Shaun M. Logan, PhD

Biography

Education and Training

• University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, Ph.D. Pharmacology and Neuroscience, 2009
• Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, M.S. Biology, 2003
• Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, B.S. Biology, 2000

Career History

• Associate Professor (2023 – present)
• Assistant Professor (2017 – 2023)
• Assistant Research Scientist (2014 – 2017)
• Clinical Research Consortia Lead, Dava Oncology, Dallas, TX (2013 – 2014)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate (2010 – 2013)

Current Professional Experience

• DDDS 601 Biological Foundations of Dentistry (On curriculum development team; Module Director; Course Director since 2021).     
• DDDS 602 Human Structure, Function, and Disease I (On curriculum development team; member of lecturing team).
• DDDS 603 Human Structure, Function, and Disease II (On curriculum development team; Module Director).
• DDDS 701 Dental Pharmacology (Co-Course Director since 2018).
• Summer Pre-Dental Enrichment Program Collegiate II Introduction to Human Body (Course Director since 2017).

Selected Honors and Awards

• Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society Honorary Member 2025
• Provost Teaching Excellence Award (2024-2025)
• Teacher of the Summer Pre-Dental Enrichment Program Collegiate II (ten consecutive years) 2015-2024
• Professional Service Excellence Award, Texas A&M School of Dentistry 2024
• The Association of Former Students of Texas A&M University-Distinguished Teaching Award 2022
• Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Texas A&M College of Dentistry 2020

Grants

• Faculty Development Grant “Innovative Dental Educator Advancement”         
  HRSA ($905,481.00) Co-PI 07/01/22-06/30/27
• Presidential Transformational Teaching Grant “Using Self-Learning Modules and Content Scaffolding to Improve Student Performance and Confidence”
  Texas A&M University ($20,000.00) Co-PI 01/01/20-12/31/22
• Educational Research Grant “Cognitive Integration of Basic Science Concepts to Improve Student Performance and Confidence”
  Texas A&M College of Dentistry ($5,000.00) Co-PI 01/01/18-12/31/19
• 1R01DE022804-01A1 “Mechanism of Ephrin Signaling in Mammalian Palatal Fusion” NIDCR ($1,900,000.00) Co-I 07/01/14-03/31/19

Selected Publications

• Shaun M. Logan, L-Bruno Ruest, M. Douglas Benson, and Kathy K. H. Svoboda. Extracellular Matrix in Secondary Palate Development. The Anatomical Record, 2019. DOI: 10.1002/ar.24263.
• Stinson C, Logan SM, Bellinger LL, Rao M, Kinchington PR, Kramer PR. Estradiol Acts in Lateral Thalamic Region to Attenuate Varicella Zoster Virus Associated Affective Pain. Neuroscience, 2019. vol. 414, pgs. 99-111.
• Logan SM, Benson MD. Medial epithelial seam cell migration during palatal fusion. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 2019. DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29061.
• Shaun M. Logan, Mario I. Romero, Dianna H. Nguyen, and M. Douglas Benson. Ephrin-B2 expression in the proprioceptive sensory system. Neuroscience Letters, 2013. vol. 545, pgs. 69-74.
• Logan SM, Sarkar SN, Zhang Z, Simpkins JW. Estrogen-induced signaling attenuates soluble Ab peptide-mediated dysfunction of pathways in synaptic plasticity. Brain Research, 2011. vol. 1383, pgs. 1-12.
• Saumyendra N. Sarkar, Lonell T. Smith, Shaun M. Logan, and James W. Simpkins.  Estrogen-induced activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling triggers dendritic resident mRNA translation. Neuroscience, 2010. vol. 170, pgs. 1080-1085.
• Saumyendra N. Sarkar, Ren-Qi Huang, Shaun M. Logan, Kun Don Yi, Glenn H. Dillon, and James W. Simpkins.  Estrogens directly potentiate neuronal L-type Ca2+ channels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008. vol. 105, pgs. 15148-15153.