Art is a Professor in the Department of Cell Biology . He received his bachelors degree from the University of Oregon and his Ph.D., in Anatomy, from the University of Illinois Medical Center. He maintains a basic research laboratory, with a variety of research interests related to the interaction between skeletal muscles and neurons in the central nervous system. He is also the Editor-in Chief of Cells, Tissue, Organs.
Art teaches in the Human Anatomy course in the School of Medicine, an activity he has continued since coming to Emory in 1974. This is a major laboratory-based course for first year medical students that is taught during the Fall Semester each year. Its main activity is student dissections of human bodies, an enterprise Art helps with, in addition to giving lectures. Art also participates in teaching graduate courses in the Neuroscience program, mainly in the Spring Semester.
In his spare time Art enjoys spending time with his wife, Barbara Brown, Chair of the Social Sciences Department of Georgia Perimeter College, and his three daughters, Alison, Ashley, and Jamie. He also loves his three dogs, Pepper, Archimedes, and Louis.
Art can be reached by e-mail at the address above or by conventional mail at Department of Cell Biology, Emory University, 615 Michael Street, Atlanta GA 30322. His office phone number is (404) 727-6250, and his FAX number is (404) 727-3677.