Histopathologische Forschungslabors in der translationalen Forschung: Konzeption sowie Integration in die Infrastruktur pathologischer Institute

A systematic review of histopathology from experimental animal systems is an essential part of up-to-date biomedical research. Pathologists at university hospitals are especially and increasingly challenged by these specialized and time-consuming duties. This article presents and analyzes a new laboratory structure of comparative experimental pathology—jointly lead by veterinary and human pathologists—which might solve this problem. The focus is on the establishment and full integration of this laboratory structure into a local, regional, and nationwide biomedical research cluster. A detailed comparison with an established structure of routine histopathology laboratories discusses merits and benefits as well as disadvantages.