This workshop has been approved as a Continuing Education provider to issue CEU credits that may be applied to the certified histotechnicians (HT)ASCP requirement.
April 16, 2026
Biodesign Atrium A, Arizona State University
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Workshop RSVP is required to attend. Preference will be given to histotechnologists with paid continued education registration (see membership option page). Please use this Link to RSVP.
The focus of this workshop is to offer continued training in sample preparation workflows, tissue resources, special stains and other protocols or techniques to improve the quality of your imaging data. Anyone working with microscopes and histological samples are encouraged to attend.
Additional information: Workshop Flyer, Workshop Program
- [8:30AM – 9:00AM] Check-in
- [9:00AM – 9:10AM] Introduction
- [9:15AM – 10:15AM] Biobank Core Facility: Incorporating human tissue and biofluids into your research.
– Sara Bowen, PhD, SCYM (ASCP), St. Joseph’s Hospital and Barrow Neurological Institute, Flow Cytometry/Genomic/Biobank Manager. [CEU]
- [10:15AM – 11:00AM] Vendor Tables & Break
- [11:00AM – 12:00AM] Clinical Pathology and Preclinical Research Electron Microscopy
– Steven Goodman, PhD, CSO, Microscopy Innovations.com [CEU]
- [12:00PM – 1:00PM] Lunch
- [1:00AM-2:15PM] Current Techniques and Services using Tissue Microarrays (TMA)
– Mai Ibrahim, PhD., Biobanking services, VP ScienceCare.com; Shelley Turner, HT(ASCP), QIHC; ASU Histology Core Manager. [CEU]
- [2:15PM – 3:30PM] Improving Sample Preparation, Imaging Settings and Analysis for Whole Slide Scanning
– Gavin Ryan, PhD, Imaging Specialist, Olympus/Evident; Ayden Hall, Regenerative Medicine Core Lab Manager, HT (ASCP) [CEU]
- [3:30PM – 4:00PM] Vendor Tables and Break
- [4:00PM – 4:30PM] Using SIP-NanoSIMS to Measure Nitrogen Assimilation into Biomolecules
– Carolynn Harris, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University [CEU]
- [4:30PM – 5:00PM] Closing comments