Preceptor |
Areas of Research |
Adams, Sherrill
Professor, Biochemistry
898-6569
sherri@biochem.dental.upenn.edu |
1. Regulation of endochondral bone formation by retinoic acid (vitamin A) and BMPs
2. Effects of collagen 3 deficiency on osteogenesis and bone mineralization |
Akintoye, Sunday
Assistant Professor, Oral Medicine
898-9932
akintoye@dental.upenn.edu |
1. Properties and applications of human orofacial bone marrow stromal stem cells
2. Bisphosphonate-associated jaw osteonecrosis
3. Current concepts in oral medicine |
Ali, Hydar
Associate Professor, Pathology
573-1993
ali@path.dental.upenn.edu |
1. Signal Transduction/Mast cell activation
2. Inflammation/Allergic Diseases |
Alawi, Faizan
Associate Professor, Pathology
573-7638
falawi@path.dental.upenn.edu |
Role of dyskerin in oral carcinogenesis |
Barton, Elisabeth
Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology
573-0887
erbarton@biochem.dental.upenn.edu |
1. Factors affecting muscle repair in aging and disease
2. Mechanical signal transduction in muscle |
Boesze-Battaglia, Kathleen
Associate Professor, Biochemistry
battagli@biochem.dental.upenn.edu |
1. Role of membrane microdomians in mineralization processes
2. Factors affecting pigmentation of the skin and eye |
DiRienzo, Joseph
Professor, Microbiology
898-8238
dirienzo@pobox.upenn.edu |
Virulence factors of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
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Doty, Richard
Professor
University of Pennsylvania Smell & Taste Center
215-662-6580
richard.doty@uphs.upenn.edu |
1. Anatomy of innervation of human taste buds and synaptic assessment of possible intralingual anastomoses of CN V, VII & IX
2. Assessment of taste modifiers in altering abnormal taste perceptions (dysgeusias, phantogeusias) in patients
3. Influences of olfactory system damage on development of neurodegenerative disease pathology in transgenic mice and humans
4. Hemispheric specialization for distance estimates in left and right handers
5. Development of norms for taste tests |
Eisenberg, Roselyn
Professor, Microbiology
School of Veterinary Medicine
898-6552
roselyn@biochem.dental.upenn.edu |
1. Herpes simplex virus - glycoproteins and vaccine
2. 3-D structure of glycoproteins
3. Herpes immunology |
Gibson, Carolyn
Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology
898-6660
gibson@biochem.dental.upenn.edu |
Evaluate physical properties of teeth from a mouse model of amelogenesis imperfecta |
Golub, Ellis
Professor, Biochemistry
898-4629
ellis@biochem.dental.upenn.edu |
1. Mechanisms of biomineralization
2. Mechanism of matrix vesicle biogenesis |
Greenberg, Martin
Professor, Oral Medicine
898-6627
mgreenbe@pobox.upenn.edu |
1. Oral mucosal diseases
2. TM Joint and facial pain syndromes |
Hersh, Elliot
Professor, Pharmacology
898-9686
evhersh@pobox.upenn.edu |
Randomized controlled clinical trials of analgesic and local anesthetic agents |
Iqbal, Mian
Assistant Professor, Endodontics
898-4617
miqbal@pobox.upenn.edu |
1. Root canal instrumentation
2. Analysis of endodontic databases |
Jeffcoat, Marjorie
Dean
898-8941
jeffcoat@dental.upenn.edu |
1. Clinical studies
2. Relationships between oral disease and systemic disease
3. Imaging
4. Cost effectiveness of oral care |
Jordan-Sciutto, Kelly
Associate Professor, Pathology
898-4196
jordan@path.dental.upenn.edu |
1. Role of E2F1 and pRb cell cycle proteins in neruodegeneration associated with HIV encephalitis and Parkinson's disease
2. Functional analysis of the developmentally regulated FAC1 protein as a transcription factor regulated by the Retinoblastoma cell cycle regulatory protein
3. Investigate the failure of the endogenous antioxidant response in Neurodegenerative diseases |
Korostoff, Jonathan
Assistant Professor, Periodontics
898-3965
jkorosto@pobox.upenn.edu |
Immunology of periodontal disease |
Krummenacher, Claude
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry
746-2563
krumm@biochem.dental.upenn.edu |
1. Cellular adhesion
2. Herpes simplex virus glycoproteins and receptors |
Lally, Edward
Professor, Pathology
898-5913
lally@toxin.dental.upenn.edu |
Molecular biology of Aa toxin |
Macarak, Edward
Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology
898-6569
macarak@biochem.dental.upenn.edu |
Molecular effects of mechanical stress on cultured cells |
Mante, Francis
Associate Professor, General Restorative Dentistry
898-0960
mantefk@pobox.upenn.edu |
1. Chemical degradation of composite restorative materials
2. Bonding between dental ceramics and cements
3. Investigation of single crystal titanium |
Ozer, Fusun
Associate Professor, Restorative Dentistry
573-7848
ozerf@dental.upenn.edu |
1. Bacterial microleakage and self-etch adhesives
2. Cytotoxic evaluation of self-etch adhesive bonding agents and self-adhesive luting cements |
Pinto, Andres
Assistant Professor, Oral Medicine
573-2440
apinto@pobox.upenn.edu |
1. Pediatric oral medicine
2. Orofacial pain |
Rosenberg, Howard
Assistant Professor, Pedodontics
898-6555
hmrosenb@biochem.dental.upenn.edu |
Attitudes towards female dental students |
Sollecito, Thomas
Associate Professor, Oral Medicine
273-2440/898-6627
acadean@dental.upenn.edu |
Mucosal disease precancerous lesions
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Yuan, Yan
Associate Professor, Microbiology
573-7556
yuan2@pobox.upenn.edu |
KSHV replication and viral immune evasion |
