The Anatomy/Pathology category invites reports of original research that provide novel insights integrating structure and function with regard to biology and medicine. A primary goal is to attract hypothesis-driven or discovery-based investigations that focus on - and test - mechanistic or fundamental questions involving human or animal anatomical structures. For example, studies that correlate cellular and molecular biology with basic or pathological anatomy with accompanying biochemical, pharmacological and or behavioral analyses to support functional significance are invited. Quantitative rather than descriptive, qualitative evidence is preferred, and data need to be evaluated by rigorous statistical methodology. Authors should keep in mind that scientific merit and clear communication will be primary factors evaluated by the referees. Of particular interest to this section are papers that relate research findings to the normal and abnormal human condition including translational research using human cells and tissues, as well as models (single cells or multicellular organisms) of human disease. Manuscripts only reporting new techniques or application of techniques to new areas are discouraged, as are descriptive studies or case reports.

Associate Editor

Ian S. Zagon, PhD, Pennsylvania State University, USA

Review Editors

William Allen Banks, MD, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, USA

Lynda Bonewald, PhD, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA

Beverley Greenwood-Van Meerveld, PhD, The University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine, USA

Alexander V. Ljubimov, PhD, DSc, Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr, Los Angeles, USA

Patricia J. McLaughlin, DEd, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Artur Pasternak, MD, PhD, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland

Douglas F. Paulsen, PhD, Morehouse School of Medicine, USA

Ann M. Schreihofer, PhD, University of North Texas HSC, USA

Theodore Slotkin, PhD, Duke University Medical Center, USA

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