A neuron in the arousal circuit of the brain projects to the auditory brainstem (blue stain), uses the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (green stain), and receives information from auditory cortex (arrows, red stain). Schofield Laboratory, Auditory Neuroscience

The Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology is committed to excellence in education, research, and service to our institution, our region and state, and the broader biomedical community.

Research and Graduate Education
The department is beginning a period of substantial expansion of its strengths in the focused areas of Skeletal Biology (Evolutionary Biology, Biology of Bone and Joints) and Neuroscience (Auditory Neuroscience, Neurochemistry and Neurodegeneration). Each focus area emphasizes a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to graduate and postdoctoral training.

Health Professions Courses
Members of our faculty have primary teaching responsibilities in courses offered during the first year of medical and pharmacy professional education: Human Development and Structure, Human Structure for Pharmacy, and Brain Mind and Behavior. We also contribute to teaching throughout the medical curriculum.

Fetus of the Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata). Soft tissues in this animal were cleared to become transparent, bone is stained red and cartilage blue (click to enlarge). Scale bar is 1 cm. Thewissen Laboratory, Skeletal Biology

Departmental faculty are active in service to NEOUCOM and beyond, contributing to biomedical and scientific education in northeastern Ohio and consulting on scientific issues at the national and international levels.

Contact the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at 330-325-6636 or e-mail dheeter@neoucom.edu

Current positions available in the Department

NEOUCOM seeks candidates for an Ohio Research Scholar endowed professorship to study molecular and cell biology of bone or cartilage in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology. This is an extraordinary opportunity for an outstanding scientist to lead a team of faculty researchers in areas that may include tissue engineering, medical applications of biopolymers, normal and abnormal skeletal development, orthopaedic diseases and cancer. The Scholar will join NEOUCOM's active Skeletal Biology Research Focus Area, with substantial opportunities to translate research findings into clinical applications, intellectual property and economic development. This position is generously supported through the Ohio Research Scholar Program created by the State of Ohio and benefits from strong regional collaborative arrangements. For a full position description, click here.