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Upcoming Training Opportunities:

Do you need help finding specialized equipment or expert services for your research? Whether you are new to the Pitt research community or a regular shared facility user, join one of our upcoming webinars to learn more about the resources available across campus. These sessions will offer an overview of resources available, how to access equipment and services, iLab training, and an opportunity to ask questions.

Join one of the following two webinars:

No prior registration is required and anyone is welcome to join.

 

In addition, save the date for an in-person Shared Facility Showcase on the afternoon of Monday, October 19, 2026. More information about this event and how to register will be shared soon.

 

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About

Rangos Histology Core

Overview of Equipment and Services

The Rangos Histology Core provides high quality, individualized histological services to support investigators in the Rangos Research Center, as well as researchers across the University of Pittsburgh, UPMC, and other academic institutions in the Pittsburgh region. The Core is equipped with a full suite of histology instrumentation, including a Tissue Tek VIP tissue processor and a TEC embedding station, a Leica RM2235 microtome and CM 1850UV cryostat for paraffin and frozen sectioning for FFPE and OCT blocks, respectively, and a Leica Aperio CS2 slide scanner for high resolution digital imaging at 20x and 40x magnification. The Histology Core offers a range of staining services such as H&E and special staining (e.g. Masson's Trichrome, PAS, Picrosirius Red, Alizarin Red). Users can download the Leica ImageSchopex64 for Windows 10 or higher at this link to view Slide Scanner images (.svs files) provided by the core.

Location and Hours of Operation

Primary: Rangos Research Center Rm 3537, 530 45th Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15201

Primary Sq. Ft: 199 sq ft

Days of the Week

Hours open

Monday – Friday

8:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • External labs without full access into to the Rangos building can submit samples at the main entrance of Rangos (near the Ronald McDonald house entrance) in the large blue/gray cabinet just inside the automatic doors - please email pitthistologycore@pitt.edu notifying samples are dropped off
  • Frozen samples are not accepted after 2:00p on Fridays due to weekend closure

Resources

Contacts

Name Role Phone Email Location
Riley Gedrys
Core Manager
 

 
pitthistologycore@pitt.edu
 
3537 Rangos Research Center
 
Sunder Sims-Lucas, PhD
Faculty Director
 

 
sunder.sims-lucas@chp.edu
 
5129 Rangos Research Center
 
Rebecca Uhlean
Histology Technician
 

 
pitthistologycore@pitt.edu
 
3537 Rangos Research Center
 

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