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The Johns Hopkins University Oncology Tissue and Imaging Service (OTIS) Core Laboratory offers a wide variety of services including:
Histology
Customized Immunohistochemisty
Slide Scanning
• Secure database access and storage
FOR PUBLICATIONS: ***Please acknowledge the funding source of the Cancer Center Core: Grant number, P30 CA006973, in ALL publications.***
Leadership
Alan Meeker, Ph.D., M.A.T.
OTIS Director and Associate Professor of Pathology
(410) 502-3398 ameeker1@jhmi.edu
Fred Bunz, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Director
(410) 502-7941 fredbunz@jhmi.edu
Robert Anders, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Director
(410) 955-3511 rander54@jhmi.edu
Alex Baras, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Director
(410) 955-5893 baras@jhmi.edu
| Customer Service | Locations |
|
411 North Caroline Street Bond Street/Annex Building Basement, B305 Baltimore, MD, 21231 |
| Name | Role | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Meeker |
Core Director: Histology, IHC, TMA
|
410-502-3398
|
ameeker1@jhmi.edu
|
Caroline St Basement B305
|
| Miklhail James |
Laboratory Manager
|
410-614-1660
|
mjames49@jhmi.edu
|
Caroline St Basement B 310
|
| Sarah Hughes |
IHC Specialist, Spatial transcriptomics
|
443-287-7710
|
snorthr2@jhmi.edu
|
Caroline St Basement B305
|
| Wanda Stirling |
Clinical Lab Coordinator and Surgical Pathology Block Registrar
|
410-502-3358
|
wstirling@jhmi.edu
|
Caroline St Basement B305
|
| Bonnie Gambichler |
Research Specialist and Histology Consultant
|
410-502-3358
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bgambic1@jhmi.edu
|
Caroline St Basement B 305
|
| Kristen Lecksell |
Flourescent and 2 X3 Slide Scanning
|
401-502-7452
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kleckse@jhmi.edu
|
Caroline St Basement B319
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| Andre Robinson |
Frozen Sectioning Request (Animal Tissue Only) Please email arobin38@jhmi.edu once request is submitted.
|
410-502-3358
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arobin38@jhmi.edu
|
Caroline St Basement B317
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| Andre Robinson |
TMA Construction and Design
|
410-614-1660
|
arobin38@jhmi.edu
|
Caroline St Basement B305
|
| Andre Robinson |
Bright Field Slide Scanning
|
410-502-3358
|
arobin38@jhmi.edu
|
Caroline St Basement B305
|
| General Histology Questions |
Please use our email address for service inquiries
|
Email preferred
|
OTS-HistologyCore <OTS-HistologyCore@jh.edu>
|
Caroline St Basement B305
|
| Service list |
| ► IHC (2) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single color OPAL immunostain (per slide) OTS Ab | Inquire | ||
| Single color OPAL immunostain (per slide) PI Ab | Inquire | ||
| ► Scanning (1) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| Fluorescent and 2X 3 Slide Scanning | Inquire | ||
| ► Histology (3) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| Slide(s) wasted | Inquire | ||
| PRE-BAKING_rack_50 (unstained slides) | Inquire | ||
| PRE-BAKING_unstained slide | Inquire | ||
| ► Histology H&E (2) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| H&E / Investigator Supplied Labeled Slide |
Slide requests >100 acquire tech-time fee. |
Inquire | |
| H&E sectioning w/ Investigator Special Slide(s)_Visium/Xenium | Inquire | ||
