[Histonet] diastase digestion

Thu Jan 11 12:51:09 CST 2007

I am not sure why this message was forwarded to the histonet, as I
thought it was a personal discussion between two people, and I asked for
it not to be repeated.  However, since it was... I suppose I should post
what my response was... for ... "true clarification".

 Holly Cow!  That goes to show how skewed our views can be of any
situation when we depend on word of mouth.  Roy Yih is who I met with,
and I think I had David Tacha in my head just from hearing the name so
many times.  Please do not take insult for my ignorance!  Both for my
confusing of names as well as my lack of knowledge on the race card.  I
should have learned to keep my mouth shut until I know what I am talking
about by now, but... well, that's why I am apologizing.  In the week I
was in Phoenix I met about a thousand people, and I interviewed with six
different companies.  It is not that I want out of here, just that I
wanted to see what was out there.  Whew... for all the people who tell
me how smart I am, I feel pretty dumb right now!

Also I was speaking out of context when I mentioned whose money started
the company.  In fact we got quite in depth with how much work has went
into the company, and no one was trying to take credit.  It was indeed a
team effort.  I really enjoyed everyone I met at Biocare, and I am sure
they have not forgotten what brought them to where they are.  I am
humbled by your experience and knowledge of my career field.  The last
thing I want to do is make waves.  Please know I am just making
conversation, and nothing I have said needs to be repeated.  

I must get back to work, but thank you for the clarification.  At least
I can still type with my foot in my mouth. :)

Jason

-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Akemi
Allison-Tacha
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:43 PM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Fwd: RE: [Histonet] diastase digestion

--- Akemi Allison-Tacha <akemiat3377 <@t> yahoo.com> wrote:

> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:41:26 -0800 (PST)
> From: Akemi Allison-Tacha <akemiat3377 <@t> yahoo.com>
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] diastase digestion
> To: "Wiese, Jason VHAROS" <Jason.Wiese <@t> va.gov>
> CC: dave <@t> biocare.net
> 
> Hi Jason,
> 
> Just a heads-up & true clarification.  Murray
> started
> a couple of years ago as a salesman and was not on
> the
> foundation team.  
> 
> Roy Yih is the President & CEO of Biocare.  Roy's
> father is Chairman of the board.  Roy is the person
> who now has the long hair.  They are chinese not
> japanese.  The executive VP & CFO is Gene Casagnini.
> 
> These 3 men's money started the company.  
> 
> The VP & Director of IHC is Dr. David Tacha.  I used
> to be the Director of Histology & TMA until 24/7
> took
> it's toll and left in 2005.  David developed all the
> IHC products through his genious, as well as several
> instruments.  I developed all the H&E and SS
> products.
>  R&D started in 1997 at the old Walnut Creek office
> with just a handfull of people on the team.  I
> started
> in 1998.  We were lucky to make $5,000 in sales a
> month. It took a team to make Biocare what it is
> today.  I hope they don't forget that.
> 
> Akemi
> --- "Wiese, Jason VHAROS" <Jason.Wiese <@t> va.gov>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hey thanks for the hello Akemi!
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > It is a crazy small world sometimes.  Wow... I
> love
> > the Portland
> > Saturday Market!  I just met everyone from Biocare
> > Medical at the NSH in
> > Phoenix.  I actually interviewed with David
> Tacha...
> > well at least I
> > thought I did.  Perhaps I am confused.  They guy I
> > met with was Murray,
> > but he introduced me to the CEO... I thought his
> > name was David.  He was
> > a younger Asian guy, I believe Japanese,  with
> long
> > hair like a rock
> > star or something.  He said that he and his father
> > had started the
> > company with their own money and made it, "what it
> > is today."  Perhaps I
> > met the junior Tacha?  Anyway, he was a great guy.
> 
> > Straight forward no
> > BS.  I would be honored to work for someone with
> his
> > attitude.  He
> > offered me a job on the spot, but I am reluctant
> to
> > leave "god's
> > country" to move to crowded California... not to
> > mention a pay cut to
> > start.  I would have to give up my 5 bedroom
> > farmhouse on acres of land
> > to afford a studio apartment.  Not now... maybe
> not
> > ever...
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Anyway, after returning from Phoenix, I decided to
> > stay in Oregon.  I
> > have lived all over, and I have yet to find a
> place
> > I feel more at home.
> > I truly love it here, and I have turned down jobs
> > that would pay me
> > twice as much, just so I can stay where I am.  I
> > take my PA medical
> > board exam February 27th, and I am excited about
> > that.  The only problem
> > is that in order to reap the benefits I may have
> to
> > move.  Oh well, I
> > guess they can never take the PA certification
> away
> > once I have it.
> > Maybe some day in the future I will find the
> perfect
> > HT/PA job.  Till
> > then... I'll be right here. :-)
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I mean absolutely no disrespect by the term "big
> > dog", it's just
> > something I here quite a bit.  It is actually a
> > compliment.  I try to
> > learn something from everyone.  There are people
> who
> > have been in this
> > business for decades, and they have tons of valid
> > information.  However,
> > people entering school right now are learning the
> > newest technology, and
> > they are learning from the mistakes of those who
> > came before.  As you
> > said, there is something to be learned from
> > everyone.  By the way, I
> > have often taken a break in the middle of an
> autopsy
> > to have lunch, and
> > then went back to it.  I think spit is about the
> > nicest thing we
> > encounter in our professions. 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Well, I better get back to work.  Hope you have an
> > awesome day!!!!
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Jason
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > ________________________________
> > 
> > From: Akemi Allison-Tacha
> > [mailto:akemiat3377 <@t> yahoo.com] 
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:02 PM
> > To: Wiese, Jason VHAROS
> > Subject: RE: [Histonet] diastase digestion
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Hi Jason,
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Good to hear your feed back.  Great to hear you
> have
> > a good sense of
> > humor from a fellow Oregonian.  Some of the people
> > in this field haven't
> > had your exposure and most likely never will. 
> > Everyone has a different
> > reason for getting into this crazy profession.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I miss Oregon, it's God's country!.  My ex-husband
> > Dr. David Tacha of
> > Biocare Medical, were from Oregon.  I was one of
> the
> > founders of the
> > Portland Saturday Market.  I worked up on Pill
> Hill,
> > Emanuel Hospital,
> > as well as setting-up a private derm lab.  I
> served
> > as President of the
> > OR Histology Society in 79 & 82 and brought Lee
> > Luna, Dezna Sheehan &
> > Jules Elias out as speakers. I don't know if I
> > consider myself as a"Big
> > Dog"  I feel that, we all have something to learn
> > from each other and
> > sometimes it's the puppy that can teach us a thing
> > or two.  We need to
> > have a mind like a parachute. "OPEN"
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I actually took histomicrotechnic at Tokyo
> > University from 1966-68.  My
> > father was stationed in Japan at that time.  I
> > worked after classes at
> > the base hospital.  Viet Nam was going on, so I
> was
> > exposed to quite a
> > bit of gruesome stuff.  I never thought I would
> end
> > up in this field.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > After coming back to the states in 1968, I did my
> > residency at
> > Binghamton General Hospital in NY.  Talk about
> > exposure!  I assisted in
> > autopsies too before and after lunch.  
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Best Wishes,
> > 
> > Akemi
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > "Wiese, Jason VHAROS" <Jason.Wiese <@t> va.gov> wrote:
> > 
> > 	Dinosaur? I graduated from my HT program in 2000.
> I
> > am but a
> > puppy to
> > 	most of you big dogs. However, In the past 6
> years
> > of working as
> > a
> > 	bench tech, I have found no better digestion
> method
> > then
> > spitting on the
> > 	slide. As far as "the green stuff after lunch
> being
> > too much for
> > the
> > 	youngsters"... try an autopsy with necrotic bowel
> > after lunch,
> > or why
> > 	not before lunch. 
> > 	
> > 	We work in pathology and some of us think spit is
> > gross? Maybe
> > now is a
> > 	time to re-evaluate your career choice while you
> > are still
> > young. I was
> > 	in diapers when Bonnie Proctor taught you this
> most
> > excellent
> > method. I
> > 	used it today. Is there a problem with this as
> far
> > as CAP is
> > concerned?
> > 	I have it in my protocol. Even though we all have
> a
> > different
> > enzyme
> > 	make up, I have yet to see different end results
> > from different
> > people's
> > 	spit. So, as long as I am not breaking some
> > cardinal rule I
> > say...
> > 	haccc toooowie... :)
> > 	
> > 
> === message truncated ===
> 
> 

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