The Histopathology Facility (HF) provides Cancer Center members with technical processing of cells and tissues, gene expression in situ protein immunolocalization, pathology interpretation of microscopy findings, including target distribution and other metrics focused on particular cell/tissue compartments. We help establish and characterize animal models of human cancer and related diseases, as well as analysis of human tissue samples, including from clinical trials. Most projects involve animal models that require complex histological, immunohistochemical and/or cytological processing to determine morphological alterations, and to localize and quantify the expression of cancer-relevant gene products in tissue sections, including murine and human samples.
This facility derives partial funding from the FCCC Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) from the National Cancer Institute.