MWU Anatomy
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Department of Anatomy in Downers Grove, IL at Midwestern University
Excellent research seminar today by Dr. Michael Ebeid!
November 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Excellent research seminar today by Dr. Michael Ebeid!
New Publication Alert!
Dr. Jieun Kim, Dr. Erin Leslie, and Dr. Hadiah Kedwaii (DO, MWU alumnus) have a new paper out in Forensic Science International.
"Breaking the 50+ Barrier: Cortical Speed of Sound via Quantitative Ultrasound as a New Age-at-death Estimator in Older Adults"
Dr. Jieun Kim, Dr. Erin Leslie, and Dr. Hadiah Kedwaii (DO, MWU alumnus) have a new paper out in Forensic Science International.
"Breaking the 50+ Barrier: Cortical Speed of Sound via Quantitative Ultrasound as a New Age-at-death Estimator in Older Adults"
August 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
New Publication Alert!
Dr. Jieun Kim, Dr. Erin Leslie, and Dr. Hadiah Kedwaii (DO, MWU alumnus) have a new paper out in Forensic Science International.
"Breaking the 50+ Barrier: Cortical Speed of Sound via Quantitative Ultrasound as a New Age-at-death Estimator in Older Adults"
Dr. Jieun Kim, Dr. Erin Leslie, and Dr. Hadiah Kedwaii (DO, MWU alumnus) have a new paper out in Forensic Science International.
"Breaking the 50+ Barrier: Cortical Speed of Sound via Quantitative Ultrasound as a New Age-at-death Estimator in Older Adults"
The MWU Anatomy Department in Downers Grove welcomes our newest faculty member, Dr. Deming Yang! Dr. Yang earned his Ph.D. and M.A. from Stony Brook University and completed postdoctoral research fellowship at the American Museum of Natural History.
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August 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The MWU Anatomy Department in Downers Grove welcomes our newest faculty member, Dr. Deming Yang! Dr. Yang earned his Ph.D. and M.A. from Stony Brook University and completed postdoctoral research fellowship at the American Museum of Natural History.
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First “Coffee Tasting @ Noon” in the Anatomy Department!
While reviewing anatomy over coffee, here’s a question:
☕️💪 Which muscle is most active when you flex your elbow with your forearm in a half-pronated position to take a sip?
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Brachioradialis.
Bam!! 💥
While reviewing anatomy over coffee, here’s a question:
☕️💪 Which muscle is most active when you flex your elbow with your forearm in a half-pronated position to take a sip?
.
.
.
.
.
.
Brachioradialis.
Bam!! 💥
August 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
First “Coffee Tasting @ Noon” in the Anatomy Department!
While reviewing anatomy over coffee, here’s a question:
☕️💪 Which muscle is most active when you flex your elbow with your forearm in a half-pronated position to take a sip?
.
.
.
.
.
.
Brachioradialis.
Bam!! 💥
While reviewing anatomy over coffee, here’s a question:
☕️💪 Which muscle is most active when you flex your elbow with your forearm in a half-pronated position to take a sip?
.
.
.
.
.
.
Brachioradialis.
Bam!! 💥
A couple photos from the 2025 CGS Picnic, where the Anatomy Department retained our BEAST trophy for another year, thanks to Tyler Speer (CCOM '28) and Dr. Deming Yang!
August 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A couple photos from the 2025 CGS Picnic, where the Anatomy Department retained our BEAST trophy for another year, thanks to Tyler Speer (CCOM '28) and Dr. Deming Yang!
Congratulations to OMS I students Katherine Derouin and Grace Dollia for winning the poster award at KAS Research Day 2025 with their cadaveric retrospective analysis of a rare congenital hiatal hernia. Your hard work paid off!
May 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Congratulations to OMS I students Katherine Derouin and Grace Dollia for winning the poster award at KAS Research Day 2025 with their cadaveric retrospective analysis of a rare congenital hiatal hernia. Your hard work paid off!
Sam Ryabov, a second medical student in CCOM, beginning his talk entitled, “Anatomical Variation in Cadaveric Tricuspid Valves and Implications for Transcatheter Tricuspid Repair", at the 2025 KAS Research Day.
May 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Sam Ryabov, a second medical student in CCOM, beginning his talk entitled, “Anatomical Variation in Cadaveric Tricuspid Valves and Implications for Transcatheter Tricuspid Repair", at the 2025 KAS Research Day.
Congratulations to the Ebeid Lab and collaborators for their recent publication in the Journal of Neuroscience (doi.org/10.1523/JNEU...)!
Kölliker's Organ Functions as a Developmental Hub in Mouse Cochlea Regulating Spiral Limbus and Tectorial Membrane Development
Kölliker's organ is a transient developmental structure in the mouse cochlea that undergoes significant remodeling postnatally. Utilizing an epithelial-specific conditional deletion mouse model of Prd...
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March 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Congratulations to the Ebeid Lab and collaborators for their recent publication in the Journal of Neuroscience (doi.org/10.1523/JNEU...)!
Caitlin Hill and Patrick Keefe presenting their research last week at the Chicago Chapter for the Society for Neuroscience meeting!
March 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Caitlin Hill and Patrick Keefe presenting their research last week at the Chicago Chapter for the Society for Neuroscience meeting!
MWU Anatomy crushing it at the annual CGS trivia!
March 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
MWU Anatomy crushing it at the annual CGS trivia!
OMS-III students Rosemary Josenkoski, Brooke Mahoney, and Kianna Ruble were selected as outstanding presentation finalists during the Illinois Osteropathic Medical Association annual research poster competition. Great job team!
February 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
OMS-III students Rosemary Josenkoski, Brooke Mahoney, and Kianna Ruble were selected as outstanding presentation finalists during the Illinois Osteropathic Medical Association annual research poster competition. Great job team!
Happy holidays from the Anatomy Department in Downers Grove!
December 18, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Happy holidays from the Anatomy Department in Downers Grove!
The Department of Anatomy at the Midwestern University Illinois Campus is now officially on Bluesky!
December 18, 2024 at 7:19 PM
The Department of Anatomy at the Midwestern University Illinois Campus is now officially on Bluesky!