The Center for Anatomical Sciences (CAS) is a division of the Department of Physiology and Anatomy at the University of North Texas Health Science Center.
OUR MISSION: To advance scientific knowledge through education and research in the anatomical sciences and allied fields.
EXPERTISE: The CAS faculty have extensive backgrounds in anatomy, biological anthropology, evolutionary biology, histology, neuroanatomy, and embryology, in addition to education and K-12 science outreach.
GRADUATE STUDIES: The CAS graduate programs (MS and PhD) provide opportunities for our graduate students to pursue research in structural anatomy and biomechanics as applied to biological anthropology, evolutionary biology, forensics, and rehabilitation/orthopedic sciences.
OUTREACH: We are a leading provider of high-quality outreach programs for students and teachers in the Fort Worth ISD and surrounding Tarrant County area.
FACILITIES: Our center encompasses 8,000-square-feet of anatomy laboratories that support anatomical education, research, and outreach. The Center also houses five state-of-the-art research laboratories equipped for medical imaging analysis/morphometrics, forensic anthropology, thermoregulatory studies (environmental chamber), histology, and paleontological fossil preparation/analysis.
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May 8, 2025PhD candidate Baonhu Tran received a Research Grant from the Leakey Foundation to support her dissertation project: “Experimentally re-evaluating the role of the respiratory system in human thermoregulatory adaptation” |
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April 28, 2025PhD student Courtney Miller received the Dean’s Award for Scholarly Achievement in Research at the CBTS Annual Award Ceremony. Other CAS honorees included:
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April 11, 2025PhD candidate Baonhu Tran received a Dissertation Field Work research grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation to support her dissertation project: “Reevaluating the role of the respiratory system in human thermoregulation and climatic adaptation.” |
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February 25, 2025Dr. Graci Finco received an R21 research grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering (1R21EB036447-01) to support her project focused on evaluating fall risks in users of lower limb prosthetics: “Bionic and robotic prostheses: identifying bioethical concerns from key groups to improve development and clinical translation approaches.” |
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February 20, 2025Dr. Lauren Gonzales received a New Investigator Grant from the UNTHSC Research Enhancement Assistance Program (REAP) to support her project focused on creating a publically-accessible digital data repository for fossils recovered from the Middle Miocene site of Moboko Island, Kenya: “Preserving the past: establishing a digital database and archive for the Maboko Research Project (1982-present).” |
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January 31, 2025An article by Dr. Kate Lesciotto named to the Journal of Forensic Sciences’ list of 2024 “Noteworthy Articles“. Noteworthy Articles are selected annually by the JFS Editors to highlight the most impactful scientific articles in forensic science. Lesciotto, K. M., & Christensen, A. M. (2024). The over‐citation of Daubert in forensic anthropology. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 69(1), 9-17. |
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September 26, 2024Dr. Kate Lesciotto received a research grant from the National Institute of Justice (15PNIJ-24-GG-03840-NIJB) to support her project focused on improving estimates of biological profile parameters in forensic investigations: “MOSAIC: Unifying Methods of Sex, Stature, Affinity, & Age for Identification through Computational Standardization.” |
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August 9, 2024PhD candidate Lyndee Ward received a research grant from the National Science Foundation (BCS Biological Anthropology #2419511) in support of her Dissertation project: “Doctoral Dissertation Research: Nasal morphological responses to thermal and exertional conditions.” |
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July 1. 2024Dr. Rebecca Cook joined the Center for Anatomical Sciences as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Cook’s research focuses on the biomechanics and functional morphology of the human pelvis from evolutionary and clinical perspectives. |
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June 10, 2024PhD candidate Lyndee Ward received a research grant from the Leakey Foundation in support of her Dissertation project: “Climate and human nasal evolution: Experimentally investigating skeletal and soft-tissue influences on nasal airflow dynamics in living humans” |
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CONTACT:
Center for Anatomical Sciences
University of North Texas Health Science Center
3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: 817-735-2414
Fax: 817-735-2126
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