Monthly Archives: June 2011

Pathology publisher goes digital

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Sage Scope Adds Deeper Look For Sage Journals Online Users

SAGE is adding a new feature to its SAGE Journals Online offerings with SAGE scope, a tool that provides readers with interactive slide imagery as supplements to articles posted on SAGE Journals Online. The digital pathology scanning and hosting will be provided by Flagship Biosciences, a digital pathology services firm, and powered by SlidePath’s Digital Image Hub software.

This new addition will allow readers to view the pathology slides not as a flat image, but as if they were seeing it under their own light microscope. The ultra-high resolution slide with the proper digitization software can pan, zoom, and focus slides while adding specific application functionality unique to each user.  Researchers are able to drill down to 20x magnification with rich detail and high resolution, giving them full access to all the data the author or authors saw when they took the sample.

“SAGE scope will help bridge the gap between just a picture and the ability to interact with a sample as the researcher did,” said Ron Epstein, SAGE Director, STM Journals. “This added feature allows SAGE journal readers to discover the information more closely to the way the author intended.”

SAGE is on of the first academic publishers to create an active digital database for pathology, and sees further potential for use in its medical journals.

“We’re excited to meet the needs of the market with this addition and know that not only will our authors see an added value, but those who utilize SAGE journals as well,” said Epstein.

SAGE scope can be seen now in selected SAGE Journals Online. To view the digital files please go to http://sagescope.flagshipbio.com. Select VetPath, Volume 48, Issue 1.

 

 

Webinar from Aperio: An Integrated Digital Pathology Workflow for Digital Scanning, Image Management, and Image Analysis

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

8:00 am Pacific Time, 11:00 am Eastern Time
(4:00 pm London GMT / 10:00 am Mexico City Standard Time) 
  

Presenters:
Dr. Florian Leiss, Definiens Trainer and Marketing Specialist
Priya Vaidyanathan, Ph.D, Image Analysis Specialist, Aperio
 

In this 60-minute complimentary webinar, you will learn about the new solutions available as a result of the partnership between Aperio and Definiens. 

Topics include:

  • Integrating image aquisition, management, and analysis workflow 
  • Spectrum database management software for managing digital slides
  • Live demo of Definiens' Tissue Studio for Her2 analysis in breast cancel tissue sections

To register for the 8 am EDT session, click here.https://aperio.webex.com/aperio/onstage/g.php?d=768950587&t=a

You may also register by visiting the Aperio Events page.

You will receive a confirmation email upon registration with a web link that will lead you to the online event. Simply visit the link at the assigned time. The session is secure and easy to access. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact the Aperio Events Team at events@aperio.com or 760.539.1192. 

 

InView Training Through Simulation in Thames Histopathology Training School

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 “i-Path’s InView is a useful additional learning resource which complements the traditional methods of teaching” Dr Sarah Hill, Joint Chair, Thames Histopathology Training School.

The Thames Histopathology Training School is the largest in the UK with over 100 trainee posts in the program.  Training is undertaken in 12 training centres across England.

InView is an online platform aimed at training pathologists and biomedical scientists in diagnostics cytology and histology. InView uses a completely innovative approach to education in diagnostic practice.

“Our trainees find InView very useful. It helps them to bridge the gap between learning from the text books and double headed reporting of real cases with consultants” Dr Sarah Hill, Joint Chair, Thames Histopathology Training School.

InView supplements traditional learning methods with virtual case material, integrating on-line education into pathology training, by combining digital images, e-learning tools and streaming video used to deliver virtual case material in pathology.

Aperio Webinar Announcement: GLP Compliance in Digital Pathology – June 30

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Thursday, June 30, 2011

2 Sessions to choose from: 

7:00 am Pacific Time, 10:00 am Eastern Time 
(3:00 pm London GMT / 9:00 am Mexico City Standard Time) 

 
 OR


4:00 pm Pacific Time, 7:00 pm Eastern Time
(8:00 am Japan Time / 9:00 am Australia EST July 1)  

Presenter:
Curtis Adams, Ph.D., Sr. Life Sciences Product Manager, Aperio 

In this 60-minute complimentary webinar, we will present an overview of how digital pathology can help meet GLP regulations. 

Topics include:

  • Research areas requiring GLP compliance
  • Requirements for GLP validation
  • IQ/OQ/PQ
  • Advantages of being GLP verified
  • In house testing vs. vendor services for GLP validation

To register for the 7am PDT session,  click here.https://aperio.webex.com/aperio/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=486968685

To register for the 4pm PDT session, click here.https://aperio.webex.com/aperio/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=485389991

You may also register by visiting the Aperio Events page.

