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NYU Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Pathology Conference 2009

Join us on December 4th, 2009 for the NYU Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Pathology Conference. Learn about the latest developments and improvements in tissue procurement and research on mesothelioma accrual. Don't miss out on this opportunity to network with leading surgeons, nurses, researchers, and technicians.

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NYU Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Pathology Conference 2009

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  1. 2009 NMVB Conference NYU Dept of Cardiothoracic Surgery NYU Dept of Pathology Friday December 4th, 2009

  2. Personnel @ NYU • Dept of Cardiothoracic Surgery: • Harvey Pass, MD (surgeon, NYU steering committee member & PI) • Audrey Sorensen, RN (research nurse coordinator) • Samantha Lincoln (data manager) • Ryan Harrington (lab technician, thoracic lab) • Angela Pittman (research project coordinator) • Dept of Pathology: • Jonathan Melamed, MD (pathologist, NYU steering committee member) • Jacinta Small (lab technician, pathology lab) • Tian He (research coordinator; previously Timothy Jolis) • Xiangtian Kong (pathologist, pathology review)

  3. 2008-2009 • Logistic improvements: • Streamlined specimen/case-notification process • Refined tissue procurement process with • response team and procurement kits • Synchronized local data • with MVB database • Progression on 5-year plans: • Frozen TMA • NYU MVB Paraffin TMA 1

  4. Mesothelioma Accrual Prospective cases: 63 Retrospective cases: 157 Total # of cases: 220

  5. Meso accrual data (cont’d) • Emphasis on accruing extrapleural pneumonectomy cases Tissue Collected (research blocks)

  6. Progression on 5 yr plans-Frozen TMA • Frozen TMA Frozen Array mold kit

  7. Frozen TMA

  8. Frozen TMA: Equipment & Accessories

  9. Plans for Paraffin TMA • NYU MVB Paraffin TMA 1 • Design Phase: • N= cases/ Block X 4 B • 4 TMA Blocks (same cases on each • block) • Control tissues, cell lines, frozen- • to-formalin tissue (adv: standardized • processing) • Construction Phase: MTA II • Microtomy: Limited number of sections; • histocollimator • Storage: In desiccators under nitrogen • atmosphere • High resolution scan of slide for website Sample paraffin TMA

  10. Paraffin TMA: Equipment & Accessories Tissue Micro-Arrayer Desiccators

  11. Proposed map for Paraffin TMA

  12. Special Thanks to… Today’s conference attendees And the entire NMVB team

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