Pathways to Excellence Seminars - 2012
Pathways to Excellence Seminar Presentations
For information about this seminar series, please contact Dr. Feng Tao (ftao81@tamu.edu).
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January 11, 2012
Paul Dechow, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
Material Properties and Microstructure of Craniofacial Bone in Hominins
January 18, 2012
Venu Varanasi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
Improving Bioactive Glass Design for Enhanced Osteogenic Gene Expression
January 22, 2012
M Douglas Benson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
Ephrin Stimulation of Developmental Bone Formation
January 25, 2012
L-Bruno Ruest, PhD
Associate Professor
Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
TWISTing the Jaw
February 1, 2012
Yinshi Ren, PhD Student
Feng Lab
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
Rescue of Bone Loss by Blocking Sost Function in a Periodontal Disease Model
February 2, 2012
Wei Hsu, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Genetics and Oncology
University of Rochester Medical Center
Interplay of Skeletogenic Signaling Pathways: From Developmental and Disease Mechanisms to Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
February 8, 2012
Monica Gibson, DDS
Qi Lab
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
Old Gene With a New Function
February 29, 2012
Xu Cao, PhD
Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Matricrine Coupling of Bone Resorption and Formation
March 6, 2012
Junjun Jing, PhD Student
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
A Novel Concept and Key Roles of Osterix in Mandibular Formation
March 8, 2012
Keith Kirkwood, DDS, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Craniofacial Biology
Associate Dean for Research Director
Center for Oral Health Research
James B Edwards College of Dental Medicine
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Medical University of South Carolina
College of Medicine
Mechanisitc Basis for Translational Studies in the Management of Periodontal Diseases
April 4, 2012
Christopher T Chen, PhD
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
Internal Medicine - Mineral Metabolism
UT Southwestern
The Role of G-Protein Coupled Estrogen Receptor One in Fracture Healing
April 6, 2012
Kayla Bayless, PhD
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Texas A&M Health Science Center
How Intermediate Filaments Aid Angiogenic Sprout Initiation
May 2, 2012
Dr. Yihong Wan, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology
UT Southwestern
Regulation of Bone by the Nuclear Receptor PPARg
May 9, 2012
Mary Tandang-Silvas, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Biological Sciences
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
FAM20 Protein Structure-Function
May 23, 2012
Laurie McCauley DDS, MS, PhD
Dean
William K and Mary Anne Najjar Professor
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine
University of Michigan College of Dentistry
Professor
Department of Pathology
University of Michigan Medical School
Elucidating Cellular Mechanisms of Action of Parathyroid Hormone in Regenerative Medicine
May 23, 2012
Brad Amendt, PhD
Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Center for Environmental and Genetic Medicine
Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston
The Pitx2-miR200-BMP-Wmt Pathway Regulates Mouse Incisor Development
May 30, 2012
Brad Amendt, PhD
Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Center for Environmental and Genetic Medicine
Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston
MicroRNAs Regulate Proliferation and Differentiation of Dental Progenitor (Stem) Cells
June 6, 2012
Zhi Chen, DDS, PhD
Associate Dean for Research and International Affairs
Professor of Cariology and Endodontology
School and Hospital of Stomatology
Wuhan University
Downregulation of MiR-145 and miR-143 Promotes Odontoblast Differentiation
August 2, 2012
Yinshi Ren, PhD
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
UT Southwestern
Interactions Between PDL and Osteocytes
August 12, 2012
Robert Hinton, PhD
Regents Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
Regulation of Temporomandibular Joint Development and Growth
August 26, 2012
Christopher Bowman, PhD
Distinguished Professor
Clinical Professor of Restorative Dentistry
Co-Director of the NSF I/UCRC for Fundamentals, Applications and Photopolymerizations
University of Colorado
Photochemically & Thermally Triggered Covalent Adaptable Networks
August 29, 2012
Anne George, PhD
Brodie Endowed Professor
Division of Oral Biology
University of Illinois, Chicago
DMP1 and Matrix Mineralization
September 12, 2012
Mitsuo Yamauchi, DDS, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Oral Biology
Professor of Periodontology
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Collagen Glycosylation: More Than a Sweet Coating
September 19, 2012
Yongbo Lu, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
Twist: The Central Player of FGF Signaling in Bone
October 3, 2012
Shuxian Lin, Graduate Student
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
DMP1 Controls Osteocyte Maturation via Wnt-β Catenin Signaling Pathways
October 10, 2012
Jian Q. (Jerry) Feng, MD, PhD
Assistant Dean for Research
Professor
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
A New Concept on Bone Mineralization: Osteocyte but not Osteoblasts Do the Job
October 17, 2012
Sunhita Ho, PhD
Associate Professor
Preventative and Restorative Dental Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of a Bone-PDL-Tooth Fibrous Joint
October 24, 2012
Paul Dechow, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
Translational Research Opportunities and Barriers
October 31, 2012
Lynne Opperman, PhD
Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
Technology Transfer: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly
November 7, 2012
Captain Mark B Lyles
Dental Corp, US Navy
Military Medical Research: Thinking Outside the Box to Solve Complex Problems
November 14, 2012
Mary Tandang-Silvas, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Biological Sciences
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
In Vitro Analyses of Typical and Atypical Kinases Required for Bone and Tooth Formation
November 28, 2012
Neda Saffarian Tousi, PhD
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M College of Dentistry
Role of Inflammation and NF-kB Signaling in Parkinson`s Disease and Osteogenesis
December 7, 2012
Chuanju Liu, PhD
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
NYU School of Medicine
An Interplay Network Among Growth Factor, Cytokine & Metalloproteinase in Cartilage & Arthritis
December 12, 2012
Geoffrey Guttmann, PhD
Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Extending the Cadaver Into the Clinic