Usage Guide
Analysis Service Request Procedure
For an analysis service request, the Pathology Laboratory staff perform the analysis according to the following procedure.
Specimen Preparation
- Prepare the specimen in your own laboratory and visit the Pathology Laboratory
- See below for request methods by specimen type
Submit the Pathology Laboratory Test Request Form
- Clearly enter the project number and the principal investigator's contact information
Specimen Receipt and Analysis
- Analysis proceeds after the specimen is received
Receipt of Analysis Results
- Receive the analysis results
Fee Billing and Payment (following month)
- The requester makes payment after receiving the invoice
Request Methods by Specimen Type
- Requests accepted Monday to Thursday (excluding the day before a public holiday)
- Tissue must be brought in before 1:00 PM
- Use the cassettes provided at the reception desk in numerical order, one per tissue sample
- Requests are possible after the block has been prepared
- Store the block together with the slide box in the freezer located in Pre-processing Room 2
- Bring a block or request with sectioned slides
- Visit with the primary antibody and data sheet for the requested staining prepared
- If you attach a paper describing the intended experiment, the appropriate method will be selected through discussion with the staff
- Complete the consultation request form and send it to the Pathology Laboratory email
- Requests are available every Thursday 9:00–10:00, in two 30-minute slots
- Request forms are accepted until Tuesday morning each week
Consultation Service Request Procedure
For a consultation service request, the Pathology Laboratory staff receive the request and the supervising professor provides the consultation, according to the following procedure.
Complete the Request Form
- Contact the Pathology Laboratory and reserve a date and time (T. 2072-1993)
- Download the request form [Biomedical Research Institute website → Research Laboratory Team → Pathology Laboratory]
- Complete the request form [refer to the sample form; fields in blue are required]
Submit the Request Form
- Submit the request form to the emails below
- sezu55@snuh.org
- yunnie@snuh.org
Receipt and Reservation
- The staff receives the request form and sends a confirmation email
- The request form is forwarded to the supervising professor
Consultation
- Visit the Pathology Laboratory at the reserved time with your slides or image files
- ◐ Available times: every Thursday 09:00–10:00, in two 30-minute slots
- ◐ Reception: until Tuesday morning each week
- ※ All fields on the request form must be completed
Personal-Use Equipment Procedure
For personal-use equipment, the researcher operates the equipment directly, according to the following procedure.
Apply for Personal-Use Equipment Training
- Complete the training application form after an in-person consultation
Complete Equipment Training
- Held at 10:00 on the first Friday of each month
Reserve the Equipment (via the reservation system)
- Only those who have completed the training may reserve
- Use after reserving a time slot
Equipment Use
- Use after approval by the equipment manager
Complete the Usage Log
- Fill out the equipment usage log kept in the Pathology Laboratory
Fee Billing and Payment
- The requester makes payment after receiving the invoice