In this article, OracleBio’s Senior Clinical Pathologist, Dr. Gabriele Kohnen, gives her perspective on the proposed role of tertiary lymphoid structures within the immune system and how better understanding their prevalence, cellular content and distribution may...
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Where does Cancer come from? – Cancer precursors and their terminology
In this article, OracleBio Senior Clinical Pathologist, Dr. James Going, talks about the importance of understanding where cancer comes from as we seek earlier detection and appropriate treatment.A neoplasm is a population of abnormal cells which persist and...
Still at the Cutting Edge: Microtomy and Digital Pathology
In 2012, my friend and colleague Dr. Gabriele Kohnen salvaged three identical old microtomes from a skip (dumpster for our friends in the US!). After storing them in her garage for a decade, she gave them to me. I guessed they might date from the 1930s, but...
The Silence of the Pathologists: Fixation in Histology and Histopathology
‘Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club.’ (Chuck Palauniak 1996). Fight Club and Histopathology may not overlap widely, but their intersection is not empty. Dr Wilfred Weinstein of Los Angeles spoke of ‘The Silence...