Updates

Post date:  August 7, 2025

Post date:  May 22, 2025

Post date:  April 18, 2025

Early life functional transitions impact craniofacial morphology in osteogenesis imperfecta. 

Abstract:

Early life behaviors have a profound role in shaping adult craniofacial morphology. During early life, all mammals undergo the dynamic transition from suckling to mastication, a period coinciding with rapid cranial biomineralization. Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a genetic disorder that impacts the production of type I collagen, disrupts biomineralization, leading to craniofacial growth differences affecting quality of life. This study investigates craniofacial development during infant oral motor developmental stages in OI mice compared to unaffected wild-type littermates (WT mice). We hypothesize OI mice will exhibit smaller overall size, and the adult OI phenotype will develop postnatally in response to masticatory loading. Point cloud and fixed landmarks were collected from micro-computed tomography scans, then geometric morphometric analyses and interlandmark distances (ILDs) compared craniofacial size and shape between OI and WT mice at birth (P0; n = 27 OI murine/20 WT) and postnatal Days 7 (P7; n = 21/21), 14 (P14; n = 16/20), 21 (P21; n = 20/26), and 28 (P28; n = 26/33). This study found no size and shape differences between genotypes at birth. Starting at P7, OI mice are significantly (p < 0.05) smaller and display pronounced shape changes (p < 0.001) characterized by a larger neurocranium and a shorter viscerocranium. At P21, significant differences emerge in cranial base orientation, neurocranial width, viscerocranial shortening, and zygomatic arch displacement. These findings underscore the importance of early life oral motor stages in developing the adult OI craniofacial phenotype and oral health, suggesting earlier craniofacial interventions may improve effective treatment of OI.

Miller CA, Emmanuel T, Menegaz RA. 2025. Early life functional transitions impact craniofacial morphology in osteogenesis imperfecta. Anatomical Record, early access. DOI: 10.1002/ar.25640. 

Post date:  February 24, 2025

Annual Meeting of the American Association for Anatomy (AAA)

March 29-31, 2025

• Joshi V, Miller CA, Emmanuel T, Crowe NM, Menegaz RA. 2025. The best of both worlds: exploring combination interventions for increasing bone mineral density in mice with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Developmental Dynamics 254(S1), accepted. (Undergraduate Research Poster Award - 1st Place)

• Pattillo B, Miller CA, Emmanuel T, Crowe NM, Menegaz RA. 2025. Efficacy of using zoledronate for prevention of craniofacial fractures in mice with osteogenesis imperfecta. Developmental Dynamics 254(S1), accepted.  (Graduate Research Poster Award - Finalist)

• Miller CA, Emmanuel T, Menegaz RA. 2025. Early weaning impacts craniofacial development in Osteogenesis imperfecta. Developmental Dynamics 254(S1), accepted. (Langman Graduate Student Platform Award - Finalist)

• Moores GK, Miller CA, Hall A, Emmanuel T, Menegaz RA. 2025. The effects of bisphosphonate and exercise treatment on craniofacial morphology in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta. Developmental Dynamics 254(S1), accepted.  (Graduate Research Poster Award - Finalist)

 UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day

March 24-27, 2025

• Miller CA, Emmanuel T, Menegaz RA. 2025. Early weaning impacts craniofacial development in Osteogenesis imperfecta. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 24-27, 2025. (Second Place Poster - Structural Anatomy & Rehabilitation Sciences)

• Moores GK, Miller CA, Hall A, Emmanuel T, Menegaz RA. 2025. The effects of bisphosphonate and exercise treatment on craniofacial morphology in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 24-27, 2025. (First Place Poster - Structural Anatomy & Rehabilitation Sciences)

• Pattillo B, Miller CA, Emmanuel T, Crowe NM, Menegaz RA. 2025. Efficacy of using zoledronate for prevention of craniofacial fractures in mice with osteogenesis imperfecta. 

Post date:  April 4, 2025

Post date:  December 12, 2024.

UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Poster Session

July 11, 2024

• Joshi V, Emmanuel T, Miller CA, Crowe NM, Menegaz RA. The Best of Both Worlds: Exploring combination interventions for increasing Bone Mineral Density in Mice with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 11 July, 2024.

• Zubair TM, Emmanuel T, Miller CA, Menegaz RA. The combined effects of osteogenesis and early weaning on brain volume. UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 11 July, 2024.

Post date:  July 12, 2024.

Annual Meeting of the American Association for Anatomy (AAA)

March 23-25, 2024

• Ansari Z, Miller CA, Emmanuel T, Handler EK, Gonzales LA, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. Masticatory muscle morphology in early postnatal mice with osteogenesis imperfecta. The Anatomical Record, accepted. (Graduate Research Poster Award - Finalist)

• Husain T, Miller CA, Shah BJ, Gonzales LA, Handler EK, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. Cranial sutural morphology in mice with osteogenesis imperfecta. The Anatomical Record, accepted. (Langman Graduate Student Platform Award - Finalist)

• Miller CA, Emmanuel T, Handler EK, Gonzales LA, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. Pre-weaning craniofacial development in mice with OI. The Anatomical Record, accepted. (Langman Graduate Student Platform Award - 1st Place)

• Thompson GC, Miller CA, Choe JY, Lesciotto KM, Jones HP, Menegaz RA. Effects of early life stress on brain development and mental health. The Anatomical Record, accepted. (Undergraduate Research Poster Award - Finalist)

 UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day

March 25-28, 2024

• Ansari Z, Miller CA, Emmanuel T, Handler EK, Gonzales LA, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. Masticatory muscle morphology in early postnatal mice with osteogenesis imperfecta. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 25-28, 2024.

• Miller CA, Emmanuel T, Handler EK, Gonzales LA, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. Pre-weaning craniofacial development in mice with OI. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 25-28, 2024.

• Pattillo B, Miller CA, Emmanuel T, Crowe NM, Menegaz RA. Efficacy of using zoledronate for prevention of craniofacial fractures in mice with osteogenesis imperfecta. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 25-28, 2024.

Congratulations to lab alumna Tooba Husain, MS, for receiving a 2024 Early Career Anatomist Publication Award from the American Association for Anatomy! This award recognizes the best publication by an early-career anatomist in The Anatomical Record. 

Tooba's paper, entitled "Neurocranial Growth in the OIM Mouse Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta" describes research she conducted in the Menegaz Lab as part of the UNTHSC MS in Medical Sciences Program (Research Track).

Read the full paper here.

Post Date: January 24, 2024.

Post date:  November 2, 2023.

UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Poster Session

July 13, 2023

• Thompson GC, Miller CA, Choe JY, Lesciotto KM, Jones HP, Menegaz RA. 2023. Effects of early life stress on brain development and mental health. UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 13 July, 2023.

• Mohan MF, Miller CA, Lugo LL, Organ JM, Handler EK, Gonzales LA, Menegaz RA. 2023. Effects of Osteogenesis Imperfecta on early postnatal skull growth and ossification. UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 13 July, 2023.

Post date:  July 19, 2023.

Finco MG, Finnerty C, Ngo W, and Menegaz RA. 2023. Indications of musculoskeletal health in deceased male individuals with lower-limb amputations: comparisons to non-amputee and diabetic controls. Scientific Reports, 13:8838. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-34773-w. 

Post date:  May 31, 2023.

Post date:  April 29, 2023.

Congratulations to Courtney Miller who has been awarded an NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant!

Award details:
National Science Foundation
Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (BCS-2236027), 2023-2025
Musculoskeletal Craniofacial Evolution and Developmental Plasticity During Early Life Oral Motor Development
Principal Investigators: Rachel A. Menegaz (PI), Courtney A. Miller (Co-PI)

Post date:  April 12, 2023.

