L. Bruno Ruest, PhD

L. Bruno Ruest, PhD

Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Sciences | College of Dentistry
Contact
  • 214-828-8294
  • 3302 Gaston Ave., Room 448
    Dallas, TX 75246
  • Fax: 214-874-4538
Groups and Affiliations

Biography

Career History

  • Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX (2016 - present)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX (2006-2016)
  • Research Associate, University of Louisville College of Dentistry (2004-2006)
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Louisville College of Dentistry (2002-2004)

Education

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Embryology and Genetics (2005); Bioinformatics and Toxicology (2006) University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
  • Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology (Experimental Medicine) McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2002
  • B.Sc., Biology/Microbiology University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada, 1996

Teaching Interests

  • Teaching responsibilities include:
  • Physiology (dental); Growth and Mechanisms of Development; Advanced Human Craniofacial Development and Craniofacial Anomalies (graduate)

Recent Grants

  • Endothelin-A Receptor Function in Cardiovascular Development. American Heart Association; $140,000 (2011-2012)
  • Identification of the Elements Regulating Ednra Expression in Neural Crest Cells; Research Development Grant, Office of the VP for Research and Graduate Studies, Texas A&M Health Science Center; $15,000 (2007-2012)
  • Leica SP5 Confocal Microscope, Equipment grant.  National Institutes of Health; Co-I; 2010-2011

National Service/Recognition

2002-2004 - Research Fellowship, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
1998-2001 - Doctoral Research Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
1995 - Summer Student Scholarship, Fond de Recherche en Santé du Québec
1994 - Scholarship, Foundation Desjardins (Canada)

