DART Mentors Research Interests
DART LEADERSHIP |
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Faculty/Degree Department |
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Research Interests | ||||
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Mary MacDougall, PhD Associate Dean for Research and Director,
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(205) 996-5122 SDB 702 |
Tooth formation, dentin, enamel, dental genetic diseases and tissue engineering | ||||
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Reddy, Michael S., DMD, DMSc Professor and Chairman, Periodontology |
(205) 934-4506 SDB 412 |
Natural history and modeling of periodontal disease progression | ||||
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Noel K. Childers, DDS Professor and Chairman, Pediatric Dentistry |
(205) 934-3230 SDB 304C |
Immunology of dental caries | ||||
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Gregg Gilbert, DDS,MBA Professor and Chairman, |
(205) 934-5423 SDB 109 |
Health services and policy issues with specific focus in the area of aging | ||||
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Amjad Javed, PhD Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
(205) 996-5124 SDB 714 |
Transcriptional control of osteoblast differentiation, Cytokines and endocrine responsive bone formation, Fracture healing and Skeletal remodeling during pot natal development using both in vitro cell culture and in vivo mouse models. | ||||
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McCracken, Michael DDS, PhD Associate Professor, Prosthodontics |
(205) 934-1593 SDB 606A |
Interaction between systemic disease and bone response | ||||
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Suzanne M. Michalek, PhD Professor, Microbiology |
(205) 934-3470 BBRB 258B |
Vaccine development for the induction of mucosal responses | ||||
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Firoz Rahemtulla, PhD Professor, Prosthodontics |
(205) 934-1693 SDB 122 |
Salivary Proteins, Salivary Peroxidase System, Proteoglycans, Mineralization | ||||
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Hui Wu, PhD Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry |
(205) 996-2392 LHRB 241 |
Interactions between bacterial biofilms and hosts, and influence of oral bacterial biofilms on bone remodeling dynamics | ||||
DART MENTORS |
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Faculty/Degree Department |
Phone/Address |
Research Interests | ||||
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Richard Allman, MD Professor and Director, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine |
(205) 934-9261 CH19 201 |
Quality improvement, disease prevention and health promotion, and complications of immobility. | ||||
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David Bedwell, PhD Professor, Microbiology |
(205) 934-6593 BBRB 432A |
Translation termination and nonsense-mediated mRNA decay | ||||
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Susan Bellis, PhD Assistant Professor, Physiology and Biophysics |
(205) 934-3441 MCLM 982A |
Structure and function of integrin adhesion receptors | ||||
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Dale J. Benos, PhD Professor and Chairman, |
(205) 934-6220 MCLM 704 |
Structure-functional analyses of epithelial and cellular Na+ and Cl- channels | ||||
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Etty N. Benveniste, PhD Professor and Chair, Cell Biology |
(205) 934-7667 MCLM 395 |
Molecular regulation of gene expression in the central nervous system | ||||
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Mark Bevensee, PhD Assistant Professor, |
(205) 975-9084 MCLM 846 |
Intracellular pH regulation and acid-base transporters in excitable tissue. | ||||
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J. Edwin Blalock, PhD Professor, Physiology & Biophysics |
(205) 934-6439 MCLM 896 |
Rationale design of peptide drugs and vaccines for respiratory and autoimmune diseases | ||||
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William Britt, MD Professor, Pediatric Infectious Disease |
(205) 996-7762 CHB 107 |
Two aspects of the biology of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) the largest member of the family of herpes viruses. | ||||
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R. Pat Bucy, MD Professor, Clinical Pathology |
(205) 934-6246
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In Vivo Regulation of Immune Responses by T cells | ||||
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Chaplin, David D., MD, PhD Professor and Chairman, Microbiology |
(205) 934-9339 BBRB 276 |
Regulation of secondary lymphoid tissue development and function; Molecular regulation of asthmatic inflammation | ||||
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Tom Clemens, PhD Professor, Molecular and Cellular Pathology |
(205) 934-2726 VH G001 |
Biology of parathyroid-hormone related protein in the cardiovascular system and parathyroid hormone and insulin-like growth factor interactions in bone | ||||
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Max D. Cooper, MD Professor, Developmental and Clinical Immunology |
(205) 934-3370 WTI 378 |
Normal and abnormal development of the immune system | ||||
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Jeffery C. Edberg, PhD Associate Professor, |
(205) 934-0894 THT 433A |
Mechanisms and genetics of autoantibody mediated autoimmune diseases. | ||||
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Fouad, Mona, MD, MPH Professor, Preventive Medicine |
(205) 934-4307 MT 618 |
Clinical Grant, minority health, cancer prevention and control | ||||
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Professor, Pediatric Dentistry |
(205) 934-1951 BBRB 761B |
The Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms for Mucosal Immunity in the Elderly; Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms for the Induction and Regulation of Mucosally Induced Tolerance; A Mucosal Internet Of gd, ab T Cells and Epithelial Cells for Mucosal Immunity; mucosal vaccine development for Category A agents such as anthrax and botulinum | ||||
