Jasmine Zhai (CCOM '27) and Dr. Tim Campbell of the Anatomy Department, presenting their research at the American Association for Anatomy's annual meeting in Albuquerque NM!

Dr. Fornaro representing Anatomy on the Faculty Team at the 2026 CCOM Dodgeball Tournament! 💪🏐

Congratulations to Anatomy for winning this year's CGS Trivia!

The MWU Anatomy Department was featured in the 2026 Art Walk! Can you identify the department members by their caricature?

Mini pig cuteness alert! Dr. Yang @ MWU Anatomy and team members published a new article on the discovery of a fossil mini pig (Cainochoerus) in Kenya. Unlike most "mini pigs" online, Cainochoerus is a true mini pig, standing at ~knee height. Unfortunately, it went extinct a few million years back.

Happy holidays from the MWU Department of Anatomy in Downers Grove!

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"

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. (1/4)

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!! 💥

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!

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...)!

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!

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!

The Department of Anatomy at the Midwestern University Illinois Campus is now officially on Bluesky!