Anybody who works with human tissue must reflect from time to time on thorny issues. What is allowed, and what isn't?
Ultimately, Society at large decides, and our legislators incorporate its opinions (more or less) in legislation like the Human Tissue Act (2004) and the slightly different Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006, to guide us.
A year ago, in the President’s Column, I likened the career progress of research-minded trainee pathologists to the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. With a mixture of hope and anxiety, the young Jack has already taken a risk in agreeing to exchange the family cow for a handful of mysterious beans.
Now, from amongst the spreading tendrils of the huge beanstalk Jack gets a glimpse of a lush new country and a distant, treasure-laden castle…..
Pathsoc Research Subcommittee News: Successful Launch of 2 New Schemes
The Pathological Society aims to promote pathological research in many ways including provision of a number of funding schemes administered by the Research Subcommittee.
Two new schemes were successfully launched during 2009 - 2010.
Despite their importance to biomedical science there is a worldwide shortage of trained laboratory animal pathologists which includes both toxicological pathologists and comparative mouse pathologists.
Hopster histopathology slides to be made available online
Dr Debbie Hopster's histopathology slides to be made available online
During her career, popular and respected Consultant and trainer in London, Dr Debbie Hopster, created 13 histopathology slide sets, each containing up to 500 slides. These slides are an extremely valuable teaching resource for trainees.
Despite their importance to biomedical science there is a worldwide shortage of trained laboratory animal pathologists which includes both toxicological pathologists and comparative mouse pathologists.