Where We Work

Our Lab at GW

 
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Hard tissue biology

The Hard Tissue Research Unit in GW’s Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology houses a variety of instruments that are available for the embedding, histologic preparation and microscopic imaging of hard tissue samples, including:

  • Buehler Isomet 1000 precision saw

  • Buehler Petrothin saw

  • Buehler Ecomet 4000 grinding/polishing machine

  • Olympus SZ12 stereomicroscope

  • Zeiss AxioImager microscope with automated stage, and configured for circularly polarized light and fluorescence imaging

  • Integrated MicroBrightField Bioscience Stereo Investigator system with Virtual Slice, for automated image montaging, quantification and stereologic analysis

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ANALYSIS OF DATASETS DERIVED FROM FIELD STUDIES OF WILD PRIMATES

Our laboratory also houses several computer workstations for analyzing morphological, behavioral and other datasets derived from observational studies of living primates in the field.