Ph.D. in Anatomy
The Doctoral degree in Anatomy provides training in clinical human anatomy and independent research for individuals seeking a career in teaching and research at the medical school or university level. Research of biological structure and function focuses on clinically relevant topics or neurobiology.
A limited number of fellowships are available to support doctoral studies in Anatomy. Doctoral fellows will be expected to participate with CASE faculty in the education of medical, professional, and graduate students working in both our teaching laboratories and classrooms. Acceptance into the doctoral program does not guarantee the awarding of a fellowship or any other financial assistance. Consideration for a Doctoral Fellowship will be based on the qualifications of the candidate and the selection of the fellowship award recipient will be made solely by the Anatomy Graduate Program Director.
Students are admitted in the beginning of the fall semester. Application requirements include official transcripts, official scores on the Graduate Record Examination, three letters of recommendation and a goals statement as part of the admissions procedure. The Graduate Education Office
encourages applicants to self-manage their application files. This means that the transcripts and recommendations will be accepted from the applicant provided they arrive at the Graduate School admissions office in their original, sealed envelopes. Recommendations should have the recommenders' signatures across the seals. Upon completion, the entire application packet should be mailed to Saint Louis University Graduate School, 3634 Lindell Blvd., Suite 117, St. Louis, MO 63108.
Although acceptance is ultimately approved by the graduate school, information concerning the graduate program may be obtained by contacting the Director of Admissions, Center for Anatomical Science and Education, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63104, (314) 977-8031. Application deadline for fall admission is March 1.
Research
The Center's faculty are engaged in multidisciplinary research of biological structure and function ranging from ultrastructural to gross anatomical levels, with major interest in clinically relevant anatomy and neurobiology. Other research interests include cell biology and pathobiology. Facilities are available for autoradiography, cell culture, electrophysiology, immunocytochemistry, microsurgery, and stereotaxic neurosurgery. The Center is equipped to perform optical imaging, including bright field, phase contrast, and fluorescent microscopy. Electron microscopy is available for transmission and scanning.
Total Number of Credits Required for Graduation
60 hours (48 hours course work & 12 hours dissertation research)
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Required Courses Elective Courses | |
| Required Course Descriptions | |
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| ANAT-500 | Human Gross Anatomy (8) Structure and function of human body; emphasis on anatomical relationships and concepts and their functional significance; dissection required. Spring semester |
| ANAT-510 | Human Histology and Ultrastructure (5) Microscopic anatomy of human body; emphasis on relationships between structure and function of tissues and organs. Fall semester |
| ANAT-520 | Human Embryology (2) Prenatal human development; emphasis on correlation of normal development with development of common congenital malformations. Fall semester |
| ANAT-530 | Human Systems Neurobiology (5) Structure and function of the human nervous system; emphasis on neuroanatomical relationships of functional systems and neurobiological concepts of brain mechanisms. Spring semester |
| ANAT-544 | Basic Research Techniques (2) Fundamental techniques and instrumentation; emphasis on principles underlying preparation of material for histological, histochemical and ultrastructural examination and interpretation of results. Fall semester |
| RM-G625 | Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design (3) Consideration of analysis of variance hypothesis testing and confidence interval procedures for single and multiple independent variables. Designs and analyses to increase experimental precision and control extraneous variation are emphasized. |
| BBS-510 | Responsible Conduct in Research (0) Course covers a variety of topics relevant to the ethical aspects of conducting and reporting scientific investigations including general ethical principles, use of animals and human subjects in research, authorship, mentorship, conflicts of interest and scientific misconduct. Spring semester |
Elective Course Descriptions | |
| ANAT-630 | Advanced Systems Neurobiology (1) This course to be taken concurrently with the Human Systems Neurobiology course. Lectures and moderated discussions of assigned journal articles will consider in greater detail the topics presented in the Human Systems Neurobiology course. Spring semester |
| ANAT-632 | Developmental Neurobiology (2) Prerequisites ANAT-530 and ANAT-630. A presentation of the principles and concepts that underlie the development of the nervous system. Lectures and discussions of assigned journal articles will cover neurogenesis, neuronal differentiation, the formation of functional neural circuit and regressive phenomena during brain development. Variable semesters |
| ANAT-667 | Visual Neuroscience (2) Prerequisites ANAT-530 and ANAT-634. Overview of visual processing, from chemical mechanism of transduction by retinal photoreceptors to anatomical and physiological correlates of visual perception in cerebral cortex. Assigned readings on analysis of receptive field properties, mechanisms of dark and light adaptation, sensation of color and control of ocular reflexes. Human visual dysfunctions included. Spring semester |
| ANAT-689 | CASE Seminar (1) Selected topics in anatomy. Attendance and participation required for all M.S.(R) and Ph.D. students. Fall/Spring semesters |
| ANAT-691 | CASE Journal Club (1) Selected topics in anatomy. Attendance and participation required for all M.S.(R) and Ph.D. students. Fall/Spring semesters |
| PAEH-504 | General Physiology (4) Physiology survey course for non-majors with emphasis on mammals. Fall Semester |
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