Histotalks: Nsh Podcasts

Fixation on Histology: The Devil You Know: Common Reasons Change Doesn’t Happen in the Lab To Read the Full Blog, Click Here

Fixation on Histology: Are You Making Time to Invest in Your Career? Written by: Ashley Stewart, Membership & Publications Manager To Read the Full Blog, Click Here.

Fixation on Histology: Remembering the Person Behind the Pieces of Tissue Written based on the webinar Remembering Why—a Review of Patient Case Studies  To Read the Full Blog Click Here

Fixation on Histology: CAP Made Competency Assessment a Tiny Bit Less… Confusing (Yes, really!) Written by: Nicole Leon BS, HTL(ASCP) To read the full blog, click here. 

Fixation on Histology: The Role of Images in Research Reproducibility This blog was written based on Framework for Reporting Materials and Methods for Histology Assays webinar To Read the Full Blog, Click Here.

Fixation on Histology: Enhanced Method for PGP 9.5 Immunohistochemical Labeling in Small Fiber Neuropathy Blog is based on article in the June 2025 Journal of Histotechnology To read the full blog, click here. 

Fixation on Histology: The Lena Spencer Scholarship Fund You can read the full blog here. 

Fixation on Histology: Veteran Histologist Cristi Rigazio Recognized for Her Dedicated Leadership Based on an interview with Cristi Rigazio Click to Read The Full Blog Here

President's Message: May 2025 Written by: Lamar Jones, NSH President

Fixation on Histology Blog: The Vital Role Histotechnologists Play in Veterinary Medicine Based on the Webinar By: Kei Kuroki, DVM, PhD, DACVP, of the University of Missouri Click to Read this Post

Fixation on Histology Blog: The Man Behind the Award: Dr. Jules Elias and the Power of Pursuing Passion Written by: Dr. Jules Elias, PhD Click to Read this Post

Fixation on Histology Blog: Enhancing Organoid Research with Histogel-Based Embedding Techniques Based on an Article By: Havnar, C., Holokai, L., Ichikawa, R., Chen, W., Scherl, A., & Shamir, E. R. (2024) Click to read this post.

Fixation on Histology Blog: Phlebotomy to Research: A Journey Through Histotechnology Written By: Andrea Transou BS,HTL(ASCP), QIHC(ASCP) Click to read this post.

Fixation on Histology Blog: My Histology Journey - Jeniesha Russell, HT(ASCP) Written By: Jeniesha Russell, HT(ASCP) Click to read this post.

Fixation on Histology Blog: My Histology Journey - Toysha Mayer Written By: Toysha Mayer, DHSc, MBA, HT(ASCP) Click to read this post.

Fixation on Histology Blog: Mastering the Art of Immunohistochemistry: Essential Techniques for Reliable Diagnostic Results Written By: Khulood Ayad Majeed; College of Dentistry, University of Kirkuk Click to read this post.

Fixation on Histology Blog: Where Does Tissue Contamination Happen Most? Based on the Webinar By: Valerie Cortright, BA, HT(ASCP), HTL(ASCP), QIHC Click to read this post.

Fixation on Histology Blog: 10 Game-Changing Leadership Lessons Written By: Cathay García Lauzurique, MHA, MSc, HTL(ASCP) Click to read this post.

Audio reading from the July 2023 NSH Fixation on Histology Blog, Hot Dog as an Alternative Source for Control Tissue. Read entire article.

P08-Diagnostic Cytopathology Cell Block Preparation Methods- Anna Patterson FIBMS MSc CSci Diagnostic Cytology Scheme Coordinator Helen Naylor MSc Diagnostic Cytology Technical Specialist Cell blocks from Cytopathology samples have always had value in the diagnostic process as a complement to the traditional Cytopathology stains – Papanicolaou and Romanowsky.  This has become more important to provide material for Immunocytochemistry to refine malignant diagnosis, and more recently, for the use of molecular testing to aid in the choice of tailored chemotherapy regimens.  If this information can be obtained from Cytopathology samples, which are less invasive than biopsy samples, the patient will benefit. A variety of preparation methods are available for the preparation of cell blocks from cells from Diagnostic Cytopathology samples.  The most popular methods will be discussed and how they can be used to optimise the quality of cell preservation if used correctly. Information garnered from the results of th