DEPARTMENT OF CELLULAR BIOLOGY & ANATOMY

 

Sally S. Atherton, Ph.D. satherton@georgiahealth.edu Regents Professor and Chair, Department of Cellular Biology & Anatomy

The Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy is a basic science department in the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Science University.  Our department is dedicated to excellence in teaching and research and is also home to the GHSU Body Donation program and three of the University’s Core facilities.

Members of the Department participate in anatomy, cell biology, histology and neuroscience/neuroanatomy courses for medical, allied health, dentistry and nursing undergraduate and graduate students.  Training is also available for graduate students who are interested in acquiring teaching skills in the traditional anatomic sciences.

The department has an active research program contributing new knowledge in several areas of cellular and structural biology.  Faculty members pursue research programs within the Department and contribute in areas including development, cancer, vision, neuroscience, cell growth and wound healing. CB&A hosts a seminar series featuring guest scientists from around the country as well as our own faculty.  Several laboratories coordinate field-specific journal clubs.

Members of the department provide service nationally and internationally as officers of academic societies, as scientific reviewers for the National Institutes of Health and other funding organizations, and as editors and reviewers for scientific journals in a broad range of scientific fields.

The Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy’s  graduate program provides a training environment in which original biomedical research of the highest quality is promoted preparing trainees for careers in the biomedical sciences (research, teaching, and clinical in an academic or business environment).  Students in the departmental Ph.D. program select from a variety of research training opportunities ranging from studies at the molecular level and extending to whole organisms.

The department has an active anatomical donation program, which is an important part of the training of new physicians, dentists and medical professionals.  This program provides hands-on training in  examination, dissection and study of human anatomy.  Our anatomical donation program is staffed by professionally licensed and caring personnel and provides instruction to students in the colleges of Medicine, Allied Health, Dental Medicine and Nursing, the residency programs and also continuing education seminars and symposia.

The Georgia Health Sciences University has outstanding core facilities and resources available to all researchers. The researchers in Cellular Biology and Anatomy utilize  these resources in advancing a variety of scientific fields including neuroscience, developmental biology, and cell death.  Students and postdoctoral fellows  use state-of-the-art methodologies to answer some of the most critical biomedical questions  facing society.

The Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy  also supports the Electron Microscopy and Histology  Core Laboratory, which provides investigators with service, consultation, access to instrumentation, and training in the use of the Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopes.  Trained personnel will prepare specimens and assist in analyses of samples.  The core is available to assist all GHSU investigators and off-campus investigators.  Our goal is to provide quality work in a reasonable time frame at an affordable cost.

The  Histology Core Laboratory provides quality histology service that will meet each investigator's needs. The Service Laboratory is staffed with two full time registered histology technicians and is approved for animal tissue samples. This component serves both on-campus and off-campus investigators.  There is a user  laboratory equipped  with specialized instruments so that investigators can prepare their own tissue sections; this laboratory is  approved for animal tissue and serves only those affiliated with GHSU.

The Cell Imaging Core Laboratory provides expert technical assistance and instrumentation in support of investigators. The Core also provides training for  graduate students in the basic principles of imaging and has research capabilities in Multi Photon Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy, Digital Light Microscopy, and Computation.

The Cellular Biology and Anatomy Department is a unique and dynamic department and we invite you to browse our web-site and find out about the  outstanding opportunities offered by out department for students and employees who enjoy a challenging and exciting academic environment.

Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy

Georgia Health Sciences University

1459 Laney Walker Blvd., CB1101

Augusta, GA 30912

phone: 706-721-3731