You will receive a confirmation email upon registration with a web link that will lead you to the online event. Simply visit the link at the assigned time. The session is secure and easy to access. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact the Aperio Events Team at events@aperio.comor 760.539.1192. 

 

Call for Papers: The 6th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering

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May 17~20, 2012     Shanghai, China

http://www.icbbe.org/2012/

The 6th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE 2012) will be held from May 17th to 20th, 2012 in Shanghai, China. iCBBE 2012 will bring together top researchers from Asian Pacific areas, North America, Europe and around the world to exchange research results and address open issues in all aspects of bioinformatics and biomedical engineering.

iCBBE has been successfully held 5 times, and all the papers accepted have been indexed by Ei compendex in a short time.

All accepted papers will be included in IEEE Xplore and indexed by Ei Compendex and ISTP.

Selected outstanding papers (extended) will be recommended to be published in related SCI/Ei journals.

BBA-BIOMEMBRANES

(ISSN:0005-2736 SCI)

Cellular and Molecular Biology (CELL MOL BIOL)

(ISSN:0145-5680 SCI)

Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry (J ENZYM INHIB MED CH)

(ISSN:1475-6366 SCI)        

Progress in Biophysics & Molecular Biologyg (PROG BIOPHYS MOL BIO)

(ISSN:0079-6107 SCI)

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology  (APPL BIOCHEM BIOTECH)

(ISSN:0273-2289 SCI)        

Biotechnology Advances (BIOTECHNOL ADV)

(ISSN:0734-9750 SCI)

Archiv der Pharmazie (ARCH PHARM)

(ISSN:0365-6233 SCI)   

HYPERTENSION

(ISSN:0194-911X SCI)                   

Critical Reviews? in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems (CRIT REV THER DRUG)

(ISSN:0743-4863 SCI)   

Reproductive Sciences (REPROD SCI)

(ISSN:1933-7191 SCI)

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development (INVERTEBR REPROD DEV)

(ISSN:0792-4259 SCI)         

 

Topics: The conference is soliciting state-of-the-art research papers in the following areas of interest:

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology 

 Protein structure, function and sequence analysis 

 Protein interactions, docking and function 

 Computational proteomics 

 DNA and RNA structure, function and sequence analysis 

 Gene regulation, expression, identification and network 

 Structural, functional and comparative genomics 

 Computational evolutionary biology 

 Data acquisition, normalization, analysis and visualization 

 Algorithms, models, software, and tools in Bioinformatics 

 Any novel approaches to bioinformatics problems 

 

Biomedical Engineering 

 Biomedical imaging, image processing & visualization 

 Bioelectrical and neural engineering 

 Biomaterials and biomedical optics 

 Methods and biology effects of NMR/CT/ECG technology 

 Biomedical devices, sensors, and artificial organs 

 Biochemical, cellular, molecular and tissue engineering 

 Biomedical robotics and mechanics 

 Rehabilitation engineering and clinical engineering 

 Health monitoring systems and wearable system 

 Bio-signal processing and analysis 

 Biometric and bio-measurement 

 Biomaterial and biomedical optics 

 Other topics related to biomedical engineering 

Special track:

The International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Public Health (EPPH2012)

http://www.icbbe.org/epph2012/

Requirements for paper submission:

Only English papers will be accepted.

All the papers should be formatted according to IEEE template strictly. Please login the website to see further information.

Notices:

Experts and scholars are welcome to make suggestions on the topics for special sessions by email.

Providing one-day free tour in Shanghai after conference.

Please contact the conference committee if you are interested in sponsoring the conference. All submitted papers from co-sponsored university can get a discount of 10%

Important dates:

Paper submission due: Oct. 17, 2011

Acceptance notification: Before Dec. 16, 2011

Contact us:

Secretary: Ms. HU

TEL: 13264702230

Email: submit@icbbe.org

 

Why a pathology image should not be considered as a radiology image

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Interesting paper on Why a pathology image should not be considered as a radiology image in the Journal of Pathology Informatics

Fernandez A, Compton CC, Hipp JD, Balis UJ. Why a pathology image should not be considered as a radiology image. J Pathol Inform [serial online] 2011 [cited 2011 Jun 20];2:26. Available from: http://www.jpathinformatics.org/text.asp?2011/2/1/26/82051

Abstract

Often, the emergence of unified and seamless integration of digital images within contemporary radiology workflow models is held as the exemplar by which any possible future states of an all-digital workflow model in pathology should be compared. Indeed, there is strong evidence to suggest that pathology will ultimately transform into what could be properly termed as a 'digital diagnostic modality', but it is important to distinguish between the prior transformative process within radiology, with its own set of operational challenges (elimination of film, modality workflow management, Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) harmonization, antitrust, and proprietary file format issues, to name a few), and those challenges that now face pathology, with there being only partial overlap.

