M. Alex Meredith, Ph.D.
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Department: Anatomy and Neurobio
Phone: 804-828-9533
Fax: 804-828-9477
Email: marvin.meredith@vcuhealth.org
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
Sanger Hall 12-067
1101 E. Marshall Street
P.O. Box 980709
Richmond, VA 23298
Phone: 804-828-9533
Fax: 804-828-9477
marvin.meredith@vcuhealth.org
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UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
- BA, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 08/1971 - 06/1975
GRADUATE EDUCATION
- PHD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Osterud Oustanding Student in Anatomy 08/1978 - 06/1981 - MA, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
AMSA-Eaton Medical Art Award, First Place in Student Illustration category 08/1976 - 06/1978
POST GRADUATE EDUCATION
- Neurophysiology (Postdoc), Physiology, Virginia Commonweath University, Richmond, VA 1981 - 1983
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2001-present, Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology, VCU School of Medicine, Richmond, VA1992-01, Associate Professor, Anatomy, VCU School of Medicine, Richmond, VA1988-92, Assistant Professor, Anatomy, Medical College of Virginia, VCU, Richmond, VA1983-88, Collateral Asst Professor, Anatomy, Medical College of Virginia, VCU, Richmond, VA
RESEARCH EXPERTISE
- To create a comprehensive perception of a complex sensory environment, information must be shared, at the neuronal level, across the boundaries between the different sensory modalities. My research combines electrophysiological and neuroanatomical techniques to examine the activity of multisensory neurons, how they integrate convergent sensory information, and where they send their messages in the brain. This research provides insight into basic brain function and neural models for robotics and sensor fusion, as well as into how the brain compensates for loss of inputs from a sensory system (e.g., deafness).
TEACHING EXPERTISE
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2004-present Medical Gross Anatomy (ANAT 609)2013-present Medical Gross Anatomy (ANAT 609) DIRECTOR2008-2012 Dental Gross Anatomy (ANAT 501) DIRECTOR
1983-2012 Dental Gross Anatomy (ANAT 501)
2003-2012 Dental Neuroanatomy (ANAT 503)1987-present Graduate Neuroanatomy (ANAT 610)
2005-present Graduate Developmental Neurobiology (ANA 617)
2005-present Techniques in Neurosci/Cell Biol (ANA 615)
2000-present Graduate Lab Rotations (ANA 697)
1983-2012 Dental Hygiene Head and Neck Anatomy
1990-1992 Dental Hygiene Head and Neck Anatomy (DIRECTOR)
1995-2004 Pharmacy Anatomy
1989-1999 Graduate Cytology
1985-1994 Anatomy Graduate Seminar (ANAT 690)
1987-1989 Anatomy Graduate Seminar (ANAT 690) (DIRECTOR)
1994-1997 Medical Embryology(ANAT 612)
1994 Medical Neurosciences2005-present Brashear Postgrad Head & Neck Course
KEYWORDS & INTEREST AREAS
- Neuroscience
- Neuroanatomy
- Neurophysiology
- Electrophysiology
- Sensory Physiology
- Neurophysiology
- Gross Anatomy
AWARDS & HONORS
- VCU SOM Outstanding Teacher Awards, Gross Anatomy, 2006; 2009, 2011 VCU Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology Outstanding Teacher, 2011 Keynote Address, FeSBE Annual Meeting, Lindoia Brazil, 2007 Keynote Address, 7th Annual IMRF Meeting, Trinity College, Dublin Ireland, 2006 Sabbatical, Queens University, Department of Physiology, Kingston Ontario, Canada, 1999 Osterud Award, Outstanding Student in Anatomy, VCU, Richmond, VA 1981 First Place Illustration Division, 20th Annual AMSA-Eaton Med
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Visiting Professor, 2012-present Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology Brain and Mind Institute University of Western Ontario London, Ontario Canada
- Society for Neuroscience 1979 - Present
- American Association of Anatomists 1981 - Present
- International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF) 2000 - Present
- Central Virginia Chapter for the Society for Neuroscience (CVCSN) 1988 - Present