OHS PhD Faculty
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Robert Bradley rmbrad@umich.edu
neurophysiology of central taste circuits; central integration of taste and salivary functions; functional regeneration of sensory nerves through implanted electrodes
http://www.dent.umich.edu/bms/facultyandstaff/bradley
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Daniel Jr. Chiego djchiego@umich.edu
role of nerves in maintenance and repair of mineralized tissues; neural control of salivation
http://www.dent.umich.edu/crse/staff/chiegojrdaniel
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Brian Clarkson bricla@umich.edu
effects of non-collagenous dentin and enamel matrix proteins on dentin and enamel (re)mineralizaton; and the regeneration of dentin and enamel using dental pulp stem cells and ameloblast lineage cells
http://dent.umich.edu/crse/staff/clarksonbrian
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Nisha D'Silva njdsilva@umich.edu
molecular and cellular mechanisms of signaling in normal and malignant keratinocytes
http://ompo.dent.umich.edu/ndsbio.html
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Alexandre DaSilva adasilva@umich.edu
neuroplasticity and novel therapeutic approaches and mechanisms in chronic trigeminal pain disorders, including TMD
http://www.dent.umich.edu/bms/facultyandstaff/dasilva
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Stephen Feinberg sefein@umich.edu
ex vivo development of a human full-thickness oral mucosal tissue that is suitable for intraoral grafting procedures and for in situ transmucosal delivery of recombinant immunomodulatory proteins
http://surgery.med.umich.edu/portal/research/faculty/sefein.shtml
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J. Christopher Fenno fenno@umich.edu
molecular biology of oral spirochete bacteria; interactions between oral bacteria and host tissues
http://www.dent.umich.edu/bms/facultyandstaff/fenno
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Renny Franceschi rennyf@umich.edu
signals regulating differentiation and function of osteoblasts, and gene therapy approaches for bone regeneration
http://www.dent.umich.edu/pom/faculty/links/rfbio
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Jian-Guo Geng jgeng@umich.edu
cell adhesion and migration of leukocytes, platelets, endothelial cells and tumor cells for their functional roles in inflammation, thrombosis and cancer growth and metastasis
http://www.dent.umich.edu/bms/bmsresearch/genglab
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Geoffrey Gerstner geger@umich.edu
Dr. Gerstner’s research interests include: understanding the proximate (neurophysiological) and ultimate (evolutionary) sources of variation in chewing rate among mammalian species. Methods involve both field- and laboratory-based studies designed to understand how the relative dependence/independence of chewing rate and skull mass has consequences for normal dentoskeletal growth and development and for adaptive capacities of wild mammalian populations. Findings to date suggest that chewing rate may be partially genetically determined, is independent of dentoskeletal size and shape under conditions of relaxed selection pressure, may play a role in dentoskeletal growth and development, and may be a surrogate variable that correlates with the rates of other neural and behavioral processes within and between species. The second research interest deals with studies of chronic trigeminal pain. He is currently working with other investigators on campus using neuroimaging (1H-MRS, fMRI, fcMRI) and psychometric methods to study the neural basis of chronic temporomandibular disorder (TMD) pain. To date, results suggest that chronic TMD symptoms may be modulated by or related to changes in central pain processing. This project is NIH funded.
http://www.dent.umich.edu/?q=bms/facultyandstaff/gerstner
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William Giannobile wgiannob@umich.edu
gene delivery strategies for oral and periodontal tissue engineering, signal transduction mechanisms during oral wound repair, and clinical trials relevant to oral microfluidic diagnostics
http://www.dent.umich.edu/pom/research/labs/giannobile
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G. Rex Holland rholland@umich.edu
oro-facial nerve injury and the structural basis of pain from teeth
http://www.dent.umich.edu/crse/staff/hollandrex
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Jan Hu janhu@umich.edu
characterization of genes and gene products involved in normal and abnormal tooth development
http://www.dent.umich.edu/bms/bmsresearch/hulab
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Vesa Kaartinen vesak@umich.edu
molecular reasons behind craniofacial and cardiac birth malformations, such as, cleft palate, cleft lip and cardiac valve and septal anomalies; growth factor signaling in normal development in order to understand reasons that often lead to a failure in these particular developmental processes
http://www.dent.umich.edu/bms/facultyandstaff/kaartinen
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Sunil Kapila skapila@umich.edu
molecular, cellular and in vivo mechanisms of hormonal modulation of cartilage degradation; bioengineering of heterogenous fibrocartilaginous tissues using mechano-biologic stimulation of mesenchymal stem cells; periodontal osteolysis mediated by matrix metalloproteinases
http://www.dent.umich.edu/opd/graduateprograms/ortho/faculty/kapila
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