British Society of Toxicological Pathology

Intestine
Normal small intestine
Caudal Vertebra
H&E Cross-section through caudal vertebra (if you click on the picture you will see the full image)
Mammary adenocarcinoma
haematoxylin and eosin, showing anisokaryosis of the epithelial cells with a rim of more basophilic cytoplasm at the periphery of the hepatocytes. Brown pigment is also visible. x40.
Mammary adenocarcinoma
Pan cytokeratin immunohistochemistry showing positive epithelial membrane and cytoplasmic staining.
Normal pancreas
peripheral nerve staining positive with PgP9.5 immunohistochemistry. x40
Brain
positive Fluoro-Jade C staining
Brain
oligodendroglioma x 200
Tibial nerve
Degeneration, x40
Bladder
Urothelial hyperplasia x 5
Glandular stomach
eosinophilic chief cells x 20 obj
Liver
cytoplasmic alteration characterised by a very finely granular, pale eosinophilic central area (ground glass appearance) with a rim of more basophilic cytoplasm at the periphery of the hepatocytes. Brown pigment is also visible. x40.

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Welcome to the website of the British Society of Toxicological Pathology. Here you will find information about all of the Society’s activities in Education, Continuing Professional Development and interaction with Regulatory Agencies, as well as links to our various Sister Societies and other partners. For members of the Society we also have a members-only section containing other information. If you have any comments about the website or ideas for new content please contact our webmaster through the secretariat.

BSTP Annual Scientific Meeting – Pathology of Mouse Models of Disease

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The BSTP’s 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting (including the AGM) will cover the topic of mouse models of disease. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN On Thursday 15th November, there are a maximum number of places for Session 1 (40) and Session 2 (50), so to avoid missing out on your preferred...

BSTP Membership Renewal for 2018

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If you have not already renewed your membership of the BSTP, you are reminded that your subscription fee for the year 1st April 2018 - 31st March 2019 is now overdue and a late payment charge of £25 will be applied. Council are committed to ensuring that subscription fees cover...

STP Global Scholar ToxPath Outreach Award!

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Apply now for the STP Global Scholar ToxPath Outreach Award! Deadline: June 1, 2018 The International Subcommittee of the Education Committee would like to announce a new award. The STP Global Scholar ToxPath Outreach Award will support STP members that visit toxicologic...

Continuing Education Symposium 12: Musculoskeletal System, Skin and Mammary Gland

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REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN FOR CES 12, WITH PLACES FILLING UP FAST 17 hours of educational activity will be recorded on Attendance Certificates Approved by the Royal Society of Biology for the purposes of CPD, this event may be counted as 51 credits The aim of the Continuing...

Internship in Clinical or Anatomic Pathology in the pharmaceutical industry for trainees/residents

February 23, 2018

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GSK and AstraZeneca in collaboration with the BSTP are offering short duration internships in laboratory animal clinical or anatomic pathology in their departments of pathology/ preclinical development. The program aims to provide an introduction to the toxicological and...

6th ESTP International Expert Workshop

February 23, 2018

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The 6th ESTP International Expert workshop will elaborate criteria for pathologists to assess adversity of thyroid follicular pharmacy epithelial hypertrophy/ hyperplasia, taking into account the differentiation between direct and indirect mechanisms and their implication for...

BSTP – EPSR Metadata

January 08, 2018

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The EPSR Co-ordinator would like to thank everyone who has returned their EPSR Website Access T&Cs. If this is still on your to do list, the form is available in the EPSR section in the members only area of the website also available is a filterable Excel spreadsheet...

Andy Spencer

November 14, 2017

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Sadly, our dear colleague Andy Spencer passed away peacefully on 13th October, 2017. Andy retired from a 40+-year-long career in toxicological pathology in March 2016. After graduating from Glasgow Veterinary School, and being granted a PhD in 1978, Andy worked at Inveresk...

Royal Society of Biology

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The BSTP Council are pleased to announce that the BSTP has recently subscribed to full organisational membership of the Royal Society of Biology (RSB). Full organisational members are typically biology-led, and have individual members themselves. As a benefit to the BSTP's...

INHAND Working Groups

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INHAND has established 5 working groups (NRWG) – these groups are following goals and objectives similar to the other organ working groups. To access the full article log on to the members cialis only area of the BSTP website and visit:...

GRIPE – 2017 Meeting Archives Now Available

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The 2017 GRIPE Meeting Archives are now available on the GRIPE website! The theme for this meeting was, “Teaching Pathology in the 21st Century.” The 2017 Meeting was held January 26-28 at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista in sunny Orlando, Florida. To access the Meeting...

Seeking copies of Pathologia Veterinary

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The Veterinary Pathology Service at the Joint Pathology Centre is seeking one (or multiple) unbound copies of Pathologia Veterinary vols 4-6 (the years edited by Charlie N. Barron), for our new display case, honouring our distinguished faculty over the years. If you are willing...

Call for archival pathology samples – Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumour

September 13, 2016

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I am a researcher working at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge in the Transmissible Cancer Group. I am interested in sourcing paraffin embedded samples of Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumours or CTVTs and have contacted a number of contacts at institutions in...

INHAND Update – September 2016

September 07, 2016

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Log on to the members only area to view the latest INHAND update and the INHAND Collaboration with FDA on SEND - http://www.bstp.org.uk/members-area/members/

2016 STP Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

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At the 2016 Annual Meeting of the STP, the society will honour Dianne Creasy as co-recipient of the 2016 STP Lifetime Achievement Award. Dianne is also well known to the BSTP as a long standing member and also for her work sharing her knowledge and experience on the male...

Introducing the Davis-Thompson Foundation

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On January 1 2016, the Foundation underwent a change unlike any previously seen in its 42 years of existence. Henceforward, the “The Charles Louis Davis DVM Foundation for the Advancement of Veterinary and Comparative Pathology” will be known as the “Charles soma Louis Davis DVM...

Why Did I Choose Toxicology?

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Five toxicologic pathologists offer their perspectives on the benefits and challenges of forging a career in toxicology - read Issue 0215.04 of The Pathologist

The Pharmaceutical Pathologist

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The drug development industry needs pathologists – toxicology plays a central role in getting therapies from the “bench to the bedside” to see more, read - Issue 0215.01 - Social Media Gurus Speak Out, Pathology and Pharma Unite - https://thepathologist.com/

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