Ramon Nagesan
@RamonSN
Followers
1K
Following
21K
Media
838
Statuses
5K
µ-CT, 3D Morphology, Zoology, Paleontology. Research Specialist & CT Lab Manager, Museum of Zoology @UMich. MSc @UCalgary. HBSc @UofT. he/him
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined June 2010
Are you interested in high-throughput #diceCT scanning. If so, check out our paper! @scaleyhan @jcroweriddell @jaimiAgray and Alison Davis Rabosky https://t.co/SMmul3ZD5S
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
We present the first high-throughput workflow for full-body skeletal and soft-tissue (dice) CT scans in preserved snakes. These methods increase publicly available diceCT scans for reptiles by an...
2
17
52
Scientists CT-scanned thousands of natural history specimens, which you can access for free Natural history museums have entered a new stage of scientific discovery and accessibility with the completion of open Vertebrate (oVert), a five-year collaborative project among 18
1
31
84
Natural history museums have entered a new stage of scientific discovery and accessibility with the completion of open Vertebrate (oVert), a five-year collaborative project among 18 institutions to create 3D reconstructions of vertebrate specimens. #umeeb
https://t.co/3ZeShzH1rD
lsa.umich.edu
Natural history museums have entered a new stage of scientific discovery and accessibility with the completion of open Vertebrate (oVert), a five-year collaborative project among 18 institutions to...
1
5
14
Five years after its start, the openVertebrate project has made thousands of 3D natural history specimens available for free online. https://t.co/mcwJufhMBZ
@NewsfromScience
science.org
Five years after its start, the openVertebrate project has made thousands of 3D natural history specimens available for free online
3
71
217
Five years after its start, the openVertebrate project has made thousands of 3D natural history specimens available for free online.
0
12
31
With the completion of a years-long project called openVertebrate, the insides of more than 13,000 museum specimens are seeing the light of day. https://t.co/9WtvCox7hq
sciencenews.org
Over six years, researchers took CT scans of over 13,000 vertebrates to make museum collections more easily accessible to researchers and the public.
0
12
30
What’s the most ridiculous way you’ve had to come up with to mount a specimen for CT scanning? 😂 This is a strongly curved gorilla rib at ~8 micron resolution!
3
2
49
Today we're learning some incredible things about micro-CT analysis and 3D rendering with @DragonflyWizard and other speakers at @OrsDragonfly3D first ever symposium, hosted at @UMich
0
3
20
I'm very happy to finally say Doctor @mirandanicole_c! Miranda successfully defended her Ph.D at @UMich. Congratulations to my partner in life, I'm incredibly proud of her!!
4
2
40
Michigan friends, if you're around MSU please stay safe.
MSU ALERT: There have been shots fired near Berkey Hall on the East Lansing campus. Please secure-in-place immediately. Police are active on scene. More information to follow.
0
0
1
The @NoCTURNetwork is working to compile a comprehensive list of CT scanning labs in academic institutions around the world. If you work at, or know of, a lab that you think should be included in this list, please fill out this form!
2
18
26
I'm really excited to finally share this. If you want to try diceCT on your fluid preserved fish, give our paper a read!
0
1
12
I also really hope this tweet doesn't open a can of worms so I reserve the right to delete it.
1
0
1
Out of genuine curiosity to my "science twitter" community: are you now in "wait and see" mode or "I'm deleting twitter now" mode?
6
0
9
We encountered this painted turtle over the weekend, and moved it off the road.
0
0
2
It's just the best when your computer crashes on a Friday afternoon during a 300GB data transfer.
1
0
4