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB)

April 3-7, 2023

• Miller CA, Steele AT, Mitchell DR, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. 2023. Craniomandibular morphological variance decreases with age in mice with a COL1A2 mutation. Journal of Integrative and Comparative Biology 63(S1), accepted.

• Davidson-Frazier JA, Miller CA, Menegaz RA. 2023. Mechanical advantage of jaw muscles in a mouse with facial shortening. Journal of Integrative and Comparative Biology 63(S1), accepted.

Annual Meeting of the American Association for Anatomy (AAA)

April 2-5, 2023

• Miller CA, Lugo LL, Husain T, Organ JM, Handler EK, Gonzales LA, Menegaz RA. 2023. Cranial bone ossification trajectories in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta. Developmental Dynamics. Conference abstract; accepted.

• Stalls JA, Miller CA, Organ JM, Gonzales LA, Lesciotto KM, Handler EK, Menegaz RA. 2023. Contrast-enhanced micro-CT approaches for visualizing musculoskeletal and nervous system development in neonatal mice.  Developmental Dynamics. Conference abstract; accepted.

 UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day

March 27-31, 2023

• Judd DR, Stucki BR, Miller CA, Handler EK, Menegaz RA, Gonzales LA. 2023. Osteogenesis imperfecta: implications of micro-CT use for visualizing development variations in inner ears of OIM mice. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 27-31, 2023. 

• Miller CA, Lugo LL, Husain TS, Organ JM, Handler EK, Gonzales LA, Menegaz RA. 2023. Cranial bone ossification trajectories in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 27-31, 2023. (Second Place Poster - Structural Anatomy & Rehabilitation Sciences)

• Stalls JA, Miller CA, Organ JM, Gonzales LA, Lesciotto KM, Handler EK, Menegaz RA. 2023. Contrast-enhanced micro-CT approaches for visualizing musculoskeletal and nervous system development in neonatal mice.  UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 27-31, 2023. (First Place Poster - Structural Anatomy & Rehabilitation Sciences)

Post date:  April 12, 2023.

The Menegaz Lab has received a Early Stage Investigator grant from the UNTHSC Research Enhancement Assistance Program to continue our work on the craniofacial phenotype in osteogenesis imperfecta. We will be recruiting research trainees during the 2023-2024 academic year to study the effect of bisphosphonates and biomechanical loading on improving craniofacial growth outcomes and reducing facial fracture rates in mice with OI.

Read more: FY23 Early Stage Investigator Awardees

Post date:  February 24, 2023.

Post date:  January 21, 2023.

Congratulations to Graci Finco, PhD, MS, CPO/LPO, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation this week!

Post date:  October 21, 2022.

Congratulations to the lab members who received awards at the 2022 School of Biomedical Sciences annual awards banquet!

Courtney Miller was named the 2022 outstanding graduate student in the Structural Anatomy & Rehabilitation Sciences MS/PhD discipline. 

Tooba Husain was named the 2022 outstanding graduate student in the MS in Medical Sciences Research Track.

Post date:  April 29, 2022.

 UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day

March 21-25, 2022

• Finco MG, Finnerty C, Ngo W, Menegaz RA. 2022. Musculoskeletal Differences Between Amputated and Non- Amputated Lower Limbs. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 21-25, 2022.

•  Husain T, Miller CA, Steele AT, Gonzales LA, Handler EK, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. 2022. Neurocranial Growth in the OIM Mouse Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 21-25, 2022. (First Place Poster - Structural Anatomy & Rehabilitation Sciences)

• Huston L, Menegaz RA, Handler EK, Organ JM, Gonzales LA. 2022. Effects of Osteogenesis Imperfecta on the Cochlea and Sensorineural Hearing. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 21-25, 2022.

