Explore This Lab

    Overview

    The Histopathology Research Core provides standard and customized research-specific histology services including routine formalin fixation and paraffin embedding, and sectioning and preparation of frozen sections.

    The Core offers routine and special histological stains, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence, as well as digitized whole slide imaging using the Aperio Scanscope.

    The laboratory has experience with a wide variety of tissues and stain techniques from mice, rats, non-human primates, pigs and humans and in the development of protocols for new antibodies. Pathology consultation and interpretation is available as needed.

    Services

    • Tissue cassetting, processing and embedding
    • Cutting and staining of paraffin-embedded and cryostat sections
    • Routine and special histological stains
    • Immunohistochemistry, for both routine and novel markers
    • Immunofluorescence, for routine markers
    • Digital imaging using the Aperio Scanscope

    Physician Profile

    • Robert Colvin, MD

      • Pathologist-in-Chief, Emeritus, Massachusetts General Hospital
      • Benjamin Castleman Distinguished Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School