Read full article

Bones with Bling: The Amazing Jewelled Skeletons of Europe, The Fortean Times

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The trend for jewelled skeletons began in the late 16th century. The Roman catacombs, which had been abandoned as burial sites and largely forgotten about, were rediscovered in 1578 by vineyard workers. This coincided with the initial phase of the Counter-Reform­ation; the Council of Trent, called to formulate the Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation, had just concluded, and one of the areas of concern was affirming the efficacy and belief in relics against attacks by their detract ors. Since the remains in the catacombs dated from the second to fifth centuries AD, it was possible, with a bit of wishful thinking, for Church leaders to romant icise the bones as belonging to almost any famed early Christian saint or martyr. In the newfound cache they saw a potential tool to bolster their supply of relics and promote their power.

--From "Bones with Bling: The amazing jewelled skeletons of Europe," by Paul Koudounari for The Fortean Times, June 2011

Click here to read this entire article--a nice walk through the art and history of extraordinary European jewel and bone relics--on The Fortean Times website. All images sourced from the article and taken by author Paul Koudounari.

Thanks so much to Suzanne Gerber over at Wurzeltod for alerting me to this wonderful piece!

Images top to bottom:

  • Relics of St Pancratius, Church of St Nicholas, Wil
  • St Clemens, Church of Sts Peter and Paul, Rott-am-Inn, Germany
  • Holy Martyr Theodosius, Waldsassen
  • The remains of St Maximus, Basilica of Waldsassen

New Lot of Amazing, Lavishly Illustrated, Hard-to-Find Books on Victorian Anthropomorphic Taxidermist Walter Potter for Sale!

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For those of you who, like I, are fascinated by the kitten tea parties, bunny schoolhouses, and kitten croquet matches of the undisputed king of Victorian anthropomorphic taxidermy Walter Potter, I have good news! Henceforth, Morbid Anatomy will be distributing the amazing (and very difficult to find!) book Walter Potter and his Museum of Taxidermy written and published by collector and taxidermy scholar Pat Morris.

There are two versions of the book available: the hardcover (see top image)--which sports a handsome stamped canvas cover and an extra signature of 8 full-color pages--and the paperback (see second image down). Both versions are large scale and lavishly illustrated in full-color with scores of nearly impossible-to-find photographs of Potter's unforgettable works, archival photographs of the early museum, and antique and vintage ephemera related to the museum (see bottom two images for examples; click on image to see larger size). The book is also extremely well researched, providing a through biography or Mr Potter, a detailed history of his museum of curious taxidermy, and the stories behind the making of his iconic pieces of anthropomorphic taxidermy.

Books can be purchased on Amazon.com; click here to purchase the hardcover, which goes for $50, and here to purchase the soft cover, which goes for $35. But order quickly: I only have about 8 hardback remaining, and 7 paperback, and these books tend to sell out fast!

And one more thing: I am also distributing the paperback version of Pat Morris' new book A History of Taxidermy: Art, Science and Bad Taste; you can find out more about this book by clicking here. if you are interested in purchasing a copy of this book, you can email me at morbidanatomy [at] gmail.com.

Dead Cities! Victorian Hair Scrapbooks! Automata Demonstrations! This Week and Beyond at Observatory!

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I am very excited to announce a whole slew of Morbid Anatomy Presents events taking place at Observatory, this week and beyond. Tonight, join Colin Dickey--author of Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius--as he attempts to "conjoin a history of the necropolis with a history of ghost towns and abandoned urban landscapes." This Thursday, join Collector David Freund for a demonstration and discussion of Victorian scrapbooks holding everything "from inventive collages to seaweed compositions to artistically arranged feathers to advertising fragments to human hair to basically anything else that could be glued down." In July, make mummies at one of our popular mummy workshops, take in some “Theatrum Mundi,” investigate postmodern mermaidia, parse the politics of taxidermy, and/or witness antique automatons go through their motions live and in person!

Full list follows; hope very much to see you at one or more of these fantastic events!