• Miller CA, Steele AT, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. Microstructure & Macrostructure Interrelationship in the Growing Hard Palate. 2022. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 21-25, 2022. (Second Place Poster - Structural Anatomy & Rehabilitation Sciences)

• Ngo W, Finnerty C, Finco MG, Holley B, Menegaz RA. 2022. Additive Effects of Diabetes and Lower-Limb Amputation on Osteoarthritis with Comparison to Diabetic and Healthy Controls. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 21-25, 2022.

• Steele AT, Mitchell DR, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. 2022. Postweaning Craniofacial Growth in the OIM Mouse Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 21-25, 2022.

Annual Meeting of the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at Experimental Biology (EB)

April 2-5, 2022

• Finnerty C, Finco MG, Ngo W, Holley B, and Menegaz RA.  2022. Musculoskeletal differences between amputated and non-amputated lower limbs. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Journal 36(S1), accepted. [Poster - Tuesday, April 5; Anatomy: Musculoskeletal Session]

• Finco MG. 2022. Musculoskeletal and biomechanical adaptations post-amputation. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Journal 36(S1), accepted. [Podium - Sunday, April 3; Anatomy of Amputation: Surgical, Biomechanical, and Educational Implications]

• Husain T, Miller CA, Steele AT, Gonzales LA, Handler EK, Organ JM, and Menegaz RA. 2022. Neurocranial growth in the OIM mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Journal 36(S1), accepted. [Podium - Tuesday, April 5; Morphological Sciences Award Hybrid Symposium; 1st Place , Langman Graduate Student Platform Award]

• Huston LA, Menegaz RA, Handler EK, Organ JM, and Gonzales LA. 2022. Cochlear duct abnormalities in mice with osteogenesis imperfecta. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Journal 36(S1), accepted. [Podium - Monday, April 4; Developmental Biology Award Hybrid Symposium; Langman Graduate Student Platform Award Finalist]

• Miller CA, Steele AT, Organ JM, and Menegaz RA. 2022. Interrelationship Between microstructure and macrostructure in the growing hard palate. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Journal 36(S1), accepted. [Poster - Monday, April 4; Bones, Cartilage & Teeth Session]

• Moore J, Menegaz RA, Gonzales LA, Organ JM, and Handler EK. 2022. Dental tissue volumes in mice with osteogenesis imperfecta. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Journal 36(S1), accepted. [Poster - Monday, April 4; Bones, Cartilage & Teeth Session]

• Murabito L, Miller CA, McBride AH, Organ JM, and Menegaz RA. 2022. Craniofacial bone mineral density at muscle attachment sites in mice with osteogenesis imperfecta. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Journal 36(S1), accepted. [Poster - Monday, April 4; Bones, Cartilage & Teeth Session; Undergraduate Student Poster Award Finalist]

• Ngo W, Finnerty C, Finco MG, Holley B, and Menegaz RA. 2022. Additive effects of diabetes and lower-limb amputation on osteoarthritis with comparison to diabetic and healthy controls. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Journal 36(S1), accepted. [Poster - Tuesday, April 5; Anatomy: Musculoskeletal Session; Graduate Student Poster Award Finalist]

Post updated:  March 25, 2022.

Lab PI Rachel Menegaz has been awarded the 2022 Basmajian Award from the American Association for Anatomy.

This award recognizes health science faculty who are in the formative stages of their career that teach human or veterinary gross anatomy, documented excellence in their contribution to the teaching of gross anatomy, and have outstanding accomplishments in biomedical research or scholarship in education.

Post date:  January 27, 2022.

Mitchell DR, Wroe S, Ravosa MJ, and Menegaz RA. 2021. More Challenging Diets Sustain Feeding Performance: Applications Toward the Captive Rearing of Wildlife. Integrative Organismal Biology 3(1), early view. DOI: 10.1093/iob/obab030. 

Read more about this research here.

Post date:  November 22, 2021.

Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology (SICB)

January 3 - February 27, 2021

• Mitchell DR, Menegaz RA. From pellets to palates: harder foods make hardier heads among post-weaning rats. 

UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day (RAD)

March 22 - March 26, 2021

• Finco MG, Kim, Menegaz RA. Muscular Asymmetries in Anatomical Donors with Lower-Limb Amputations. [Podium]

• Miller CA, Wright TR, McBride AH, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. Craniofacial Bone Mineral Density During Growth in Mice with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). [Poster] Structural Anatomy & Rehabilitation Sciences Poster Award (1st place).

• Mitchell DR, Menegaz RA. From pellets to palates: harder foods make hardier heads among post-weaning rats. [Poster]

• Su AR, Mitchell DR, Menegaz RA. The Effect of Tooth Loss on Craniofacial Morphology. [Poster]

Annual Meeting of the American Association of Anatomists (AAA) at Experimental Biology (EB)

April 27-30, 2021

• Finco MG, Kim, Menegaz RA. Muscular Asymmetries in Anatomical Donors with Lower-Limb Amputations. Poster Session: Muscle. 

• Miller CA, Wright TR, McBride AH, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. Craniofacial Bone Mineral Density During Growth in Mice with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI).  Poster Session: Bones, Cartilage & Teeth: Craniofacial. Graduate Student Poster Presentation Award (1st place).

• Su AR, Mitchell DR, Menegaz RA. The Effect of Tooth Loss on Craniofacial Morphology. Poster Session: Bones, Cartilage & Teeth: Craniofacial.

We are happy to announce that the Menegaz Lab, in collaboration with the Handler and Gonzales Labs, has received a SEED grant from the UNTHSC Department of Physiology and Anatomy to continue our work on the craniofacial phenotype in osteogenesis imperfecta. We will be recruiting research trainees during the 2020-2021 academic year to study skull, tooth, and ear development in a mouse model of OI.

Post date:  March 15, 2021.

Post date:  November 17, 2020.

Menegaz RA, Ladd SH, and Organ JM. 2020.  Craniofacial allometry in the OIM−/− mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta. FASEB Journal, early view.  DOI: 10.1096/fj.202000715R [PDF]

Post date:  June 28, 2020.

Congratulations to all of our graduating UNTHSC students, including lab members Jeff Rossiter (MS Medical Sciences - Anatomy) and Ashley Steele (MS Medical Sciences - Anatomy)!

Post date:  June 6, 2020.

Post date:  April 10, 2020.

While we unfortunately can't be at annual meeting in person this week due to its cancellation, you can still view accepted abstracts and posters by Menegaz lab and SOAR students:

• Bushman et al., 2020 - The Effects of Diet on Hard Palate Morphology in Humans 

• Cooper and Maddux, 2020 - Human Adaptation to Tropic Environments: A Comparison of West African and Melanesian Nasal Morphology*

• LaRocque et al., 2020 - Dietary Effects on Fiber Type Plasticity in the Masseter Muscle*

• Steele et al., 2020 - Craniofacial Morphology of Juvenile Mice with Osteogenesis Imperfecta 

• Wright et al., 2020 - Development of Craniofacial Biomineralization in Mice with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)

Post date:  April 6, 2020.

Applications for the 2020 SOAR program are now open! Learn more about this undergraduate internship program on the SOAR website. Applications are due March 1.

Post date:  January 4, 2020.

Anatomy Now November 2019

Innovations Grant Report: SOAR 2019

Archived version found here.

Post date:  November 14, 2019.

Congratulations to our summer interns for their successful presentations at the Summer Research Internship Programs (SRIP) Day!

• Boley A, Saavedra R, Kile R, Menegaz RA. 2019. The Effects of Variable Loading on Masticatory Muscle Growth. UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 18 July, 2019.

• Bushman J, Williams H, Maddux SD, Menegaz RA. 2019. The Effects of Diet on Hard Palate Morphology in Modern Humans. UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 18 July, 2019.

• LaRocque HL and Menegaz RA. 2019. Dietary Effects on Fiber Type Plasticity in the Masseter Muscle. UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 18 July, 2019.

