Comparative Pathology Research Core
About the core
Mission Statement: To provide quality pathology support for animal-based studies to better understand disease processes and their treatment.
To enable basic and translational studies, the following services are offered:
Available to Yale researchers & external researchers
To place an order
Effective 12/1/25, all users must have an account in our lab management system, PPMS. Internal users can follow the PPMS Quick Start Manual.
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Rates
Mouse Research Pathology Support is the only USP at the Yale School of Medicine providing pathologic phenotyping by comparative veterinary pathologists. In addition to gross and histologic evaluation of animal models, we also provide a variety of high-quality histology services tailored to individual projects.
Rates effective 1/1/25.
| Services | Unit | Yale research investigator | External research investigator |
|---|---|---|---|
| C&T technical time | per hour | $79.50 | $119.72 |
| M&P technical time | per hour | $79.00 | $115.00 |
| Pathologist | per hour | $140.00 | $204.50 |
| Necropsy: Research: Rodent (supplies only), for research animals only | per necropsy | $5.00 | $116.00 |
| Histology: Tissue processing only | per sample | $10.00 | TBD |
| Histology: Tissue processing and embedding | per sample | $12.25 | $35.00 |
| Histology: Tissue processing, embedding, sectioning, 1st H&E Slide | per sample | $21.00 | $65.50 |
| Histology: Cut unstained section from block (1-2 sections on one slide) | per slide | $3.50 | $14.75 |
| Histology: H&E slide | per slide | $5.25 | $69.00 |
| Histology: Special stains, non-silver stain only; no sectioning | per slide | $11.75 | $45.00 |
| Histology: Silver stain only; no sectioning | per slide | $21.00 | $83.00 |
| Histology: Frozen sectioning | per section | $21.00 | $400.00 |
| Microbiology: Aerobic culture, including Pseudomonas screening culture, urine cultures, cecal screening culture | per sample | $88.00 | TBD |
| Microbiology: Anaerobic culture | per sample | $130.00 | TBD |
| Microbiology: Antibiotic sensitivity -- group 1 | per sample | $84.00 | TBD |
| Microbiology: Antibiotic sensitivity -- group 2 | per sample | $84.00 | TBD |
| Microbiology: Blood culture | per sample | $145.00 | TBD |
| Microbiology: Diff Quick stain | per sample | $34.00 | TBD |
Contacts
Director of Comparative Pathology Research
Carmen Jane Booth, DVM, PhD
Comparative Pathology Research & Necropsy Manager
Gordon Terwilliger, BS