Doctoral study in Anatomy

• The University is ranked within the top 100 for Anatomy and Physiology worldwide (2019).
• This programme is hosted within the School of Medical Sciences, which attracted over $30 million NZD in external research funding in 2018
• our students can access a range of world-class facilities, including the AMRF Medical Sciences Learning Centre - Whakaaro Pai.

Research in the Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging covers a wide range of topics, including:

• Neuroscience
• Neurothology
• Primary cilia
• Evolution
• Developmental biology

Dr M Fabiana Kubke

• Neuroscience
  
• Developmental biology
  
• Neuroethology
  
• Evolution

Dr Sue McGlashan

• Primary cilia
  
• Cartilage and osteoarthritis
  
• Mechanotransduction
  
• Imaging
  
• Extracellular matrix
  
• Intervertebral disc disease
  
• Notochordal cells
  
• Placental mesenchymal stem cells

Dr Andrea Kwakowsky

• Neuroscience
  
• Alzheimer's disease
  
• Human neurodegenerative diseases
  
• Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) signalling
  
• Estrogen signalling
  
• Neurotrophin signalling
  
• Neuroprotection

• University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship