Histology Service
About the service
The Histology laboratory in the Department of Comparative Medicine will prepare animal tissues for microscopic examination. This includes tissue fixation, embedding, generation of frozen section, slide preparation and/or hematoxylin and eosin or special stains; unstained sections for immunohistochemistry can also be provided.
Manager: Michael Schadt, HT (ASCP), 203-785-2582
Histotechnologist: AJ Nugent, 203-785-2582
Available to Yale researchers & external researchers
Order form
Internal users, please go to LSOG 109 and fill out the in-person triplicate submission form, or email us. External users, please email us.
Getting started
Please review our recommended Fixation Protocols and then contact us to discuss your histology needs and the appropriate /optimal fixative for your project before submitting samples.
We accept fixed tissues, cassettes or blocks and can provide fixatives if you wish to perform these steps yourself.
External customers: For services on whole animals, tissues, or histopathologic interpretation, please contact Dr. Carmen Booth to discuss your needs before submitting samples.