Overview of special issue on current advances in Brazilian biomedical and anatomical sciences

Abstract

This special issue of The Anatomical Record honors the bridges of knowledge and communications between Brazil and the United States in Anatomical Science, Healthcare, and Medical Education. The volume is organized in two sets of manuscripts: the first one stems from presentations of Brazilian colleagues in the latest iteration of the Building Bridges outreach initiative-a meeting entitled Building Bridges Back to Back, held at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in December of 2019; the second, is a compilation of selected papers submitted independently to The Anatomical Record, authored by Brazilian researchers. All abstracts in this volume are featured in English and in Portuguese, and the opening piece is fully available in both languages. This bold and innovative addition represents the commitment of The Anatomical Record to support and help grow our bridges; it is a gesture of utmost respect and appreciation for our people and our culture. Together, our efforts to advance the knowledge in basic, translational, and clinical sciences, to expand our connections, and to build on our relationships across boundaries becomes a reality. This is an introduction and an overview of the manuscripts contained in this very special issue.

Move over “Jurassic Park,” the “Triassic Circus” is thundering into town in a new Special Issue of The Anatomical Record

“…We should also add, that our journal—as well as our parent society, The American Association for Anatomy—gives a loud shout‐out and parabens to our large cohort of Brazilian scientists who both regularly publish their findings in our journal and energetically (seems like that is a characteristic of Brazilians!) participate in our meetings and other scientific endeavors (for more on the Brazilian contributions to our journal, see The Anatomical Record's Special Issue: “Building Bridges: Anatomical Sciences and Medical Education in Brazil,” Curcio, 2021; Curcio & Laitman, 2021; Laitman & Albertine, 2021).…”

“…Brazilian contributions to our journal, see The Anatomical Record's Special Issue: "Building Bridges: Anatomical Sciences and Medical Education in Brazil," Curcio, 2021;Curcio & Laitman, 2021;Laitman & Albertine, 2021).…”

The Anatomical Record explores the soul of the anatomical sciences in a groundbreaking special issue: “Evolution of a discipline, the changing face of anatomy”

“…Moving from China to the Americas, in 2021 The Anatomical Record published a novel Special Issue entitled “Building Bridges: Anatomical Sciences and Medical Education in Brazil,” Guest edited by Daniella Curcio of the Icahn School of Medicine in New York (Curcio, 2021; Laitman & Albertine, 2021). This Special Issue illuminated both the science and scientists of Brazil, and recent initiatives created to foster relationships.…”

“…While this collection of papers was our initial offering into the world of Traditional Chinese Medicine, we have continued to advance recognition of this science, and scientists, both through a recent Special Issue on "Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture," spearheaded by our Associate Editor Ji-Cheng Li (Zhang & Li, 2021); and by new insights into unknown aspects of ancient Chinese anatomy (Shaw et al, 2020). Moving from China to the Americas, in 2021 The Anatomical Record published a novel Special Issue entitled "Building Bridges: Anatomical Sciences and Medical Education in Brazil," Guest edited by Daniella Curcio of the Icahn School of Medicine in New York (Curcio, 2021;Laitman & Albertine, 2021). This Special Issue illuminated both the science and scientists of Brazil, and recent initiatives created to foster relationships.…”