Janette M. Krum, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anatomy and Regenerative Biology and of Neurological Surgery
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Address The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences 2300 I Street NW, Ross Hall 426 Washington, DC 20037 Tel: 202-994-2163 Fax: 202-994-8885 Email: anajmk@gwumc.edu

Teaching Interests

I am the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Biology, and am directly responsible for the oversight of all eleven courses conducted by or through the Department that are targeted to medical students, health sciences students, and undergraduate CCAS students. My specific teaching activities take place within two first year Medical courses, Human Microscopic Anatomy (ANAT 213) and Neurobiology (IDIS 212). I am the Course Director for both of these courses. I recently completed the Master Teacher Leadership Development Program offered by the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. One of my interests is directed toward matching teaching methodologies to particular adult learning styles, and facilitating student understanding of how best to match teaching resources with their own particular learning styles.

Research Interests

My research interests are currently focused on the study of the effects of exogenous vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) on vascular growth, blood-brain barrier function and astrocyte activation following CNS injury or ischemia, including development of optimal methods for delivery of these angiogenic factors. I am exploring the role of VEGF as a possible inducer of astrocyte reactivity in vitro and in vivo and its function as a potential neuronal maturation factor and neural progenitor cell proliferation/differentiation factor in fetal and neonatal neocortical explants.