The Experimental Pathology Laboratory (EPL) provides histology services for UW Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) members, non-members and non-UW researchers. This laboratory was developed from the original Histotechnology Laboratory which has provided histopathologic services to investigators at the McArdle Laboratory since 1963, the year it was founded by the Director, Dr. Harold P. Rusch and Dr. Henry C. Pitot. Dr. Pitot has continued to be the Faculty Leader until 2009. Ruth Sullivan VMD, PhD, took over for Dr. Pitot in 2009 and now serves as the Faculty Leader and consulting comparative pathologist for the service. The Experimental Pathology performs histology services in their lab located on the fourth floor of the WIMR building. 

Histology services

• Preparation of histologic sections from both paraffin-embedded and frozen tissue, including serial sections
• Block preparations of cell pellets and embryoid bodies
• Wide variety of routine and specialized histotechnology methods
• H&E
• Enzyme histochemistry
• Immunohistochemistry
• Special stains
• Slide preparation for in situ hybridization, LCM, and audioradiography
• Pathology consultation

Tutorial/Discussion Groups
Experimental Pathology offers one hour tutorial/discussion groups to provide histology support to researchers on campus.

Learn more about the Experimental Pathology Laboratory's Scientific Accomplishments. 

Funding received from the UWCCC Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) for published research, including the use of UWCCC Shared Resources to generate or analyze data, or conduct clinical trials, needs to reference the UWCCC. See Acknowledging UWCCC in Publications, Posters and Presentations.