Over the last few weeks the team has been preparing and collecting slice for FFPE so that they can be H&E stained to check the structural integrity and stained for various markers to confirm the slices remain viable in culture after 2 weeks.  Today we received confirmation from the pathologist that the slices are alive and have good morphology.  This is a huge step forward in our project and will now be followed up with functional assays to ensure that the phenotype is maintained in culture.