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GENERAL
BULLETIN FOR GRADUATE STUDIES IN ANATOMY
The development of independence in research
and experience in teaching are essential factors for
scholars. The goal of the Department of Anatomy is to provide
individuals with the skills and experiences that will allow them to
develop and maintain successful careers as researchers and as
teachers. The strengths of both the faculty and students of
the department help lead to the achievement of that goal.
The Graduate Program in Anatomy fulfils all
requirements of the School of Graduate Studies of Case Western Reserve
University. Graduate studies in the Department of Anatomy can
lead to the Master of Science degree in Applied Anatomy and to the
Doctor of Philosophy degree.
The M.S. in Applied Anatomy can be obtained as
part of a joint degree program for qualified individuals participating
in other programs at CWRU, such as joint MD/MS or DDS/MS degrees. Each
graduate student must successfully complete seventeen credits in the
core curriculum of anatomical sciences (i.e., human gross anatomy,
histology, neuroanatomy, and embryology). An additional two
credits offered by the department in seminar and research presentations
are also required. Elective coursework completes the graduate
student’s program of study.
The Ph.D. in Anatomy includes two different
tracks: the Anatomy Track, designed for students seeking an advanced
education in biological research using cellular and molecular
techniques; and the Evolutionary Biology Track, designed for students
interested pursuing organismal research in an evolutionary
context. Each track has distinct coursework requirements and
expectations for students.
Research areas of particular strength among
faculty in the Department of Anatomy include: biological anthropology,
cell injury, control of respiration, developmental neurobiology
(non-molecular), mammalian evolution, and vertebrate
paleontology. The department has existing collaborative
research efforts with basic scientists in several clinical departments
including Medicine, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Neurology, and
Neurosurgery.
FACILITIES
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY
Departmental facilities include a
library/conference room, small conference rooms, several common
equipment sites, darkroom equipment, computer network, and portions of
the Dental School for cranio-facial studies. Access to common
equipment facilities include scanning and transmission electron
microscopes, magnetic resonance imaging systems, laser scanning
confocal microscope, spectroscopic imaging microscope, molecular
biology core laboratories, etc. The individual faculty have National
Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and other foundation
funded research programs and fully equipped laboratories. The
cooperative spirit of the medical, dental and engineering schools
pervade the interdisciplinary approach to research intellectually and
through the time-sharing of equipment.
The department is located strategically for
interdisciplinary interactions with several strong research programs in
Anthropology, Biochemistry, Ecology, Genetics, Molecular Biology,
Neurology, Neuroscience, Nutrition, Paleontology, Pathology, Physiology
and Biophysics, and Zoology. Nearby are the departments of Biology,
Biomedical Engineering, Geology, and the basic and clinical science
departments of the medical and dental schools. The basic science
laboratories of University Hospitals are housed within the same
complex, and the Veterans Administration Hospital is within walking
distance. Similarly, the collections and other resources of
the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH), the largest natural
history museum in the state of Ohio, are only a 20-minute walk from the
department.
Case Western Reserve University and the CMNH
together have unparalleled facilities for conducting research in
biological anthropology. The CWRU dental school houses the Bolton-Brush
collection, the world's largest longitudinal database of human growth
and development. The CMNH curates the Hamann-Todd osteological
collection, an extensively documented collection of over 3,000 human
skeletons and the world's largest collection of chimpanzee and gorilla
skeletal remains. The CMNH also has an extensive fossil hominid and
non-hominid cast collection, the Johns Hopkins human fetal skeleton
collection, extensive non-human vertebrate and invertebrate
paleontological and zoological collections, a wet dissection lab,
casting facilities, library collections, and x-ray and osteoanalyzer
facilities. The strong working relationships between Anatomy Department
faculty and CMNH curators create many opportunities for graduate
students interested in specimen-based research in anthropology and
paleontology.
BIOLOGICAL
ANTHROPOLOGY
Together,
CWRU and the CMNH have unparalleled facilities for conducting research
in functional macroanatomy and human evolution. The CMNH, the largest
natural history museum in the state of Ohio, curates the Hamann-Todd
osteological collection, which is an extensively documented collection
of over 3000 human skeletons and also includes the world's largest
collection of chimpanzee and gorilla skeletal remains. The CMNH also
has an extensive fossil hominid and nonhominid cast collection, the
Johns Hopkins fetal skeleton collection, extensive vertebrate and
invertebrate paleontological and zoological collections, a wet
dissection lab, casting facilities, library collections, and x-ray and
osteoanalyzer facilities. The CWRU dental school houses the
Bolton-Brush collection. This is the world's largest longitudinal
database on human growth and development. As a major research and
teaching institution, CWRU has multiple research libraries, a
Geochronology lab, and many gross dissection and tissue preparation
labs.
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