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THIEME Atlas of Anatomy - The Team |
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Lawrence M. Ross, M.D., Ph.D.
Consulting Editor, University of Texas, Houston, Medical School
Lawrence M. Ross, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, received his B.A. degree from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, his Ph.D. and M.D. degrees from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Dr. Ross was a faculty member in the Department of Anatomy at UTMB from 1968 to 1973; he then joined the Department of Anatomy at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. He retired from Michigan State as Professor of Anatomy in August, 2000. During his 27 years at Michigan State University he taught Gross Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology. Dr. Ross has taught medical students seeking M.D. and D.O. degrees, a wide variety of surgical residents, allied health professionals, undergraduate students, attorneys, and worker's compensation practitioners. He has received teaching awards from medical students at both MSU and UT. Dr. Ross is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, and is presently completing a 2-year term as President of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists.
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Edward Lamperti, Ph.D.
Consulting Editor, Boston University School of Medicine
Edward Lamperti received his Ph.D., and critical parts of his education in anatomy, from the Department of Anatomy (now Cell Biology) at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Ma. While participating in teaching in the gross anatomy course there, he received an award (by vote of the medical students) as "Best Medical Educator" in basic sciences. Subsequently he worked in the Neuroscience Division at Children’s Hospital, Boston, in the Neurology Department at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, and in the Biochemistry Department at Boston University Medical School. Currently Dr. Lamperti is investigating calcium signaling in immune and related cells at the CBR Institute for Biomedical Research, Harvard Medical School.
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Michael Schuenke, M.D., Ph.D.
Institute of Anatomy at the University of Kiel
Michael Schuenke earned an undergraduate degree and, in 1982, a doctorate in biology from the Zoological Institute in the Faculty for Mathematics and Natural Sciences, at the University of Kiel, Germany. Now a biologist, he was so fascinated by medicine that in 1983 he began to attend medical school. From 1983 to 1991 he worked on the scientific staff at the Institute of Anatomy at the University of Kiel. In 1989 he received his second doctorate, this time in medicine. He completed a postdoctorate in 1991 and became Associate Professor of Anatomy at Kiel. In 1992 he transferred to become Head Assistant at the Institute of Anatomy at the University of Luebeck and returned to Kiel in 1994 to become Director of the Institute of Anatomy.
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Erik Schulte, M.D.
Institute of Anatomy at the University of Mainz
Erik Schulte studied medicine at the University of Freiburg and went on to become Associate Professor of Anatomy there in 1989. He later transferred to the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. In 1992 he accepted a position as Professor of the Institute of Anatomy at the University of Mainz. Erik Schulte is a genuine teacher, listening to the feedback of his students, perferring to give lectures and seminars himself, and integrating new educational software and other media into his teaching. In 1996 Erik Schulte was awarded the prize for "Excellence in Education" by the Medical Faculty of the University of Mainz.
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Udo Schumacher, M.D., FRCPath, CBiol, FIBiol, DSc
Institute of Anatomy at the University of Hamburg
Udo Schumacher studied medicine at the German National Merit Foundation in Kiel and spent a year doing research at the Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology in Philadelphia. After returning to Kiel in 1983, he wrote his thesis on serologic reactions of foreign proteins in mice. Fascinated by the anatomy of the human body he first worked in the Institute of Pathology at the University of Kiel, then transferred to the University of Munich to work in Anatomy. Starting in 1991 Udo Schumacher spent seven years at the University of Southampton. Afterwards he returned to Hamburg, where he is now the Director of the Institute of Anatomy II (experimental morphology).
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Markus M. Voll
Markus Voll studied Graphic Design at the Blocherer School in Munich. His joy in pursuing his artistic career was complemented by his great interest in the mechanisms of natural science, especially medicine and the human body. After his training, he created computer graphics for different specialty book publishers. In 1992 he finally was able to combine his artistic talent with his medical interests. He won a contract to create illustrations for medical books at Thieme publishers and, being so fascinated by medicine he began medical training in Munich.
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Karl H. Wesker
Karl Wesker was trained as a printer and initially worked with acid etching and lithography. In 1972 he began studying visual communication in Muenster. After completing his studies there, he moved on to study Art Sciences at the Technical University in Berlin. The young graphic designer was interested in painting and free art and to learning as much as possible about anatomical art. In 1980 Karl Wesker was offered a position as a freelance creator of scientific illustrations for the Steglitz Clinic. Since 1982 Karl Wesker has been busy in the visual arts sector in Berlin, with his artistic works regularly on display. He has been illustrating for fine arts publications and medical publishers for over 10 years.
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