Post date:  July 18, 2019.

Welcome to new members of the Menegaz lab!

 New 2019-2020 MS of Medical Sciences - Anatomy Track Students: Jeff Rossiter and Ashley Steele.

New Summer 2019 Undergraduate Researchers: Avery Boley (SMART Program, Menegaz lab), Jenessa Bushman (SOAR Program, Maddux & Menegaz labs), Amber Coooper (SOAR Program, Maddux Lab), and Holly LaRocque (SOAR Program, Menegaz lab).

Post date:  May 20, 2019.

Congratulations to all our graduating UNTHSC students, including lab member Alexandra McBride (MS Medical Sciences - Anatomy). 

Post date:  May 18, 2019.

Congratulations to Alexandra McBride for receiving the UNTHSC Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences award for outstanding graduate student in the MS in Medical Sciences Research Enrichment program.

Post date:  May 9, 2019.

Congratulations to Summer Ladd for receiving the 2nd place Langman Award for graduate student podium presentation at the 2019 annual meeting of the American Association of Anatomists at Experimental Biology. Summer's podium presentation was titled: "Absolute and relative morphometric differences in the craniofacial skeleton of OIM-/- mice and wild-type littermates."

Post date:  April 10, 2019.

Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA)

March 27-30, 2019.

Cleveland, Ohio

• • R. Saavedra, R. Kile, and R.A. Menegaz. Virtual Dissection of Complex Masticatory Muscles with DiceCT. 

    • AAPA Committee on Diversity Undergraduate Research Symposium. Wednesday, March 27; 5 PM – 8 PM. CC Ballroom BC.

    • Primate Craniodental Anatomy (Poster Session 48). Saturday, March 30; 10 AM – 6:30 PM. CC Ballroom BC.

UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day (RAD)

Friday, March 29, 2019. 8:30-11:30 AM.

Poster Session, Gibson D. Lewis Library.

• • S.H. Ladd, A.H. McBride, J.M. Organ, and R.A. Menegaz. Absolute and Relative Morphometric Differences in the Craniofacial Skeleton of OIM-/- Mice and Wild-Type Littermates. Poster #2600. 

  • R. Kile, R. Saavedra, and R.A. Menegaz. Virtual Dissection of Complex Masticatory Muscles with DiceCT. Poster #2601. 

  • A.H. McBride, S.H. Ladd, J.M. Organ, and R.A. Menegaz. Craniofacial Bone Mineral Density in Mice with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). Poster #2604. 

Annual Meeting of the American Association of Anatomists (AAA) at Experimental Biology (EB)

April 6-9, 2019.

Orlando, Florida

• • R.A. Menegaz, S.D. Maddux, and M.N. Muchlinski. Summer Opportunities in Anatomy Research (SOAR). EB Science Outreach Poster Session. Saturday, April 6; 7:00 – 8:00 PM. Valencia Ballroom ABCD.

  • S.H. Ladd, A.H. McBride, J.M. Organ, and R.A. Menegaz. Absolute and Relative Morphometric Differences in the Craniofacial Skeleton of OIM-/- Mice and Wild-Type Littermates.  

    • • Morphological Sciences Award Hybrid Symposium (Podium Session). Sunday, April 7; 2:15 – 2:30 PM. Room W207C.

      • AAA Student & Postdoc Poster Reception. Monday, April 8; 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Valencia Ballroom BC.

  • A.H. McBride, S.H. Ladd, J.M. Organ, and R.A. Menegaz. Craniofacial Bone Mineral Density in Mice with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). 

    • • AAA Student & Postdoc Poster Reception. Monday, April 8; 6:30 - 8:30 PM.  Valencia Ballroom BC.

      • Development & Growth (Poster Session). Tuesday, April 9; 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Exhibit Hall.

Post date:  March 13, 2019. Updated: April 10, 2019.

Lab student Alexandra McBride will present her internship practicum seminar on April 3, 2018, in partial fulfillment of her graduation requirements for the MS Medical Sciences degree.

