The Department offers Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in the areas of Cell Biology and Neuroscience. Faculty in the department are responsible for the teaching of gross anatomy, embryology, histology, cell biology, developmental biology and neuroscience in the NYMC School of Medicine, the NYMC Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the NYMC School of Health Sciences and Practice and the Touro College of Dental Medicine.
Academic Programs in Cell Biology
The Department offers Ph.D. and M.S. degrees.
Cell Biology Research
Ongoing neuroscience and cell biology research includes:
- synaptic plasticity,
- learning and memory,
- head trauma,
- spinal cord injury,
- intraventricular hemorrhage,
- epilepsy,
- schizophrenia,
- autism,
- breast cancer,
- neurofibromatosis,
- retinal development,
- glaucoma,
- pulmonary hypertension,
- limb development,
- evolution,
- apoptosis,
- cytokines,
- membrane trafficking,
- signaling
- and protein turnover.
These studies employ state-of-the art techniques including stem cells, confocal, 2-photon and electron microscopy, electrophysiology and various molecular and genetic techniques.
Cell Biology & Anatomy Leadership & Staff
Below are the cell biology & anatomy department leadership and department administration. You can also view the cell biology and anatomy faculty.
Joseph D. Etlinger, Ph.D.
Chairman and Professor
Basic Sciences Building, #212
Phone: (914) 594-4028
Fax: (914) 594-4653
joseph_etlinger@nymc.edu
Laura Rendine
Department Administrator
Basic Sciences Building, #215
Phone: (914) 594-4027
Fax: (914) 594-4653
laura_rendine@nymc.edu
The Alumni Gross Anatomy Laboratory at New York Medical College occupies the entire top floor of the Medical Education Center (MEC). The 8,500 square foot facility features 36 dissecting tables with wired and secured wireless networking available at each table, a specialized ventilation system, natural northern light exposure and separate student and faculty changing areas with showers and lockers.
The Alumni Gross Anatomy Laboratory serves several hundred students every year. We see medical students, students in the physical therapy and speech-language pathology programs and students transitioning to residency. Residents return to the lab to review the anatomy related to their specialty. The lab is open 24 hours, 7 days a week, for study unless an exam is in-progress or setting-up.
Contact
Roger Bender, M.P.H.
Instructor, Cell Biology and Anatomy
Director, Alumni Gross Anatomy Laboratory
Director, Body Bequeathal Program
Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
(914) 594-4052
roger_bender@nymc.edu
