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R. John Cork, PhD
Associate Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy
DIrector Clinical Anatomy Graduate Program
DIrector Computer Imaging Laboratory (CIL)
Coordinator of the PARTS (Promoting Anatomy Research, Teaching and Scholarship) working group
Associate Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy
DIrector Clinical Anatomy Graduate Program
DIrector Computer Imaging Laboratory (CIL)
Coordinator of the PARTS (Promoting Anatomy Research, Teaching and Scholarship) working group
1901 Perdido Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 568-7177
Fax: (504) 568-4392
jcork@lsuhsc.edu
Degrees
BSc Biophysics - 1976
University of Leeds, UK
PhD Biophysics - 1980
University of Leeds, UK
Bio
Research
Dr. Cork is interested in digital imaging and 3-D reconstruction. From 2000 to 2012 he collaborated with Dr. Ray Gasser on the Virtual Human Embryo Project. where he developed software for the display of human embryo serial sections on CDs and DVDs and reconstructed embryos from all 23 Carnegie stages. Animations and 3D reconstructions are collected together on the HEIRLOOM website, which aims to increase the educational and research value of the Carnegie collection of serially sectioned human embryos (http://virtualhumanembryo.lsuhsc.edu).
Teaching Activities
HLSC 2412 (Fall & Spring) - Human Anatomy (Nursing); Course Director
ANAT 285 - Digital Multimedia Techniques; Course Director
Committees & Administrative Responsibilities
Program Director for the Clinical Anatomy Graduate Program
Chair of PARTS working group
Selected Publications
Rae, Guenevere, Cork, R. John, Karpinski, Aryn C., and William Swartz (2016) How the Integration of Pathology in the Gross Anatomy Laboratory Affects Medical Students. Teaching and Learning in Medicine17:1-8
Rae, Guenevere, Cork, R. John, Karpinski, Aryn C., and William Swartz (2016) The integration of brain dissection within the medical neuroscience laboratory enhances learning. Anat. Sci. Education9(6):565-574
Raymond F. Gasser, R. John Cork, Brian J. Stillwell, and David T. McWilliams (2014) Rebirth of Human Embryology. Developmental Dynamics 243:621-628
Cork, R.J., Gasser, R.F., et al. (2006) Digitally Reproduced Embryonic Morphology: Stages 1-4. Available on CD-ROM (CD-014-1-4-01). Computer Imaging Laboratory, Cell Biology & Anatomy, LSUHSC, New Orleans.
Cork, R.J., Gasser, R.F., et al. (2005) Digitally Reproduced Embryonic Morphology: Stage 5. Available on DVD-ROM (DVD-007-5-01). Computer Imaging Laboratory, Cell Biology & Anatomy, LSUHSC, New Orleans.
Cork, R.J., Gasser , R.F., et al. (2004) Digitally Reproduced Embryonic Morphology: Stages 6-8. Available on DVD-ROM (DVD-006-6-8-01). Computer Imaging Laboratory, Cell Biology & Anatomy, LSUHSC, New Orleans.
Cork, R.J. et. al. (2003) Human Embryo Imaging and Reconstruction, Library Of Online Media. URL: http://virtualhumanembryo.lsuhsc.edu/HEIRLOOM/heirloom.htm
Cork, R.J., Gasser, R.F., et al. (2003) Digitally Reproduced Embryonic Morphology: Stages 9-11. Available on DVD-ROM (DVD-5-005-9-01). Computer Imaging Laboratory, Cell Biology & Anatomy, LSUHSC, New Orleans.
Cork, R.J., Namkung, Y., Shin, H-S, and Mize, R.R., Development of the visual pathway is disrupted in mice with a targeted disruption of the calcium channel 3-subunit gene., J. Comp. Neurol. 440:177-191, 2001.
Cork, R.J., Calhoun, T., Perrone, M., and Mize, R.R., Postnatal development of nitric oxide synthase expression in the mouse superior colliculus., J. Comp. Neurol 427:581-592, 2000.
Cork , R.J., Baber, S.Z., and Mize, R.R. (1998) Calbindin and parvalbumin form complementary patterns in the rat superior colliculus. J. Comp. Neurol. 394, 205-217.
Cork , R.J., and Robinson, K.R. (1994) Second messenger signaling during hormone-induced Xenopus oocyte maturation. Zygote2, 289-299.