Department of Craniofacial Biology
Faculty Listings
Faculty Listings
Primary Appointments
| Keith L. Kirkwood, DDS, PhD Professor and Chair | Osteoimmunology, Periodontal disease innate immune response, Cytokine mRNA post transcriptional regulation and Inflammation in H&N cancer progression. |
| Courtney J. Haycraft, PhD | Primary cilia function in the development and maintenance of mineralized tissues |
| Andrew G. Jakymiw, PhD | Development of RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapies for oral cancer and defining the role of RNAi in oral cancer pathogenesis |
| Visu Palanisamy, PhD | RNA biology and Processing |
| Dr. Hai Yao, PhD | Studying the biomechanics and mechanobiology of cartilaginous tissues, such as the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disc, in order to further understand the causes of tissue degeneration |
| Caroline Westwater, PhD | Candida Pathogenesis, Quoum Sensing and Fungal Pathogenesis, Fungal Oxidative Stress Resistance, Indigeous Microflora and Their Role in Chronic Diseases and Plant-Derived Antimicrobials. |
| Hong Yu, M.D. | The role of lipid rafts in periodontitis and oral cancer progression. Sphingolipids therapies for periodontitis and oral cancer. |
Secondary Appointments
Faculty Member Research Interests
| Faculty Member | Department Affiliation |
| W. Scott Argraves | Cell Biology and Anatomy |
| Lauren Ball | Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics |
| Amy Bradshaw | Medicine |
| Betsy Davis | Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery |
| Maurizio Del Poeta | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| M. Boyd Gillespie | Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery |
| Perry Halushka | Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics |
| Michael Kern | Cell Biology and Anatomy |
| Peter Miller | Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
| Robin Muise-Helmricks | Cell Biology and Anatomy |
| Michael Nishimura | Surgery |
| Besim Ogretmen | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Christopher Parsons | Infectious Diseases |
| Sakamuri Reddy | Pediatrics |
| Stephen Rosenzweig | Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics |
| Michael Schmidt | Microbiology and Immunology |
| Gunhild Sommer | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Natalie Sutkowski | Microbiology and Immunology |
| Richard Swaja | Cell Biology and Anatomy |
| Richard Visconti | Cell Biology and Anatomy |
| Xuejun Wen | Bioengineering |
| Hon Yuen | Health Professions |
| Jing Zhao | Pediatric Orthodontics |