ORAL, DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL SCIENCES STUDY SECTION

ODCS
04/16/26 - 04/16/26
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CHAIRPERSON
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FONTANA, MARGHERITA R, DDS, PHD
CLIFFORD NELSON ENDOWED PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
DEPARTMENTS OF CARIOLOGY, RESTORATIVE SCIENCES
AND ENDODONTICS
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR, MI, 48109

MEMBERS
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BENAYOUN, BERENICE ANATH, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
LEONARD DAVIS SCHOOL OF GERONTOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90089

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

DUBEY, NILESHKUMAR, PHD, DDS *
CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
BALTIMORE, MD, 21201

FOK, ALEX SIU-LUN, PHD *
PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR
CENTER FOR BIOMATERIALS AND BIOMECHANICS
DEPARTMENT OF RESTORATIVE SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55455

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

GEORGE, ANNE, PHD *
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF ORAL BIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO, IL, 60612

GHEZZI, CHIARA, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
LOWELL, MA, 01854

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

GONZALEZ, OCTAVIO ALBERTO, DDS, PHD
PROFESSOR
CENTER FOR ORAL HEALTH RESEARCH
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON, KY, 40536

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

KIMPLE, RANDALL J, MD, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN ONCOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
MADISON, WI, 53705

KITTAKA, MIZUHO, DDS, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF ORAL BIOLOGY, DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCE
AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY AND ANATOMY
AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY
AUGUSTA, GA, 30912

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

LARSEN, MELINDA, PHD
WILLIAMS-RAYCHEFF ENDOWED PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
ALBANY, NY, 12222

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

LIU, FEI, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR MEDICINE
TEXAS A&M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE STATION, TX, 77843

MCLELLAN, LISA K, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
FORT WAYNE, IN, 46835

MILLER, DANIEL PATRICK, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
RICHMOND, VA, 23298

MITCHELL, JOHN C, PHD
PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE DEAN
COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE
MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY
GLENDALE, AZ, 85308

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

PAQUETTE, DAVID WAYNE, DMD, DMSC *
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR
DEPARTMENT OF SURGICAL SCIENCES
INTERIM ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH
SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
GREENVILLE, NC, 27834

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

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

SUZUKI, MAIKO, PHD, DDS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
THE COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, 33314

SYED, FATIMA NAZ, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENTS OF ORAL AND CRANIOFACIAL
SCIENCES AND BIOENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURCH
PITTSBURGH, PA, 15213

TELES, FLAVIA ROCHA, DDS
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104

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

VAN OTTERLOO, ERIC, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
IOWA INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH RESEARCH
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
IOWA CITY, IA, 52242

WADHWA, SUNIL, DDS, PHD *
LEUMAN M. WAUGH DDS PROFESSOR OF ORTHODONTICS
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER
CHAIRMAN, SECTION OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK, NY, 10032

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

WILLIAMS, DRAKE WINSLOW, DDS, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55455

XIAO, JIN, PHD, DDS
PROFESSOR
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION
FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF PERINATAL ORAL HEALTH
EASTMAN INSTITUTE FOR ORAL HEALTH
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
ROCHESTER, NY, 14642

YADAV, SUMIT, PHD *
ASSOCIATE DEAN OF RESEARCH AND CHAIRMAN OF ADVANCE SPECIALTY SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CHARLESTON, SC, 29425

YING, ZHE, PHD *
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CELL,
DEVELOPMENTAL AND REGENERATIVE BIOLOGY
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
NEW YORK, NY, 10029

YU, KUN-HSING, MD, PHD *
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
BOSTON, MA, 02115

MAIL REVIEWER
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GAZZINELLI GUIMARAES, PEDRO, PHD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND
TROPICAL MEDICINE
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON, DC, 20037

NASH, KEVIN RON, PHD
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY
AND PHYSIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
TAMPA, FL, 33612

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
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MEI, YUN, MD
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OFFICER
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW BRANCH
NIDCR
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
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LORD, VICTORIA ALEXANDRA
LEAD EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
THE CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MD, 20892

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* Temporary Member
* Flexible