Research Histology Services

How to Utilize Our Services

How to collaborate with Research Histology Services under a formal contract:

  1. Reach out to Research Histology Services to discuss your project and needs.
  2. PI of Project needs to identify a funding source to cover costs over a period of time
  3. PI of Project needs to layout rough estimate of project needs to establish a budget
  4. Costs may include:
    1. 1% minimum effort will need to be provided for Administrative Costs for each project
    2. Tech effort (if needed)
    3. Supply effort
    4. Misc. expenses depending on project
  5. Provide the budget to the requesting PI’s departmental pre-award administrator (this person becomes the Master Departmental Grant Administrator)
  6. Master Deptmental Grant Administrator reaches to Pre-award Grant Administrator in the Department of Pathology to request that internal paperwork (stocks, 202, CITI COI table) be generated
  7. Grant Administrator(s) will forward subaccount activation paperwork to Office of Research who will forward to Research Cost Accounting
  8. Account will be activated for Research Histology Services
  9. Work can begin!

Contacts:

Michelle A. Wood-Trageser, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Division of Transplant Pathology, 200 Lothrop Street, BST E1503, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Phone: 412-624-1402

Email: woodma4@upmc.edu

 

A.J.Demetris, M.D.

Starzl Professor of Liver and Transplantation Pathology

University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Division of Transplant Pathology, 200 Lothrop Street, E741 UPMC Montefiore, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Phone: 412-647-2072 or -2067

FAX:  412-647-2084

Email: demetrisaj@upmc.edu