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Rush University
The Graduate College
Cohn Research Building
Suite 406
1735 West Harrison St.
Chicago, IL 60612


Rush University

Rush University is the academic component of Rush University Medical Center, a leader in health care in Chicago and in the Midwest for more than 150 years. The primary mission of the Graduate College is to promote and assure excellence in educational programs in selected disciplines of the medical sciences. The Graduate College promotes cooperative efforts to achieve high quality education and research programs that prepare students for successful careers and lifelong professional development. The essence of the college is the excitement of discovery and conveying that excitement to other scholars.

Division of Anatomical Sciences program

The Graduate Program in Anatomical Sciences supports study at the masters and doctoral levels, featuring research and training in structural biology. Advanced coursework for both programs is available in anatomy, histology, neurobiology, cytology and cell biology, embryology and developmental biology, along with special topics related to a student's research focus. The primary objectives of both programs are to foster students' conceptual growth in defining problems and research questions and to design experimental approaches to answer these questions in ways that advance knowledge about biological mechanisms and disease. Proposal development, writing, and presentation skills are stressed. Teaching assistantships are intended to help students become confident contributors in instructional settings.

Investigative work ranges from biomechanical projects to studies at cell and molecular levels (see departmental research). The departmental research focus is on skeletal biology especially as related to destructive joint disease and to the role of growth factors on bone growth, remodeling, and effectiveness of implant materials. The department sustains close relationships with the departments of biochemistry and orthopedics that creates a rich research environment for this theme. Other areas of work include nerve regeneration and neural mechanisms of incontinence, development and pathobiology of the ocular lens, and aspects of neuroprotection and microvascular remodeling in retinal ischemia.

The faculty have identified four degree tracks (MS, MS/MD, PhD, MD/PhD). In each track students engage in methods and special topics courses early in their program of study to identify a research advisor and to gain exposure to research. This promotes possible interest for elective course work, exposure to specific research methods, and helps students identify project lines for their research. Participation in the departmental journal club is expected each quarter in order to alert students to current research topics and to learn to read publications critically.

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