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Professor and Chairman, Nutrition Sciences |
(205) 934-6103 WEBB 230 |
Combines human-based and basic technologies to study the molecular, genetic, and metabolic pathogenesis of insulin resistance, obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes. | ||||
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Associate Professor, Periodontology |
(205) 934-1074 SDB 412 |
Developing new methods for the diagnosis of periodontal disease | ||||
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John C. Hauth, MD Professor and Chairman, Obstetrics and Gynecology |
(205) 934-5621 OHB 246 |
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Janet Katz, DDS, PhD Professor, Pediatric Dentistry |
(205) 934-2878 BBRB 713 |
Immunobiology of host-microbial interactions in periodont al disease | ||||
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Catarina Kiefe, PhD, MD Professor, Preventive Medicine |
(205) 934-3773 MT 621 |
Clinical epidemiology | ||||
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Robert P. Kimberly, MD Professor, Immunology/Rheumatology |
(205) 934-5306 THT 429 |
The role of genetic factors in the normal function of the immune system and the development of immunological diseases | ||||
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Christopher A. Klug, PhD Associate Professor, Microbiology |
(205) 934-3370 WTI 378 |
Molecular basis for self-renewal and lineage commitment of murine hematopoietic stem cells, acute myeloid leukemia, pancreatic cancer | ||||
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Bruce Korf, MD, PhD Professor and Chairman, Genetics |
(205) 934-9411 KAUL 238 |
Natural history, diagnosis, and management of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) | ||||
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Jack E. Lemons, PhD Professor, Prosthodontics |
(205) 934-9206 SDB 615 |
Laboratory surgical research | ||||
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Mark Litaker, PhD Associate Professor, |
(205) 934-5423 LHRB 134 |
Selection bias adjustment for evaluation of treatment effects | ||||
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Patrick Louis,
Associate Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
(205) 934-5334 SDB 419 |
Dental implants, aesthetic surgery, orthognathic surgery, pathology, temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJ), trauma, and reconstruction | ||||
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Linda Lucas, PhD Professor and Dean, School of Engineering |
(205) 934-8400 HOEN 100 |
Characterization and development of bioactive coatings for dental and orthopedic devices. | ||||
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Guillermo Marqués, PhD Assistant Professor, Cell Biology |
(205) 975-8851 MCLM 670 |
Developmental and adult synaptic plasticity, regulation of gene expression during nervous system development, cell signaling and signal transduction by TGF-ß/BMP pathway in neurons. | ||||
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Jay M. McDonald, MD Professor and Chairman, Pathology |
(205) 934-4303 WP P210 |
Signal transduction in the pathogenesis of disease | ||||
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Ludwine Messiaen, PhD Professor, Clinical Genetics |
(205) 996-2915 KAUL 420 |
Molecular genetic testing in common and rare hereditary disorders (either in a presymptomatic, diagnostic or prenatal setting). | ||||
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Stephen C. Mitchell, DMD, MS Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry |
(205) 934-1136 SDB BX89 |
Infant Oral Health Early Childhood Caries Pulp Therapy in the Primary Dentition Use of Technology in Education | ||||
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Professor, Molecular & Cellular Pathology |
(205) 934-0415 VH668B |
Extracellular environment,matrix molecules and growth factors,regulation of cellular processes such as growth, death, motility, and differentiation | ||||
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Lance Ramp, DMD Assistant Professor, Prosthodontics |
(205) 934-1026 SDB 520 |
Dental biomaterials mechanical properties | ||||
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Merrie Ramp, DMD Associate Professor, Comprehensive Dentistry |
(205) 934-3265 SDB 509 |
Dental materials testing and educational research | ||||
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Associate Professor, |
(205) 934-9528 KAUL 210 |
Ethical issues in genetic testing and genetic research, and understanding the phenotypic consequence of genetic alterations. | ||||
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John Ruby, DMD Associate Professor, |
(205) 975-7003 SDB 314 |
Genotyping oral bacteria, Treponema denticola interactions with the innate immune system | ||||
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Harry W. Schroeder, Jr., MD, PhD Professor, Developmental and Clinical Immunology |
(205) 934-4769 WTI 378 |
B cell and repertoire development; genetics of primary immune deficiency diseases | ||||
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Rosa Serra, PhD Associate Professor, Cell Biology |
(205) 934-0842 MCLM 310 |
Role and mechanism of TGF-ß signaling in embryonic and post-natal development , human degenerative and neoplastic disease. | ||||
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Phillip D. Smith, MD Professor, Gastroenterology |
(205) 934-6061 THT 611G |
Human mucosal macrophage responses to inflammatory and infectious agents | ||||
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Peter Waite, MPH,
Professor and Chairman, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
(205) 934-4345 SDB 419 |
Orthognathic surgery, airway disorders, facial cosmetic surgery | ||||
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Tim Wick, PhD Professor and Chairman, Biomedical Engineering |
(205) 934-8420 HOEN 370 |
Bioreactors, tissue engineering | ||||
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Research Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry |
(205) 934-3770 BBRB 708 |
The area of mucosal immunology involving the development of mucosal vaccines | ||||