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E.T. Lamm working in the paleohistology lab.

PHOTOMICROGRAPH AWARDS

2012 Buehler Calendar-

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Thin-section slide of Tyrannosaurus rex fibula (lower leg bone) under polarized light showing the development of osteons - columns of bony tissue deposited around a vascular canal - that are actively remodeling a previously avascular region of bone tissue.  The marrow cavity is visible at the bottom of the image and is infilled with calcite.

2009 Olympus Bioscapes Competition-

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At the awards ceremony at the 2009 American Society for Cell Biology Conference in San Diego.  Honorable Mention for image of Triceratops parietal (formerly referred to Torosaurus.)

2008 Buehler Calendar-

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Microstructure of the upper jaw of Tyrannosaurus rex with a tooth in the process of erupting.

2007 Buehler Calendar-

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Thin section of a juvenile Lambeosaurus dorsal rib with calcite crystals infilling the vascular and marow spaces of the bone viewed with polarized light and wave plate.

2007 Microscopy Society of America-

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MSA Micrograph Competition, Runner Up - Hatchling baby Maiasaura limb bone showing calcified cartilage and the beginning of primary bone formation.

2006 Buehler Calendar-

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Microstructure of a bone fragment from a duck-billed dinosaur (Maiasaura) showing dense Haversian bone development.

2006 Microscopy Society of America-

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MSA Micrograph Competition, First Place - Tyrannosaurus rex bone under polarized light.