Research Theme: Craniofacial Development and Genetics
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Hope Amm
Assistant Professor
SDB 702
(205) 934-5405
Research Interests: Non-invasive imaging of ameloblastoma; Genetics and therapy of odontogenic tumors; Oral cancer biology and therapy; Oral microenvironment and cancer
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Quamarul Hassan
Professor
SDB 707
(205) 975-3020 Research Interests: Craniofacial Development; Genetics
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Michael Kase
Associate Professor
SDB 419
(205) 934-5334 Research Interests: Oral cancer; Prosthodontics; Implants; Dental oncology; Facial prosthetics; Obturators; Speech protheses; Sleep apnea prostheses; TMD splints
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Chung H. Kau
Professor
SDB 305
(205) 934-2782 Research Interests: 4D Jaw tracking; Juvenile idiopathic Arthritis in the TMJ; Accelerated Tooth Movement; 3D Imaging (including Cone Beam Technology and Surface Imaging); 3D modeling of surgery; Demineralization studies of teeth; Orthodontic tooth movement and Craniofacial Syndromes; Deformities and Anomalies
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network
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Maninder Kaur
Associate Professor
SDB 412
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Periodontal disease and periodontal therapy and its effects on adverse pregnancy outcomes; Inflammatory markers in gingival and serum samples in patients with systemic diseases and conditions, including anxiety/depression, diabetes, and pregnancy; Multilineage potential of gingival mesenchymal stem cells for dental tissue regeneration; Role of growth factors for bone regeneration at extraction sites; Nonsurgical treatments of periodontal diseases
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Brian Kinard
Associate Professor
SDB 419 Research Interests: Orthognathic surgery efficiency; Orthognathic surgery enhanced recovery after surgery; Maxillomandibular advancement for obstructive sleep apnea; Cleft orthognathic surgery
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Ejvis Lamani
Assistant Professor
SDB 313
(205) 994-3251 Research Interests: Dental and Craniofacial Anomalies; Genetics; Genotype-Phenotype correlations; Short Root Anomaly; Root Resorption; Tooth Agenesis
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Patrick Louis
McCallum Endowed Professor
SDB 419Research Interests: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJ); Trauma; Dental Implants; Cosmetic Surgery; Orthognathic Surgery; Pathology; Reconstructive Surgery; Aesthetic Surgery
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network
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Anthony Morlandt
Waite Endowed Professor
SDB 419
(205) 996-2799 Research Interests: Head and neck cancer survival; Predicting cancer risk in oral premalignant lesions; Mapping of ameloblastomas using fluorescence imaging; Functional outcomes in head and neck cancer surgery; Third molar surgery; Craniomaxillofacial trauma
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Jay Ponto
Assistant Professor
SDB 415
(205) 975-3513 Research Interests: Functional outcomes in head and neck cancer surgery patients, neoadjuvant treatments in head and neck cancer, microvascular reconstruction techniques, craniomaxillofacial trauma
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Kathlyn Kruger Powell
Associate Professor
Dr. Thomas W. Jones Endowed Professorship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
SDB 419 Research Interests: Oral Surgery; Craniofacial and Cleft Lip/Palate Surgery; Benign Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology; Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and TMJ; Orthognathic Surgery; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Impacted Teeth; Dental Implants
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Somsak Sittitavornwong
Professor
SDB 419
(205) 934-4345Research Interests: Dental Implants; Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Clefts; Orthognathic Surgery; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Maxillofacial Pathology; Trauma; Bone Reconstruction
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Russell Taichman
Professor
SDB 406
(205) 934-4720 Research Interests: Bone Biology; Bone Metastases; Hematology; Leadership training for oral health professionals; Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) and how they home, localize and engage the bone marrow microenvironment or niche for survival, function and protection from injury
Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network
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Yedeh Ying
Associate Professor
SDB 419
(205) 934-4345 Research Interests: Microvascular reconstruction outcomes; Facial trauma
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Ping Zhang
Professor
SDB 801-A1
(205) 996-9803Research Interests: Osteoimmunology; Host/microbial interactions in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease and dental caries; Mucosal vaccines for oral infectious diseases; Adjuvant development and characterization