Craniofacial Bone Mineral Density in Mice with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)

When: April 3, 2018 at 12:00 PM

Where: RES 326

Post date:  March 13, 2019

Applications for the 2019 SOAR program open today! Learn more about this undergraduate internship program at the website. Applications are due March 1.

Post date:  January 9, 2019

The Center for Anatomical Sciences has received the 2018 Innovations Program Grant from the American Association of Anatomists! 

This award will fund the 2019 and 2020 Summer Opportunities in Anatomy Research (SOAR) Programs, an internship program for undergraduate students interested in the anatomical sciences. 

Post date:  November 8, 2018

Lab member Alexandra McBride will give a work in progress (WIP) seminar entitled "Craniofacial Bone Mineral Density in Ostogenesis Imperfecta" in RES 236 at 12:00 PM on Friday, September 7.

Post date:  August 22, 2018

Congratulations to lab member Summer Ladd for receiving a UNTHSC Valubility of the Month award for July 2018. These awards are given to members of the UNTHSC community who go above & beyond in their service to the campus. Summer received the award for her role as student coordinator in the 2018 TABS Summer Bridge Program. 

Post date: July 25, 2018

UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Program (SRIP) Day

Thursday, July 19, 2018. 9:00-11:30 AM.

R. Saavedra and R.A. Menegaz. Virtual Dissection of Complex Muscles using DiceCT. Poster #2405. 

Poster Session, MET 109-111.

Post date: July 19, 2018

In June, lab members Rachel Menegaz (program co-director), Summer Ladd (student coordinator), and Richard Saavedra helped lead the Summer Bridge Program for the Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences High School. This program gives rising 9th grade students hand-on experiences with medicine and science on the UNTHSC campus. 

Post date: July 11, 2018

Follow the UNT HSC Center for Anatomical Sciences on Facebook to see research, education, and outreach activities from the Menegaz lab and other CAS faculty and students.

Post date: June 15, 2018

Congratulations to all our graduating UNTHSC students, including lab member Summer Ladd (MS Medical Sciences - Anatomy) and SARS PhD students Ricardo Belmares and Jessica Juarez. 

Post date: May 19, 2018

UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day (RAD)

Friday, April 6, 2018. 8:30-11:30 AM.

S.H. Ladd and R.A. Menegaz. The Effect of Diet on Craniofacial Growth in an Osteogenesis Imperfecta Mouse Model. Poster #2405. 

Poster Session, Gibson D. Lewis Library.

Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA)

Friday, April 13, 2018. 11:45 AM. 

R.A. Menegaz and J.M. Organ. Type I Collagen Mutations Impede Craniofacial and Dental Growth. 

Session 29: Skeletal Biology of Health and Nutrition (Contributed Podium Presentations). Texas I/II.

Post date: March 28, 2018

Lab student Summer Ladd will present her internship practicum seminar on April 4, 2018, in partial fulfillment of her graduation requirements for the MS Medical Sciences degree.

Post date: March 16, 2018

The Menegaz Lab is now recruiting students for a 3D printing initiative. Students will create & print models that will be used for research training and presentations, for teaching in gross anatomy courses, and in CAS outreach activities. High school students, undergraduates, and students in the GSBS MS Medical Sciences Program are encouraged to contact Dr. Menegaz via email if interested.

Post date: March 10, 2018

Menegaz RA, Ravosa MJ. 2017. Ontogenetic and functional modularity in the rodent mandible. Zoology, 124:61-72. 

Post date: December 8, 2017

We are currently recruiting rising junior and senior undergraduate students for a summer research internship in functional morphology & anatomy. This internship includes a stipend and will run May 15-July 20, 2018. You can apply online, or contact Dr. Menegaz via email for more information. 

Post date: November 7, 2017

The Menegaz Lab will relocate to the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas, as of July 1, 2017.

Post date: June 12, 2017