AD Williams Projects 2014-2015
“Identifying therapeutic targets for combating human papillomavirus (HPV) positive head and neck cancer”
Dr Morgan [email protected]
“Novel biodegradable cell delivery device for periodontal regeneration”
Dr Lin [email protected]
“Characterization of the role of microbial nucleic acid sensing in periodontitis and genetic and epigenetic susceptibility for periodontal inflammation.”
The on-going projects include clinical, in vivo (mice models of periodontitis) and in vitro studies.
Dr Sahingur [email protected]
“Examination of mechanisms by which oral streptococci cause a heart infection called endocarditis.”
Student projects will involve microbiological assays on genetically engineered bacterial strains and/or molecular biological procedures, such as PCR and construction of recombinant bacterial strains.
Dr Kitten [email protected]
“Evaluating different methods of bonding composite resin to amalgam.”
“Evaluating different bonding agents for the SonicFil, a bulk filled composite resin.”
“Evaluation of surface treatments to repair dual-cured core composites.”
“Assessment of color acuity and shade matching ability in D1 students.” This must be a D3 student who will work in GENP 512 lab during their D4 year.
Dr Imbery [email protected]
“Molecular mechanism of limb regeneration in an amphibian model.”
“The role of Wnt signaling in stem cell response to dental implant surfaces.”
“Effect of micro/nano structures on immune cells.”
“Effect of Emdogain in macrophage polarization.”
Dr Olivares-Navarrete [email protected] (School of Engineering)
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