Dead Cities / Cities of the Dead: An illustrated lecture by Colin Dickey, author of Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius
Date: TONIGHT: Monday, June 20th
Time: 8:00 PM
Admission: $5

Tonight, author Colin Dickey will conjoin a history of the necropolis with a history of ghost towns and abandoned urban landscapes. The necropolis has always been a vital feature of the city, from its earliest incarnations to today. The dead body has long been regarded as both sacred and polluting, so what does a community do with thousands of bodies? From medieval chapels literally bursting with the bones of the dead to the sanitized splendor of the modern funeral industry, how we treat the dead reveal much about how we view the living. How we treat dead cities--from California ghost towns to Ukraine's Pripyat, just outside of Chernobyl--begs a different question: what do we abandon, and why? What does all this urban ruin say about our future? Colin Dickey will intertwine these two forms of urban death to see what it all adds up to.

Colin Dickey is the author of Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius, and the co-editor (with Nicole Antebi and Robby Herbst) of Failure! Experiments in Aesthetic and Social Practices. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Cabinet, TriQuarterly, and The Santa Monica Review. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, he now lives in Los Angeles. This is a return visit for Colin, who lectured on Cranioklepty earlier this year at Observatory to great acclaim; more on that lecture can be found here.

Image: The Metropolitan Sepulcher, a plan for a London cemetery circa 1820

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Home-Made Visual Albums: An Artifact-Based Lecture with Collector David Freund
Date: THIS THURSDAY June 23
Time: 8:00 PM
Admission: $5
Part of the Out of the Cabinet: Tales of Strange Objects and the People Who Love Them Series, presented by Morbid Anatomy and Morbid Anatomy Scholar in Residence Evan Michelson

Home-Made Visual Albums were incredibly popular productions between the the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century; these scrap books contained artful arrangements of a wide range of materials, from inventive collages to seaweed compositions to artistically arranged feathers to advertising fragments to human hair to basically anything else that could be glued down. More than simply collections or scrap books, these albums can also be seen as diaries, and project a sense of their absent makers through imaginative content, arresting design, obsession, and, above all, narrative.

Collector and artist David Freund has been collecting--and classifying, into over 40 categories of his own invention-- these enigmatic and fascinating artifacts over the last 30 years. Tonight, join Mr. Freund as be discusses the history and taxonomy of these artifacts and presents a number of exquisite examples from his collection for your delight and perusal.

David Freund earned his MFA from the Visual Studies Workshop after a BA in Theater at UC Davis. Professor Emeritus of Photography at Ramapo College of New Jersey, he chaired its Visual Arts for twenty years. He also taught at Pratt and was a Dayton-Hudson Distinguished Visiting Artist at Carleton College. His NEA photographs showed gas station environments nationwide. Other grants included New York’s CAPS program and NYC’s Institute for Art and Urban Resources. During a Light Works residency Freund curated a regional photo post card exhibition, Penny Publishing. Exhibitions include Light Gallery and Eastman House. Among collections with his work are MOMA, the Corcoran, MFA Houston, and the Bibliotheque Nationale.

Image: Detail from one of David Freund's collection of home-made visual albums from the 19th and early 20th Century

And onward and upward in the weeks to come:

You can find out more about these e
vents on the Observatory website by clicking here. You can get directions to Observatory--which is next door to the Morbid Anatomy Library (more on that here)--by clicking here. You can find out more about Observatory here, join our mailing list by clicking here, and join us on Facebook by clicking here.

China’s Hu Jia release: Guarded welcome from Europe – BBC News

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The Guardian
China's Hu Jia release: Guarded welcome from Europe
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Payback’s a bitch

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From Eric Dondero:

We all remember this hit TV commercial from the late 1980s. And some 25 years later, the Russians are getting their revenge.

From Adage.com:

Turns out Wendy in Russia is a little sexier than Wendy in the states.

The Moscow Times reports that a Wendy's in Moscow -- the first stand-alone location in Russia -- featured two girls outside the restaurant dressed as Wendy during the location's opening. Sure, the girls had the signature pigtails and ribbons, but they wore short dresses, striped knee-high socks and stiletto heels -- which, now that we think about it, sounds kind of like a "sexy" Halloween costume.

Wendy's/Arby's Group Chief Operating Officer Andrew Skehan told the Moscow Times that he had not been aware of the of the franchise group's decision to sex up the icon...

Editor's comment - We can only imagine what the models at a new Wendy's franchise in Riyad, Saudi Arabia would look like?

Breitbart's BigPeace.com has the photo of the women.

Revealing Book Uncovers What Lies Inside of a Spiritual Mind – PressReleasesOnline.Net (press release)

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Revealing Book Uncovers What Lies Inside of a Spiritual Mind
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"Values Of A Spiritual Mind" will take readers on an insightful journey to where wisdom and enlightenment await. WAVERLY, Ohio – Spirituality is essential to discovering the essence of one's being. It is manifested through various practices such as ...