I just want to second Gayle's suggestion. Dr. O'Rourke did a workshop for 
the Arizona Society for Histotechnology last spring and it was a great 
presentation. She gave lots of info into the background of these diseases 
and how their labs handle the tissues.
Andi Grantham




At 04:27 PM 9/4/02 -0600, you wrote:
>There is a researcher, Dr. Katherine O'Rourke, Washington State University,
>working with scrapie. Go to their website for more information.  She may be
>a good contact to their pathology facility on handling of infected tissues.
>
>
>Gayle Callis
>MT,HT,HTL(ASCP)
>Research Histopathology Supervisor
>Veterinary Molecular Biology - Marsh Lab
>Montana State University - Bozeman
>19th and Lincoln St
>Bozeman MT 59717-3610
>
>406 994-6367 (lab with voice mail)
>406 994-4303 (FAX)
>
>email: gcallis@montana.edu

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