BS Biology, HT, Advanced Technical Lead at Leica Biosystems
Lawrence Patton is an Advanced Technical Lead at Leica Biosystems and brings over 30 years of cancer diagnostic industry experience to his role. Mr Patton began his career in the histology lab spending over 10 years at Dianon/Labcorp in Connecticut. In 2008 he joined the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) in Illinois as an Application Specialist & Trainer for Leica Biosystems.
While working in TAC, Mr Patton trained and provided technical advice on advanced staining and core histology to over 1,000 clients in five years. Additionally, he ushered in an industry-first when he researched the topic of “Green Histology” and presented at a variety of histology conferences and symposiums nationwide.
Practicing sustainability in the histology laboratory shapes paradigms in four fundamental ways: minimizing our impact on the Earth, maintaining our well-being, decreasing the cost of waste management in the laboratory, and discovering new processes affecting our daily work.
