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Lawrence M. Witmer,
PhD
Professor of Anatomy
Chang Professor of Paleontology
Dept. of Biomedical Sciences
Heritage
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Life Science Building, Rm 123
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio 45701 USA
Email:
witmerL@ohio.edu
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We
often like to think of "WitmerLab" as a concept that
extends beyond facilities to involve people, approaches,
and ideas...but we also have a pretty sweet suite.
In June 2002, we moved into a state-of-the-art
new Life Sciences Building at OU. We worked closely with
the architects in designing the spaces, casework,
air-handling, and other facilities. WitmerLab is in a
suite shared with the labs of
Audrone Biknevicius,
Steve Reilly, and
Don Miles. A similar suite housing the labs of
Pat
O'Connor,
Nancy
Stevens,
and
Susan Williams is right down the hall. |
Floor Plan
of our Suite
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(left) Aerial view of Ohio
University's West Green, home to the Life Sciences
Building (LSB; yellow box). Click photo to enlarge.
(right) LSB at dawn. More detailed information on
location can be found on the
WitmerLab Google Map page. |
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WitmerLab Main Lab |
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Our main lab measures 900 square-feet
and is a fully equipped wet lab with large chemical fume
hood; Nikon stereomicroscope with fiber optic lights,
camera lucida, and digital photomicrography setup; Zeiss
compound microscope; photographic copy stand and other
photo studio equipment; guitars; multiple
high-performance computer workstations equipped for 3D
visualization;
a large collection of skull casts; and extensive
holdings of digital resources including hundreds of CT
datasets, tens of thousands of digital photographs, and
hundreds of hours of digital video. Click the image
above or
here to enlarge. |
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Vertebrate
Preparation Lab |
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| Adjoining the main lab is an 1100 square-feet
shared Vertebrate Preparation Lab consisting of a large
central area for anatomical preparation; a huge
commercial canopy hood over a large stainless-steel
sink/counter area; a large chemical fume hood; a walk-in
freezer; a walk-in dermestid beetle colony (for skeletal
preparation); air-compressor; chest freezer and two
upright refrigerators; band saw, chain saw and other
dissecting instruments; DeWalt tile saw for
osteohistology; hypobaric injection chamber; and several
bench areas. It is a full wet lab, with special
air-handling. Click the image above or
here to
enlarge. |
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Vertebrate
Collections Room |
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| Also adjoining the main lab is a 345 square-feet
shared Vertebrate Collection Storage Room with cabinets and
shelves for storage of anatomical specimens, all of
which are accessioned into the Ohio University
Vertebrate Collections (OUVC), a registered natural
history collection. The Collections Room also contains a
conference table for lab meetings and specimen study;
two 4-panel light boxes for viewing old x-ray films; a
high-performance computer workstations equipped for 3D
visualization; and a specimen curation computer. Click
the image above or
here to enlarge. |
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Ohio University MicroCT Scanning Facility |
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OUµCT is a facility for Ohio University researchers
that provides microtomographic imaging of a range of
subjects. The OUµCT is not housed in LSB but is nearby
on campus. Witmer is Director of the shared facility,
and Ryan Ridgely is the chief technical associate.
See the
OUµCT website for more information. |
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Panoramic photography
and virtual reality courtesy of
Joshua Armstrong. |
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note: Research
in the Witmer lab does not involve experimentation on live
animals. Specimens of modern animals used in research are
salvage specimens, obtained legally from commercial or
governmental sources. |
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