Anatomy and Physiology

228 Coles Hall
785-532-5666
Fax: 785-532-4557
gradprog@vet.ksu.edu
http://www.vet.ksu.edu/depts/ap/

Department Head:

Frank Blecha

Director of graduate studies:

Bruce Schultz

Graduate Faculty:

Frank Blecha, Ph.D., Washington State University.
Walter Cash, DVM, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Elizabeth G. Davis, DVM, University of Florida; Ph.D., Kansas State Univesity.
Jon D. Dunn, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Howard Erickson, DVM, Kansas State University; Ph.D., Iowa State University.
Roger Fedde, Ph.D., Emeritus, University of Minnesota.
Peying Fong, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco.
Lisa Freeman, DVM, Cornell University; Ph.D., Ohio State University.
Michael J. Kenney, Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Judy Klimek, DVM, MS, Purdue University.
Stanley Butch KuKanich, DVM, Virginia Tech; Ph.D., North Carolina State University.
Meena Kumari, Ph.D., Delhi University.
Daniel C. Marcus, D.Sc., Washington University.
Timothy Musch, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
David Poole, Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles.
Bruce D. Schultz, Ph.D., Cornell University.
Jishu Shi, DVM, Beijing Agricultural University; Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Masaaki Tamura, DVM, Ph.D., Azabu Veterinary College.
Deryl Troyer, DVM, Ph.D., Kansas State University.
Dan Upson, DVM, Ph.D., Emeritus, Kansas State University.
A. Philine Wangemann, Ph.D., Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany.
Mark Weiss, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania-Philadelphia.
Jane A. Westfall, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley.

Ancillary Faculty

Tom Barstow, Ph.D., University of California-Davis.
D. Bart Carter, DVM., MS, University of Missouri.
Tonatiuh Melgarejo, DVM, Ph.D., Purdue University.
Bonnie Rush, DVM, MS, The Ohio State University.
Tom Schermerhorn, VMD, University of Pennsylvania.
Dolores Takemoto, Ph.D., University of Southern California.
Jonathan Tomich, Ph.D., Guelph-Waterloo (Canada) Center for Graduate Work.
Ruth Welti, Ph.D., Washington University.
Brett Wong, Ph.D., University of Oregon.

Program of study

The Department of Anatomy and Physiology offers opportunities for graduate studies leading to both M. S. (Veterinary Biomedical Science) and Ph.D. degrees. Cell and systemic physiology, immunophysiology, neuroscience, and pharmacology are the major themes of research of the department. Specific areas of interest include comparative exercise physiology, food animal immunophysiology, molecular biology of membranes, molecular genetics and gene mapping and expression, neural control of cardiovascular function, ion channel structure and function, and transport processes and pathophysiology of microcirculation. Faculty from other departments comprise a strong ancillary support group. Career options available with an advanced degree in anatomy or physiology include academic positions in various animal and human health science-related institutions such as Colleges of Veterinary Medicine and Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, as well as positions in industry and agribusiness.

Admissions

To be admitted with full standing, the applicant must have an average of B or better in the junior and senior years, a bachelor’s or veterinary medical degree from an approved institution, and adequate undergraduate preparation in the proposed field.

For the Ph.D. degree, 90 semester hours of graduate study beyond the bachelor’s degree are required, including at least 30 hours of research. For DVM candidates, if 12 hours of dual credit has not been applied to the master of science degree, it may be applied toward the Ph.D.

Application procedure

See Veterinary Medicine in this catalog for additional information. Applications are considered on a rolling basis. Teaching and research assistantships are awarded on the basis of merit and availability, using many of the same criteria used for admission decisions. Interested students are encouraged to peruse the departmental website http://www.vet.ksu.edu/depts/ap. All students offered admission are considered for financial support.