Where We Work
Our Lab at GW
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
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.