Summer 2021 Student Researchers
Over the summer, students engaged in a variety of research projects through the Summer Research Program as well as the Basic & Translational Science Honors Program. Their projects and faculty preceptors included the following.
| Project | Student Researcher | Faculty/Dept. | Program |
| Identification of Mas-related G protein coupled receptor-X2 in humanized mouse models | Aubrey Deo | Hydar Ali/BTS | Summer Research |
| Mast cell activation and antibacterial activity through Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor X2 | Gloria Wan | Hydar Ali/BTS | Summer Research |
| Identification of Pgc1α-Mediated Stem Cell Reprogramming by RNA Sequencing Analysis | Elizabeth Wong | Chider Chen/OMFS | Summer Research |
| Comparison of the Osteogenic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells during Maxillary Expansion between Young Growing and Mature Adult Mice | Nicole Capogna | Helen Jeon/Ortho | Summer Research |
| The Role of NF-κB in Mesenchymal Stem Cells on the Osteogenesis During Maxillary Expansion | Alayna Trice | Helen Jeon/Ortho | Summer Research |
| The Effect of Senolytics in Aging Oral Epithelial Cells | Benjamin Shelling | Esra Sahingur/Perio | Summer Research |
| The effect of diabetes on CD209a expressing dendritic cells | Yue Yu | Dana Graves/Perio | Summer Research |
| The role of fibroblast-derived interleukin-33 in oral wound healing | Thao Rosemary Do | Kang Ko/Perio | Summer Research |
| Probing the interfacial fracture toughness of new multi-layer zirconia | Steven Freedan | Yu Zhang/Restorative | Summer Research |
| Assessing the Anti-Adhesion Properties of BTO-embedded Surfaces Against Biofilm Forming Oral Bacteria | Brett Kim | Geelsu Hwang/Restorative | Summer Research |
| The influence of carbohydrates on bacterial-fungal biofilm formation on restorative dental material- an in-vitro study | Cerjay Lugtu | Geelsu Hwang/Restorative | Summer Research |
| Damage Tolerance of Translucent 5Y-PSZ (5 mol.% Yttria-Partially Stabilized Zirconia) | Anwar Radwan | Yu Zhang/Restorative | Summer Research |
| Effect of the experimental mussel-biomimetic primer on dentin bond strength under wet conditions | Akhil Ramani | Fusun Ozer/Restorative | Summer Research |
| Load Bearing Capacity of Graded Ultra-Translucent Zirconia (5Y-PSZ) | Josephine Russ | Yu Zhang/Restorative | Summer Research |
| In-vitro strength degradation of in-house two-step sintered 3-yttria-partially stabilized zirconia | Tracy Yu | Yu Zhang/Restorative | Summer Research |
| Investigation of Dose-Response Relationship Between Plasma Ibuprofen Levels and Inflammatory Mediators After Third Molar Extraction | Alexander Li | Elliot Hersch, Katherina Theken /OMFS | BTS Research Honors |
| FOXO1 and its role in B Cell recruitment through increased expression of CXCL13, IL-6, and IL-13 | Lucy Kim | Dana Graves, Deepa Kehsari/Periodontics | BTS Research Honors |
| Load-bearing Capacity of polymer-infiltrated ceramic-network (PICN) | Sharon Singh | Yu Zhang/Restorative | BTS Research Honors |
