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Anatomic Pathology Services

Electron Microscopy Laboratory Contact Information:

Ramesh Nair, MD
Electron Microscopy Director
319-356-1799
ramesh-nair@uiowa.edu
The Diagnostic Electron Microscopy Laboratory was established in 1965 as a part of the Pathology Department. The Laboratory has evolved from an emphasis in the beginning on tumor differentiation to the current emphasis on ultrastructural studies of renal and neurology specimens. Also, a fair amount of departmental research is carried out in the laboratory.

The electron microscope is a tool that projects electrons through extremely thin tissue sections to produce a two-dimensional image on the screen or photograph. Tissue specimens from kidney, brain muscle ad nerves are fixed, embedded, sectioned, and photographed at the cellular level for diagnostic evaluation.

In 2005 the Electron Microscopy Laboratory performed 108 renal, 36 surgical and 40 nerve cases per year.. The laboratory also supports departmental research activities.

The laboratory is located in the basement of the Medical Research Center and is equipped with a JEOL 1011 Transmission Electron Microscopy, and Reichert-Jung Ultracut E ultramicrotomes. 

 
 
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