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Dr Kat Sanders
PhD, PGCAP, SFHEA, FAS
Associate Professor in Anatomy (Education Focused)
School of Medical Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health
School of Medical Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Kat delivers anatomy teaching across a range of programs at the University of Sydney. She has an interest in developing novel anatomy teaching techniques and how these can be incorporated to supplement traditional anatomy curricula. They are also passionate about science communication and aims to make the study of human anatomy accessible to as many people as possible by making it fun and interesting.
Anatomy Pedagogy
Public Engagement in Anatomy
Human Body Donation
American Association of Anatomy
Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland
British Association of Clinical Anatomists
Fellow of the Anatomical Society (2024)
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2020)
Publications
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Journals
- Sanders, K., Taylor, A. (2025). What does it mean? Translating anatomical language to engage public audiences. Anatomical Sciences Education. [More Information]
- Organ, J., Smith, H., Trainor, P., Allen, K., Balta, J., Beresheim, A., Brewer-Deluce, D., Brown, K., Burrows, A., Sanders, K., et al (2023). Personal autonomy and self-determination are crucial for professionalism in healthcare. Anatomical Sciences Education, 16(4), 571-573. [More Information]
- Philip, J., Mizen, K., Singh, M., Karzai, L., Sanders, K., Bazira, P. (2023). Submental island flap - should we be worried about lymph node transfer? An anatomical and histological study. British Journal Of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 61(3), 221-226. [More Information]
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2025
- Sanders, K., Taylor, A. (2025). What does it mean? Translating anatomical language to engage public audiences. Anatomical Sciences Education. [More Information]
2023
- Organ, J., Smith, H., Trainor, P., Allen, K., Balta, J., Beresheim, A., Brewer-Deluce, D., Brown, K., Burrows, A., Sanders, K., et al (2023). Personal autonomy and self-determination are crucial for professionalism in healthcare. Anatomical Sciences Education, 16(4), 571-573. [More Information]
- Philip, J., Mizen, K., Singh, M., Karzai, L., Sanders, K., Bazira, P. (2023). Submental island flap - should we be worried about lymph node transfer? An anatomical and histological study. British Journal Of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 61(3), 221-226. [More Information]
- Bruce, C., Ubhi, N., McKeegan, P., Sanders, K. (2023). Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cardiovascular Consequences of Myocardial Bridging in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. American Journal of Cardiology, 188, 110-119. [More Information]
2022
- Ayre, J., Bazira, P., Abumattar, M., Makwana, H., Sanders, K. (2022). A new classification system for the anatomical variations of the human circle of Willis: A systematic review. Journal of Anatomy, 240(6), 1187-1204. [More Information]
- Sanders, K., Philp, J., Jordan, C., Cale, A., Cunningham, C., Organ, J. (2022). Anatomy Nights: An international public engagement event increases audience knowledge of brain anatomy. PloS One, 17(6), e0267550. [More Information]
2021
- Jones, J., Castanho, P., Bazira, P., Sanders, K. (2021). Anatomical variations of the circle of Willis and their prevalence, with a focus on the posterior communicating artery: A literature review and meta-analysis. Clinical Anatomy, 34(7), 978-990. [More Information]
- Curlewis, K., Leung, B., Perera, M., Bazira, P., Sanders, K. (2021). Clay-Based Modeling in the Anatomist's Toolkit: A Systematic Review. Anatomical Sciences Education, 14(2), 252-262. [More Information]
- Finn, G., Quinn, R., Sanders, K., Ballard, W., Balogun-Katung, A., Duenas, A. (2021). Pandemics, Protests, and Pronouns: The Changing Landscape of Biomedical Visualisation and Education. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1334, 39-53. [More Information]
2020
- Maltby, V., Lea, R., Burnard, S., Xavier, A., Cao, T., White, N., Kennedy, D., Groen, K., Sanders, K., Seeto, R., et al (2020). Epigenetic differences at the HTR2A locus in progressive multiple sclerosis patients. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 22217. [More Information]
2018
- Maltby, V., Lea, R., Ribbons, K., Sanders, K., Kennedy, D., Min, M., Scott, R., Lechner-Scott, J. (2018). DNA methylation changes in CD4+ T cells isolated from multiple sclerosis patients on dimethyl fumarate. Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical, 4(3), 1-6. [More Information]
- Groen, K., Maltby, V., Lea, R., Sanders, K., Fink, J., Scott, R., Tajouri, L., Lechner-Scott, J. (2018). Erythrocyte microRNA sequencing reveals differential expression in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. BMC Medical Genomics, 11(1), 48. [More Information]
- Maltby, V., Lea, R., Graves, M., Sanders, K., Benton, M., Tajouri, L., Scott, R., Lechner-Scott, J. (2018). Genome-wide DNA methylation changes in CD19+ B cells from relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 17418. [More Information]
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2017
- Maltby, V., Lea, R., Sanders, K., White, N., Benton, M., Scott, R., Lechner-Scott, J. (2017). Differential methylation at MHC in CD4+ T cells is associated with multiple sclerosis independently of HLA-DRB1. Clinical Epigenetics, 9(71), 1-6. [More Information]
2016
- Groen, K., Maltby, V., Sanders, K., Scott, R., Tajouri, L., Lechner-Scott, J. (2016). Erythrocytes in multiple sclerosis - forgotten contributors to the pathophysiology? Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical, 2, 1-9. [More Information]
- Sanders, K., Benton, M., Lea, R., Maltby, V., Agland, S., Griffin, N., Scott, R., Tajouri, L., Lechner-Scott, J. (2016). Next-generation sequencing reveals broad down-regulation of microRNAs in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis CD4+ T cells. Clinical Epigenetics, 8(1), 87. [More Information]
2015
- Maltby, V., Graves, M., Lea, R., Benton, M., Sanders, K., Tajouri, L., Scott, R., Lechner-Scott, J. (2015). Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling of CD8+ T cells shows a distinct epigenetic signature to CD4+ T cells in multiple sclerosis patients. Clinical Epigenetics, 7(118), 1-6. [More Information]
- Alamein, M., Wolvetang, E., Ovchinnikov, D., Stephens, S., Sanders, K., Warnke, P. (2015). Polymeric nanofibrous substrates stimulate pluripotent stem cells to form three-dimensional multilayered patty-like spheroids in feeder-free culture and maintain their pluripotency. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 9(9), 1078-1083. [More Information]