Anatomical Sciences

History

The Department of Anatomical Sciences started working at the Faculty of Medical Sciences with the establishment of Tarbiat Modares University in 1981. Initially, the Department was responsible for training graduate and postgraduate students with two approaches - tissue and embryos and anatomy, but since 1996, with Ministrys policy reform, only Anatomical Sciences discipline has been administrated by the Department.
In 2016, the Department of Anatomical Sciences offered two new disciplines - Reproductive Biology and Tissue Engineering. At the end of the first admission period, according to the decisions made by the Council of the Department of Anatomical Sciences, the Department of Hematology, and approval of the Faculty, Tissue Engineering discipline was merged with Cell biology which resulted in Tissue Engineerings detachment from the Department of Anatomical Sciences.

The Mission of the Department

Training expert and committed faculty members, enthusiastic researchers, committed to the Islamic Republic of Iran, in the field of Anatomical Sciences and Biology of Reproduction required by the countrys medical schools and fertility and infertility centers, contributing to the development and expansion of higher education as well as strengthening the science production movement, teaching medical students and helping treat infertile and low-income couples to control and maintain the population level of the country with an emphasis laid upon Islamic principles, applying scientific-research achievements, and, ultimately, disseminating moral virtues and the culture of sacrifice in line with the values and aspirations of Islamic Iran are the primary aims of the Department.

Research Areas of the Department

The most important research areas in the Department of Anatomical Sciences are as follows:

Ovarian Cryopreservation, transplantation, and in vitro follicle maturation
In vitro embryo development
Spermatogonial stem cell transplantation
Cell and molecular biology of embryo and gamete
Spinal cord injury repair
Ovarian cryopreservation and transplantation
In vitro growth of embryo and ovarian follicle and artificial follicle

The research also aims to help increase the quality of life of people with anatomical, motor and infertile problems in society, relying on innovations and scientific research papers.