來(lái)自全球的科學(xué)家被邀請(qǐng)參加染色比賽，這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)由Sigma-Aldrich公司贊助發(fā)起，這家公司主要提供生物化學(xué)和有機(jī)化學(xué)產(chǎn)品，以及在科學(xué)研究和基因研究中使用的試劑盒。

這次競(jìng)賽主要是為了激發(fā)病理學(xué)以及染色科學(xué)領(lǐng)域的研究興趣。競(jìng)賽作品是標(biāo)準(zhǔn)顯微鏡載玻片上的樣本，使用永久封片液封片，并用蓋玻片覆蓋。參賽的作品類(lèi)別有三種：HE染色、特殊染色盒開(kāi)放染色類(lèi)別。投寄作品必須載2005年8月1日之前收到。Sigma-Aldrich公司網(wǎng)頁(yè)上提供了詳細(xì)信息。

Sigma-Aldrich公司技術(shù)市場(chǎng)部專(zhuān)家Mark Frei解釋說(shuō)：“無(wú)論組織學(xué)是你的專(zhuān)業(yè)或者僅僅是你的愛(ài)好，我們都邀請(qǐng)你提供最得意的切片來(lái)獲取大家的注意并贏(yíng)得可觀(guān)的獎(jiǎng)金。”競(jìng)賽優(yōu)勝者名單將會(huì)在美國(guó)Fort Lauderdale舉行的2005年組織技術(shù)學(xué)會(huì)第31屆年會(huì)上公布。獲勝參賽作品的顯微照片將公布在Sigma-Aldrich公司的網(wǎng)頁(yè)上。

Histology Stain Contest
 
Scientists around the world are invited to participate in a stain contest, sponsored by Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA), a provider of biochemical and organic chemical products and kits used in scientific and genomic research.

The contest is intended to encourage interest in the field of pathology and the science of staining. Entries should be in the form of specimens on standard glass microscope slides, mounted with permanent mounting media and cover-slipped. There are three categories of submission: hematoxylin and eosin stains, special stains, and an open stain category. Submissions must be received by August 1, 2005. More details are available on Sigma-Aldrich’s website.

“Whether histology is your profession or just a hobby, we invite you to enter your favorite slide to gain some well-deserved attention and possibly win valuable prizes,” explained Mark Frei, technical marketing specialist at Sigma-Aldrich. Contest winners will be announced at the 31st Annual National Society for Histotechnology Convention in Fort Lauderdale (FL, USA) on September 10, 2005. Micrographs of the winning entries will be posted on the Sigma-Aldrich website.