Diagnostic Services

Australian National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Registry

The Australian National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Registry (ANCJDR) was established in October 1993 in response to the recognition of four probable Australian human pituitary hormone related CJD deaths.

Website: http://ancjdr.path.unimelb.edu.au/

State Neuropathology Service

The State Neuropathology Service (SNS) provides a muscle and nerve diagnostic service for hospitals and medical clinics throughout Victoria, Tasmania , the Northern Territory and parts of Southern New South Wales.

Electron Microscopy

The Department of Pathology EM Unit is now a core facility of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences located on level 2 in the Pathology wing of the Medical building. All instrumentation in the Faculty has been relocated to this EM unit which has become a central networking hub.

Website: http://em.path.unimelb.edu.au/

Departmental Services

Histology Facility

The Laboratory acts as a service facility within the Department, to meet the teaching and research needs of staff and students, as well as providing occasional work for sources external to the University.

Website: http://www.anatomy.unimelb.edu.au/services/histology/index.html