Over the years, I've been lucky to learn sample preparation and examination techniques from skeletal biology giants all over the world. I continuously try to improve my skills wherever/whenever possible. Despite my interest being mainly humans, I love to study other vertebrates as well - comparative micro-anatomy helps me better understand the complexity of skeletal tissue growth.
Over the course of 2016-2021, I ran a small (approx. 29 sq m) hard tissue histology lab at the Australian National University which I had I set up from scratch by securing $271,640.46 AUD funding to purchase histology preparation and microscopy equipment. My technical experience, from more advanced to beginner, either using human or animal models (or both) includes:
2020 wombat bone dissection at Tasmania Parks and Wildlife; with Dr Georgia Roberts
2019 human bone oxygen isotope collection using Sensitive High Resolution Ion Microprobe (SHRIMP) at ANU; with Dr Bin Fu
2018 3D laser confocal scanning of human and animal bones and teeth at ANU and Olympus Sydney
2018 mouse bone phenotyping (2D and 3D) at University of Sydney; with Prof Natalie Sims and Dr Tara Speranza
2017 advanced bone histology preparation and imaging at New York University (sheep samples); with Prof Tim Bromage
2017 field based recovery, recording, analysis of human skeletal remains Catanauan, Philippines, with Prof Marc Oxenham (ANU) and Prof Victor Paz (University of the Philippines)
2017 synchrotron-source infrared microspectroscopy (human bone phosphate and carbonate collection) at ANSTO Synchrotron Facility in Melbourne; with Prof Natalie Sims, Dr Christina Vrahnas, Dr Mark Tobin, Dr Jitraporn (Pimm) Vongsvivut
2015 quail and mouse bone micro-computed tomography, Faxitron radiography, Instron biomechanical testing, mouse bone dissection, quail bone maceration and decalcification at Department of Medicine Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London; with Prof Duncan Bassett, Prof Graham Williams, Dr John Logan, Dr Natalie Butterfield, Dr Jayashree Chakraborty
2014 human bone atomic force microscopy (Young’s modulus in bone) at University of Kent; with Dr Wei-Feng Xue
2010 human and anuran hard tissue histology (bones and teeth) at University of Kent; with Dr Patrick Mahoney
Over the course of 2016-2021, I ran a small (approx. 29 sq m) hard tissue histology lab at the Australian National University which I had I set up from scratch by securing $271,640.46 AUD funding to purchase histology preparation and microscopy equipment. My technical experience, from more advanced to beginner, either using human or animal models (or both) includes:
2020 wombat bone dissection at Tasmania Parks and Wildlife; with Dr Georgia Roberts
2019 human bone oxygen isotope collection using Sensitive High Resolution Ion Microprobe (SHRIMP) at ANU; with Dr Bin Fu
2018 3D laser confocal scanning of human and animal bones and teeth at ANU and Olympus Sydney
2018 mouse bone phenotyping (2D and 3D) at University of Sydney; with Prof Natalie Sims and Dr Tara Speranza
2017 advanced bone histology preparation and imaging at New York University (sheep samples); with Prof Tim Bromage
2017 field based recovery, recording, analysis of human skeletal remains Catanauan, Philippines, with Prof Marc Oxenham (ANU) and Prof Victor Paz (University of the Philippines)
2017 synchrotron-source infrared microspectroscopy (human bone phosphate and carbonate collection) at ANSTO Synchrotron Facility in Melbourne; with Prof Natalie Sims, Dr Christina Vrahnas, Dr Mark Tobin, Dr Jitraporn (Pimm) Vongsvivut
2015 quail and mouse bone micro-computed tomography, Faxitron radiography, Instron biomechanical testing, mouse bone dissection, quail bone maceration and decalcification at Department of Medicine Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London; with Prof Duncan Bassett, Prof Graham Williams, Dr John Logan, Dr Natalie Butterfield, Dr Jayashree Chakraborty
2014 human bone atomic force microscopy (Young’s modulus in bone) at University of Kent; with Dr Wei-Feng Xue
2010 human and anuran hard tissue histology (bones and teeth) at University of Kent; with Dr Patrick Mahoney
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I have also accumulated a collection, or a 'library', of bone and tooth thin sections donated for curation and ongoing research by my colleagues and collaborators from all over the world. The collection mainly includes human bone and tooth samples, but we also have some other vertebrates (including rat femora, kangaroo limb bones and ribs, wombat humeri, crocodile teeth, tortoise humeri, cow femora, pig ribs, deer ribs, hippo ribs, elephant ribs and limb bones). The specimens span thousands (and in some fossil cases millions!) of years and cover multiple different parts of the world, with a focus on Asia-Pacific.
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