ORAL, DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL SCIENCES STUDY SECTION

ODCS
02/27/25 - 02/28/25
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CHAIRPERSON
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GONZALEZ, OCTAVIO ALBERTO, DDS, PHD
PROFESSOR
CENTER FOR ORAL HEALTH RESEARCH
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON, KY, 40536

MEMBERS
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ANTIOCHOS, BRENDAN, MD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF RHEUMATOLOGY
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
BALTIMORE, MD, 21029

CONTI, HEATHER RAQUEL, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
TOLEDO, OH, 43606

DEN BESTEN, PAMELA K., DDS
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF OROFACIAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94143

EMRICK, JOSHUA JAMES, DDS, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGIC AND MATERIALS SCIENCES
AND PROSTHODONTICS
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR, MI, 48109

FAKHOURI, WALID D., PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
AT HOUSTON
HOUSTON, TX, 77225

FOSTER, BRIAN LEE, PHD
SCARLET AND GRAY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF BIOSCIENCES
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBUS, OH, 43210

GIACANI, LORENZO, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, WA, 98104

GIBSON, FRANK C., PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ORAL BIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINSVILLE, FL, 32610

GINOVSKA, BOJANA, PHD *
SCIENTIST, TEAM LEAD FOR PHYSICAL BIOSCIENCES
CATALYSIS SCIENCE
PHYSICAL SCIENCE DIVISION
PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY
RICHLAND, WA, 99354

HE, XUESONG, PHD
SENIOR MEMBER OF STAFF
THE FORSYTH INSTITUTE
CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02142

HONG, LIANG, PHD *
PROFESSOR AND HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
DALLAS, TX, 75246

JOESTER, DERK, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
MCCORMICK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
EVANSTON, IL, 60208

KANG, INSOO, MD *
PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
YALE UNIVERSITY
NEW HAVEN, CT, 06520

KAO, KATY C, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
SAN JOSE, CA, 95192

KO, KANG I, DMD, DSC *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PERIODONTICS
SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

KONOPKA, JAMES B, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR GENETICS AND MICROBIOLOGY
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
STONY BROOK, NY, 11794

KRETH, JENS, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY
OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCES UNIVERSITY
PORTLAND, OR, 97201

LI, XIN, PHD
RICHARD F. EDLICH PROFESSOR OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
PLASTIC SURGERY, MAXILLOFACIAL
AND ORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, 22903

LIMESAND, KIRSTEN H, PHD *
PROFESSOR, VICE PROVOST FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION AND DEAN OF GRADUATE COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
TUCSON, AZ, 85721

LIU, YINGCI, DDS *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES
RUTGERS SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
NEWARK, NJ, 07107

LIU, XIAOHUA, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
MIZZOU ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT COLUMBIA
COLUMBIA, MO, 65211

MAKARENKOVA, HELEN P., PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
LA JOLLA, CA, 92037

MATHEW, MATHEW THOPPIL, PHD *
CW. BLAZER PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF FACULTY RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AT ROCKFORD
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO
CHICAGO, IL, 60612

MISHRA, BIBHUTI BHUSAN, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL DENTISTRY
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78229

NICHOLS, FRANK C, DDS, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF PERIODONTOLOGY
SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
FARMINGTON, CT, 06030

PALANISAMY, VISWANATHAN, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
DIRECTOR, ANALYTICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL
GENOMICS SHARED RESOURCE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 87131

PIRIH, FLAVIA, DDS, PHD
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
DIVISION OF REGENERATIVE AND RECONSTRUCTION
SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90095

ROCHA DE OLIVEIRA CARRILHO, MARCELA, DDS, PHD *
PROFESSOR, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE
MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY
DOWNERS GROVE, IL, 60515

SCOFFIELD, JESSICA A, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35205

SFEIR, CHARLES, DDS, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH
DEPARTMENTS OF PERIODONTICS, PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY,
ORAL AND CRANIOFACIAL SCIENCES, AND BIOENGINEERING
SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, PA, 15261

SHARMA, ASHU, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ORAL BIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
BUFFALO, NY, 14214

STOLLEY, JAMES MICHAEL, PHD *
ASSISTANT STAFF
CLEVELAND CLINIC MAIN CAMPUS
CLEVELAND, OH, 44195

SUKUMARAN, SUNIL KUMAR, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MOLECULAR GENETICS
DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND HEALTH SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
LINCOLN, NE, 68583

URIARTE, SILVIA M., PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ORAL IMMUNOLOGY
AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, KY, 40202

WANG, YONG, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ORAL AND CRANIOFACIAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, MO, 64108

WEN, ZEZHANG TOM, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ORAL AND CRANIOFACIAL BIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70119

MAIL REVIEWER
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EMBERS, MONICA E, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
TULANE UNIVERSITY
TULANE NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER
COVINGTON, LA, 70433

MORENO, AMY CATHERINE, MD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
HEAD AND NECK SECTION
DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
HOUSTON, TX, 77030

SECOR, PATRICK R, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND
CELL BIOLOGY
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
BOZEMAN, MT, 59717

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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LIU, YI-HSIN, PHD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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CSISAR, ELIN MARGARETA
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
THE CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible