The Functional Anatomy and Visualization Lab focuses on innovative ways to research and communicate complex anatomy in primate systems. Our lab uses medical and biological imaging techniques to answer questions pertaining to form, function, and evolution in living and fossil organisms.

We use innovative technology to investigate how anatomy relates to function in primates. Using imaging modalities such as Micro CT scans, we quantify variables related to shape and size of bones and muscles and see how they are related to aspects of behavior. We use our knowledge of how extant animals move, feed, and interact with their environment to better reconstruct the behaviors of closely related fossil species. Our lab uses many of the same imaging technologies as the medical field and we welcome team members with an interest in careers in medicine.