Biological Anthropology Laboratories
The C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory (Dr. Falsetti, Director) is the only one of its kind at an American University. Students specializing in forensic anthropology get hands-on training in forensic case studies, and have unique opportunities to study skeletal trauma and pathology.
The Human Genetics Laboratory (Dr. Mulligan) provides the resources and equipment for analysis of molecular genetic data. The lab has facilities for DNA extraction, PCR amplification, DNA sequence and microsatellite analysis and variant detection. There is a separate Ancient DNA laboratory with state-of-the-art facilities for reducing potential contamination from modern samples.
The Fossil Preparation and Bone Chemistry Laboratories (Dr. Krigbaum) are separate facilities for the preparation of osteological and fossil material. The "prep" lab is equipped for a variety of purposes including mechanical cleaning, microscopic analysis, molding, and cast reproduction. The neighboring Bone Chemistry Lab is outfitted with an extraction line, "wet" workspace, and computer workstations. Sample gases prepared in this lab are run on one of several mass spectrometers maintained by the Center for Isotope Geoscience in the Geology Department.
The Skeletal Biomechanics and Morphometrics Laboratory (Dr. Daegling) is equipped for in vitro strain gauge studies of the primate skeleton, allowing students the opportunity to test functional morphological hypotheses from an experimental perspective. The laboratory is also equipped for morphometric analysis of skeletal variation in primate populations.
The Forensic Research Lab at Turlington Hall is a teaching laboratory for students interested in forensic identification, trauma analysis, osteology and skeletal biology. The laboratory is located in B-342 Turlington Hall. The lab houses anatomical specimens, casts and archived forensic cases, and equipment and materials for three dimensional facial sculpture and forensic art, light microscopy, 3-D data collection, and viewing of radiographs. Visit the lab here
The Behavioral Ecology Archives Laboratory (Dr. Boinski) houses a computer workstation for the entry and analysis of data from primatological field studies.
The Biological Anthropology Teaching Laboratory is entirely dedicated to instructional activity. It provides computer workstations with internet access and houses the department's osteological collection of human and nonhuman primate material. A comprehensive inventory of fossil casts spans all epochs of primate evolution.
