South Carolina COBRE for Oral Health

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Dr. Satish B. Alapati Assistant Professor Craniofacial Biology alapati@musc.edu	· Dental Pulp Tissue Regeneration · Dental Materials · Titanium Alloys · Cell/Material Interface
Dr. William S. Argraves Professor Cell Biology and Anatomy argraves@musc.edu	· Extracellular Matrix in Development and Disease · Fibulin-1 Regulation of Craniofacial Morphogenesis
Dr. Carl Atkinson Assistant Professor Microbiology and Immunology atkinsoc@musc.edu
Dr. Edward Balish Emeritus Professor Microbiology and Immunology balish@musc.edu	· Medical Mycology · Gnotobiology · Immunotherapy of Candidiasis
Dr. Lauren E. Ball Assistant Professor Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ballle@musc.edu	· Diabetes · Signal Transduction · Mass Spectrometry · Proteomics
Dr. Dipankar Bandyopadhyay Assistant Professor Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology bandyopd@musc.edu	· Nonparametric Survival Analysis · Analysis of Clustered Data · Count Data Regression · Spatial Statistics · Statistical Methods in Oral Health
Dr. J. Herman Blake Professor; MUSC Humanities Scholar in Residence Craniofacial Biology blakejh@musc.edu	· Academic Achievement of Underprepared Students in Colleges and Universities · Radical Militants in Urban Communities · Life and Culture in Rural Gullah Communities in Coastal South Carolina
Dr. Robert J. Boackle Professor Craniofacial Biology boacklerj@musc,edu	· Complement Chemistry and Inflammation · Novel HIV-1 Vaccine Approaches · Salivary Secretions
Dr. Amy D. Bradshaw Assistant Professor Craniofacial Biology bradshad@musc.edu	· Control of Extracellular Matrix Turnover, Particularly Collagen Fibers, in the Periodontal Ligament in Both Healthy and Diseased Tissues
Dr. Angela C. Chi Assistant Professor Craniofacial Biology chi@musc.edu	· Tobacco-Related Oral Carcinogenesis · Cytochrome P450 Metabolism
Dr. Betsy K. Davis Professor Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery davisb@musc.edu	· Rehabilitation of the Maxillofacial Patient · 3D Modeling and Rapid Prototyping of Facial Prosthesis · Implant Biomechanics · Bisphosphonate Associated Osteonecrosis
Dr. Terry A. Day Professor Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery dayt@musc.edu
Dr. Maurizio Del Poeta Associate Professor Biochemistry and Molecular Biology delpoeta@musc.edu	· Mechanisms by which sphingolipids mediate signaling pathways and regulate fungal pathogenesis, particularly in Cryptococcus neoformans
Dr. Robert A. Draughn Professor Craniofacial Biology draughn@musc.edu
Dr. Bruce Z. Gao Craniofacial Biology gaobz@musc.edu
Dr. Marion Boyd Gillespie Associate Professor Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery gillesmb@musc.edu	· Human papillomavirus-associated oral and pharngeal cancer · Immunology of HPV-related carcinomas
Dr. Bonnie J. Martin-Harris Professor Craniofacial Biology harrisbm@musc.edu
Dr. Courtney J. Haycraft Assistant Professor Medicine haycraft@musc.edu	· Tooth Development (or Tooth Formation) · Development Genetics · Development Biology · Cell Biology
Dr. Michael J. Kern Associate Professor Cell Biology and Anatomy kernmj@musc.edu
Dr. Keith L. Kirkwood Associate Professor; Chair, Department Craniofacial Biology; Associate Dean for Research Craniofacial Biology klkirk@musc.edu	· Osteoimmunology · Periodontal disease innate immune response · Cytokine mRNA post transcriptional regulation · Inflammation in head and neck cancer progression
Dr. Jeffrey Korte Assistant Professor Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology korte@musc.edu	· Human Papillomavirus · Cervical Cancer · Head and Neck Cancer
Dr. David Kurtz Professor Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics kurzdt@musc.edu
Dr. Martine Laberge Professor and Chairman of Bioengineeering at Clemson University laberge@musc.edu
Dr. Stephen M. Lanier Professor; Associate Provost for Research Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics laniersm@musc.edu
Dr. Renata S. Leite Assistant Professor Stomatology Department-Division of Periodontics leiter@musc.edu
Dr. Roger R. Markwald Professor; Chair, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy Cell Biology and Anatomy markwald@musc.edu
Nicole M. Marlow Research Associate Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology marlownm@musc.edu	· Statistical Methodology for Oral Health Research · Health Disparities Research · Cancer Outcomes Research Particularly Cancers of the Head and Neck
