Ph.D. Graduate Program
…a 5-year program focused on independent research ranging from vertebrate fossils, to primates to recent human remains and teaching human gross anatomy.
Masters Graduate Program
…a one-year full-time program providing intensive immersion in human anatomy through both classroom instruction and dissection laboratories, including small group interactions with our faculty.
Congrats Dr. EJ Huang!
We would like to extend our sincerest congratulations to EJ Huang, who sucessfully defended his dissertation on the 1st of May. EJ's dissertation is...

PhD Program in Functional Anatomy and Evolution
The FAE graduate program offers a Ph.D. in Functional Anatomy and Evolution and provides individualized support by world-leading professors for each student in a close-knit department with an excellent faculty to student ratio. Our primary focuses are independent research and teaching human gross anatomy, with research areas covered by faculty and students that range from vertebrate fossils, to primates to recent human remains.
As a result of the interdisciplinary training of the FAE graduate program, our graduates are well equipped to face the challenge of today’s academic job market. For more information on requirements for entry to the program, see our requirements for admission. See links at the bottom of the page for further information about the program.
Master of Science in
Anatomy Education
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Master of Science in Anatomy Education is a one-year program that provides specialized training in clinically based anatomy (and related basic science disciplines) while enhancing communication skills through exposure to advanced educational theory and methods. The curriculum supports a variety of post-graduation career interests that include (but are not limited to): admission to one of the many professional schools in the medical/health sciences (e.g., medical, nursing, and physical therapy schools), admission to a Ph.D. program in biology/biomedicine, and teaching positions in Higher Education.
Recent News
FAE Seminar Series presents: Dr. Rebecca German!
Dr. Rebecca German was our presenter for the FAE Seminar Series on February 10, 2022. Dr. German, Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology Northeast Ohio Medical University, is an Adjunct Professor in the FAE. Her talk titled “Integration of Anatomy and Function in...
Deanna Goldstein to Present Doctoral Dissertation
Deanna Goldstein will present her doctoral dissertation as part of the FAE Seminar Series on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Her thesis is titled “External and internal carpal morphology of knuckle-walking apes among mammals.”
Dr. Katrina Jones to Present in the FAE Seminar Series
Katrina Jones is a Presidential Fellow and Royal Society University Research Fellow in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Manchester.
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Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1830 East Monument Street, 3rd Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21287 USA