Fixation on Histology: Meet Jamie Pert, NSH's 2026 Histotechnologist of the Year

I really enjoyed learning it," she said.

I enjoyed seeing all the different steps that it took, and my professor told me that there are people who do this for a career.

Today, Jamie is the program director at Corwell Health School of Histotechnologists, and she couldn't be happier about where the histology road has taken her.

She especially loves the diversity of our profession and how histologists can find a good fit somewhere, whether they're interested in working in the clinical, research, or commercial areas.

This passion, along with her hard work and talent, is why she's being recognized with NSH's 2026 Histo-Technologist of the Year Award, an honor she is proud to receive, even though she wasn't expecting it.

It's definitely a great honor that I still can't believe I have this year, Jamie said.

It means a lot to me.

I feel like I've done a lot of things to try to help people, but I try to stay behind the scenes because I'm more of an introvert, as most of us are probably.

However, being an introvert hasn't stopped Jamie from making impressive contributions to histology that led to winning this award.

When reflecting on her career, she credits her deep involvement in the work she loves for getting NSH's attention.

I would say one of the biggest decisions that contributed to that was the decision to go into the education portion of this field and become a program director.

That, along with volunteering and getting involved with NSH, has really helped me get to this point of my career, she said.

My goal when I started as a histotech was to eventually become a program director because I wanted to help people get into the field.

I wanted to be able to give back and help people learn about the career and give them an opportunity.