Department of Anatomy
Future Physicians Attain Research Funding from the American Heart Association
Two NYITCOM students received the AHA’s Scholarship in Cardiovascular Disease to fund research into how menopause and blood vessel calcification impact cardiovascular health.
Beyond the Bones: The “Tail” of an Ancient Beast
NYITCOM Associate Professor Simone Hoffmann, Ph.D., is part of a team “unearthing” significant clues about an extinct, ancient mammal.
Beyond the Bones: Brainy Birds
Assistant Professor Aki Watanabe, Ph.D., published the first study from his NSF CAREER grant-funded research project; he proposes using a domesticated chicken to study how birds—and perhaps animals in general—ended up with differently shaped brains.