GRADUATE-EDUCATION IN MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY

One of the most striking changes to affect the direction of current bi omedical research is the increasing use of transgenic or gene-targeted mice as models of gene function and human disease. The proliferation of transgenic and gene-targeting technology has contributed to a rebir th of histology as an important research tool and is driving the need for broadly trained investigators with expertise at both the molecular and organismal levels. Since the ultimate goal of graduate-student ed ucation is the training of the next generation of independent scientis ts, it is important that graduate training programs provide students w ith the background required to take advantage of the unique resources provided by these mouse models. Anatomists are well suited to provide such training by incorporating mouse anatomy, physiology, and genetics into traditional coursework in microscopic anatomy. Anat Rec. (NewAna t.) 253:143-146, 1993. (C) 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.