Shared Facilities: Laser Capture Microdissection
The Laser Capture Microdissection Shared Facility is located in the Carmichael Building. The Arcturus, Inc.
micro-dissection instrument was purchased in 2000 with funds from the Brown Cancer Center and the Department of
Pathology. The instrument is under the direction of Dr. James Wittliff, who in 2001 completed a one-year
sabbatical at Arcturus, Inc., during which time he gained considerable experience with the dissection and
molecular characterization of gene profiles from frozen breast tumor specimens over 15 years old.
A chargeback system for utilization of this facility is in place.