Pathology for Researchers: Histology and Basic Lab Techniques (Synchronous e-learning)

This is a beginner’s level course that focuses on equipping medical and health science researchers with a basic understanding of pathology – the science that deals with cells and tissues in diseases This will provide those in the fields of health sciences with a better understanding of the types of tissues on which research testing can be applied, and provide the basic morphologic exposure to different tissue types in the human body, including normal and cancerous tissues The course comprises two broad sections: 1 Laboratory techniques in tissue-based research 2 Histology (Microscopy) of normal tissues and common cancers

In the Lab Techniques section, participants will be introduced to some basic forms of tissue that the pathology laboratory handles, and how these tissues may be processed for microscopic analysis, immunohistochemical analysis and molecular testing

In the Histology section, participants will be introduced to a range of normal tissues, including epithelial and connective tissue, and also inflammatory cells (leukocytes) and selected common cancers Participants will be given the opportunity to perform hands on virtual microscopy using virtual microscopic slides, and try their hand and recognising tissue types and cancers
On the final day, participants will be assessed on their understanding of basic laboratory techniques and histologic interpretation of microscopic images

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