Dr. Harold D. May Professor Craniofacial Biology mayh@musc.edu
Dr. Michael I. Nishimura Professor Surgery nishimum@musc.edu	· T cell receptor genes and how they can use genetically modified T cells for treating cancer patients
Dr. James S. Norris Professor; Chair, Department Microbiology and Immunology Microbiology and Immunology norrisjs@musc.edu
Dr. Besim Ogretmen Associate Professor Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ogretmen@musc.edu	· Roles of sphingolipid metabolism and signaling in the regulation of apoptosis and anti-cancer therapeutics in human oral cancers
Dr. Christopher H. Parsons Assistant Professor Medicine parsonch@musc.edu	· Viral Cancer Pathogenesis
Dr. Michele C. Ravenel Associate Professor Craniofacial Biology ravenelm@musc.edu
Dr. Sakamuri V. Reddy Professor Pediatrics reddysv@musc.edu	· Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, osteoclast biology-boneloss mechanisms and antiresorptive, Paget's disease of bone
Dr. Susan G. Reed Associate Professor Craniofacial Biology reedsg@musc.edu	· Vitamin D and periodontal disease · Oral microbial environment in oral cancer · Dietary flavonoids and oral cancer
Dr. Steven A. Rosenzweig Professor Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics rosenzsa@musc.edu
Dr. Carlos Rossa Assistant Professor Craniofacial Biology rossac@musc.edu	· Cell Signaling · Progression of Oral Cancer
Dr. Carlos F. Salinas Professor Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics salinasc@musc.edu
Dr. Michael G. Schmidt Professor; Vice-Chair, Department Microbiology & Immunology; Director, Office of Special Programs Craniofacial Biology schmidtm@musc.edu	· Bacterial Pathogenesis · Controlling Acquistion of Hospital Acquired infections · Indigeous Microflora and Their Role in Chronic Diseases
Dr. David A. Schofield Adjunct Assistant Professor Craniofacial Biology schofida@musc.edu	· Bacterial Pathogenesis · Fungal Pathogenesis
Dr. Elizabeth H. Slate Professor Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology slate@musc.edu	· Study design · Data analysis, especially longitudinal and other clustered data, joint modeling of outcomes of different types · Statistical for disease biomarkers, improving detection of disease onset and progression · Statistical computing
Dr. Gunhild Sommer Assistant Professor Biochemistry and Molecular Biology sommerg@musc.edu
Dr. Natalie A. Sutkowski Assistant Professor Microbiology and Immunology sutkows@musc.edu	· Viral-Associated Head and Neck Cancers
Dr. Richard E. Swaja Professor (Clemson-MUSC Bioengineering Program) Cell Biology and Anatomy swajar@musc.edu	· Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering · Biomaterials
Dr. Stephen Tomlinson Professor Craniofacial Biology tomlinss@musc.edu	· Biology of the Complement System
Dr. Bryan P. Toole Professor Cell Biology and Anatomy toolebp@musc.edu
Dr. Richard P. Visconti Assistant Professor Cell Biology and Anatomy visconrp@musc.edu
Dr. Dennis K. Watson Professor Pathology and Laboratory Medicine watsondk@musc.edu	· Molecular biology of gene regulation, molecular genetics of cancer
Dr. Caroline Westwater Assistant Professor Craniofacial Biology westwatc@musc.edu	· Candida Pathogenesis · Quoum Sensing and Fungal Pathogenesis · Fungal Oxidative Stress Resistance · Indigeous Microflora and Their Role in Chronic Diseases · Plant-Derived Antimicrobials
Dr. Xuejun Wen Associate Professor (Clemson-MUSC Bioengineering Program) Cell Biology and Anatomy xuejun@musc.edu	· Novel Biomaterials · Stem Cell Biology · Cell/Tissue Engineering · Regenerative Medicine
Dr. Hai Yao Assistant Professor (Clemson-MUSC Bioengineering Program) Craniofacial Biology yaoh@musc.edu	· Studying the biomechanics and mechanobiology of cartilaginous tissues, such as the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disc, in order to further understand the causes of tissue degeneration
Dr. M. Rita Young Professor Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery youngmr@musc.edu	· Mechanisms by Which Tumors Suppress Anti-Tumor Immune Defenses · Approaches to Overcome Tumor-Induced Immune Dysfunction
Dr. Hon K. Yuen Associate Professor Rehabilitation Sciences yuen@musc.edu	· Oral health disparity among special needs population
Dr. Wenle Zhao Research Assistant Professor Biostatistics, Bioimformatics, and Epidemiology zhaow@musc.edu	· Medical informatics · Clinical trial design, focus on subject randomization · Clinical trial management system, data management, project management · Computer simulation