Publications

2002 Peptide elongation factor eEF1A-2/S1 expression in cultured differentiated myotubes and its protective effect against caspase-3-mediated apoptosis
Ruest LB, Marcotte R, Wang E (2002). Peptide elongation factor eEF1A-2/S1 expression in cultured differentiated myotubes and its protective effect against caspase-3-mediated apoptosis. J. Biol. Chem. 277: 5418-5425.
2002 Development-dependent disappearance of caspase-3 in skeletal muscle is post-transcriptionally regulated
Ruest LB, Khalyfa A, Wang E (2002). Development-dependent disappearance of caspase-3 in skeletal muscle is post-transcriptionally regulated. J. Cell. Biochem. 86: 21-28.
2003 dHAND-Cre transgenic mice reveal specific potential functions of dHAND during craniofacial development
Ruest LB, Dager M, Yanagisawa H, Charite J, Hammer RE, Olson EN, Yanagisawa M, Clouthier DE (2003). dHAND-Cre transgenic mice reveal specific potential functions of dHAND during craniofacial development. Dev. Biol. 257: 263-277.
2003 Dlx5/6-enhancer directed expression of Cre recombinase in the pharyngeal arches and brain
Ruest LB, Hammer RE, Yanagisawa M, Clouthier DE (2003). Dlx5/6-enhancer directed expression of Cre recombinase in the pharyngeal arches and brain. Genesis 37: 188-194.
2004 Immuno-characterization of the switch of peptide elongation factors eEF1A­1/EF-1α and eEF1A-2/S1 in the central nervous system during mouse development
Pan J, Ruest LB, Xu S, Wang E (2004). Immuno-characterization of the switch of peptide elongation factors eEF1A­1/EF-1α and eEF1A-2/S1 in the central nervous system during mouse development. Dev. Brain Res. 149:1-8.
2004 Endothelin-A receptor-dependent and independent signaling pathways in establishing mandibular identity
Ruest LB, Xiang X, Lim KC, Levi G, Clouthier DE (2004). Endothelin-A receptor-dependent and independent signaling pathways in establishing mandibular identity. Development 131: 4413-4423.
2005 Deletion of the endothelin-A receptor gene within the developing mandible
Ruest LB, Kedzierski R, Yanagisawa M, Clouthier DE (2005). Deletion of the endothelin-A receptor gene within the developing mandible. Cell Tissue Res. 319: 447-453.
2007 Fate of neural crest cells during craniofacial development in endothelin-A receptor-deficient mice
Abe M, Ruest LB, Clouthier DE (2007). Fate of neural crest cells during craniofacial development in endothelin-A receptor-deficient mice. Int. J. Dev. Biol. 57:97-105.
2008 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) in C57 BL/6 mice detected through proteomics screening of the amniotic fluid
Datta S, Turner D, Singh R, Ruest LB, Pierce WM Jr., Knudsen TB (2008). Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) in C57 BL/6 mice detected through proteomics screening of the amniotic fluid. Birth Defects Res (Part A Clin. Mol. Teratol.) 82:177-186.
2009 Elucidating timing and function of endothelin-A receptor signaling during craniofacial development using neural crest cell-specific gene deletion and receptor antagonism
Ruest LB, Clouthier DE (2009). Elucidating timing and function of endothelin-A receptor signaling during craniofacial development using neural crest cell-specific gene deletion and receptor antagonism. Dev. Biol. 328:94-108.
2009 Regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in palatal fusion
Yu W, Ruest LB, Svoboda KK (2009). Regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in palatal fusion. Exp. Biol. Med. (Maywood) 234:483-491.
2009 Cleft lip and palate genetics and application in early embryological development
Yu W, Serrano M, Miguel SS, Ruest LB, Svoboda KK (2009). Cleft lip and palate genetics and application in early embryological development. Indian J. Plast. Surg. 42 Suppl:S35-50.
2010 Development of the craniofacial complex.
D'Souza R, Ruest LB, Hinton R, Svoboda K (2010). Development of the craniofacial complex. Topics in Bone Biology: Bone and Development (Vol. 6, Chapter 10), Bronner F, Farach-Carson MC and Roach HI, eds., Springer, pp. 153-181.
2011 Differential programming of p53-deficient embryonic cells during rotenone block.
Green M, Singh A, Ruest LB, Pisano M, Prough R, Knudsen T (2011). Differential programming of p53-deficient embryonic cells during rotenone block. Toxicology 290:31-41.
2012 Specific inactivation of Twist1 in the mandibular arch neural crest cells affects the development of the ramus and reveals interactions with Hand2
Zhang Y, Blackwell EL, McKnight MT, Knutsen GR, Vu WT, Ruest LB (2012). Specific inactivation of Twist1 in the mandibular arch neural crest cells affects the development of the ramus and reveals interactions with Hand2. Dev. Dyn. 241:924-940.
2012 Analysis of neural crest cell fate during cardiovascular development using Cre-activated lacZ/β-galactosidase staining
Zhang Y, Ruest LB (2012). Analysis of neural crest cell fate during cardiovascular development using Cre-activated lacZ/β-galactosidase staining. Methods Mol. Biol. 843:125-138.
2013 The rescue of dentin matrix protein 1 (DMP1)-deficient tooth defects by the transgenic expression of dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP) indicates that DSPP is a downstream effector molecule of DMP1 in dentinogenesis
Gibson MP, Zhu Q, Wang S, Liu Q, Liu Y, Wang X, Yuan B, Ruest LB, Feng JQ, D'Souza RN, Qin C, Lu Y (2013). The rescue of dentin matrix protein 1 (DMP1)-deficient tooth defects by the transgenic expression of dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP) indicates that DSPP is a downstream effector molecule of DMP1 in dentinogenesis. J. Biol. Chem. 288:7204-14.
2013 Analysis of Snail1 function and regulation by Twist1 in palatal fusion
Yu W, Zhang Y, Ruest LB, Svoboda KK. Analysis of Snail1 function and regulation by Twist1 in palatal fusion. Front. Physiol. [Epub 2013 Feb 19]
2013 Control of endothelin-a receptor expression by progesterone is enhanced by synergy with Gata2
Zhang Y, Knutsen GR, Brown MD, Ruest LB (2013). Control of endothelin-a receptor expression by progesterone is enhanced by synergy with Gata2. Mol. Endocrinol. 27:892-908.