# Molecular Histopathology and Analytical Microscopy Core

> **NIH NIH P20** · LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER · 2022 · $151,119

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
 The Molecular Histopathology and Analytical Microscopy Core (MHAM) is a state-of-the-
art facility, created to provide advanced histopathology and microscopy services to researchers
and clinicians conducting research at LSUHSC, including promising junior principal investigators
(JPIs) included in the second phase of the Center for Translational Viral Oncology (CTVO). The
MHAM provides investigators with access to archival clinical samples, experimental planning
design and imaging studies on the histology and pathology of tissues. MHAM can assist Phase 2
CTVO JPIs in assessing the expression of cell surface and intracellular molecules including viral
proteins, using bright field, and confocal microscopy, immunohistochemistry,
immunohistofluorescence, multiplexing, in situ hybridization, and in situ proximity ligation
(DuoLink). The various methods are also used to determine protein and mRNA levels, their
subcellular localization, protein-protein and RNA-protein interactions in the cells and tissues.
Given the translational nature of the CTVO, this Core is led by a trained pathologist, Dr. Luis Del
Valle who, in addition to offering imaging services, also provides histopathological information
and evaluation on patient tissues. The MHAM, works in close collaboration with the new
HIV/Clinical Tumor Biorepository (HCTB), the Department of Pathology, the Louisiana Tumor
registry and different to provide Phase 2 CTVO investigators with access to clinical samples,
which are crucial to investigate the molecular and cellular pathways in virus-induced cancers.
Moreover, the MHAM core assists investigators to develop the necessary imaging and data for
the submission of manuscripts and grants.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10520697
- **Project number:** 2P20GM121288-06
- **Recipient organization:** LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Luis Del Valle
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $151,119
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2017-08-15 → 2027-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10520697

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10520697, Molecular Histopathology and Analytical Microscopy Core (2P20GM121288-06). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10520697. Licensed CC0.

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