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Welcome to the Section of Anatomy
1542 Spring Valley Drive , Huntington, WV 25704
(304) 696-7326 | fax: (304) 696-6777 Email:
richardson@marshall.edu
Please visit our website - http://musom.marshall.edu/anatomy/
Biological structure is of fundamental importance to
biomedical scientific disciplines. Anatomical scientists work with biological
structure and function at levels ranging from the molecular, e.g., nucleic acids
and proteins, through cells and tissue components to the entire organism.
The instructional programs of the Section of Anatomy,
facilitate the attainment by medical students of a level of knowledge and
understanding of the anatomical sciences sufficient to comprehend the
morphological basis of medicine. Acquisition of personal informational skills is
expedited by the availability of a variety of learning resources, including
human cadaver material, computers in the gross anatomy laboratory, network
software, models, images, and videos. Advanced elective courses are offered to
qualified students throughout their four years of medical training. In both the
medical and the graduate programs, some of the courses are interdisciplinary.
The goal of the graduate program in the Section of Anatomy, is to prepare an individual for a career of intellectual inquiry
that manifests itself in scholarship and creativity. The doctoral program
emphasizes freedom of investigation and expression, and aims to provide a
thorough knowledge of the structural basis for cellular and higher order
function in health and disease. Students working with faculty in this department
gain excellent teaching experience by participating in the Department's
innovative programs of instruction. Academic interests and training of the
faculty of the Department generally complement and supplement each other, thus
providing a stimulating environment and intellectual strength to the graduate
training process. Research opportunities are available in neurobiology,
particularly sensory mechanisms, including application to robotics, and in
cellular biology, especially molecular aspects of male germ cell differentiation
and calcium regulatory mechanisms
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