Texas A&M University College of Dentistry

Mikhail Umorin, PhD

Instructional Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Sciences | College of Dentistry
Contact
  • 214-828-8409
  • 3302 Gaston Ave
    Dallas, TX 75246
  • Fax: 214-874-4538
Groups and Affiliations

Biography

Career History

  • Instructional Assistant Professor (2016 - present)
  • Instructor in Dental Hygiene; Evidence-based Dentistry (2016 - present)
  • Instructor in Gross Anatomy (2013 - present)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas (2013-2016)
  • Neuroscience Instructor, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas (2013-2015)
  • Neuroscience Instructor, College of Medicine Texas A&M University, Temple, TX. (2014-2015)
  • Adjunct Professor,  Math and Science Division, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX. (2010-2013)
  • Coastal Ecologist, Texas Water Development Board, Bays and Estuaries Team, Austin, TX  (2007-2009)

Education

  • Ph.D., Biology Baylor University, Waco, TX , 2006
  • M.S., Biology Yaroslavl State University, Yaroslavl, Russia, 1995

Websites

Publications

2017 Lateral thalamic control of zoster associated facial hypersensitivity
Kramer P, Stinson C, Umorin M, Deng M, Mahesh R, Bellinger L, Yee MB, Kinchington PR. Lateral thalamic control of zoster associated facial hypersensitivity. European Journal of Neuroscience; submitted for review.
2016 Distance-based permutation of inter-meal differences as a sensitive test of temporomandibular joint nociception in rats
Umorin M, Kramer PR, Bellinger LL. Distance-based permutation of inter-meal differences as a sensitive test of temporomandibular joint nociception in rats. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research. Accepted for publication (2016)
2015 Genes in the GABA pathway increase in the lateral thalamus of Sprague Dawley rats during the proestrus/estrus phase
Umorin M, Johnson C, Bellinger LL, Kramer P. Genes in the GABA pathway increase in the lateral thalamus of Sprague Dawley rats during the proestrus/estrus phase. Journal of Cellular Physiology. First published online: 30 Sept 2015. DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25198.
2015 Attenuation of myogenic orofacial nociception and mechanical hypersensitivity by viral mediated enkephalin overproduction in male and female rats
Kramer P, Umorin M, Bellinger L . Attenuation of myogenic orofacial nociception and mechanical hypersensitivity by viral mediated enkephalin overproduction in male and female rats. BMC Neurology 15:34-46, 2015.
2005 Cell volume distribution dynamics of Chlorella vulgaris Beij. in batch cultures under continuous light
Umorin M, Lind O. Cell volume distribution dynamics of Chlorella vulgaris Beij. in batch cultures under continuous light. Biotechnology Letters 27(5): 347-354, 2005.
2005 Phytoplankton growth models: A hierarchical critique
Umorin M, Lind O. Phytoplankton growth models: A hierarchical critique. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 151(3) (Monogr. Stud): 191-242, 2005.