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Oral and Craniofacial Sciences Program Faculty Mentors

Alejandro Almarza 
Center for Craniofacial Regeneration
Biomaterials for joint tissue regeneration, mechanisms of temporomandibular joint pain and osteoarthritis, animal models, biomechanics. 

Elia Beniash 
Center for Craniofacial Regeneration
Formation, structure and function of mineralized tissues; bioinspired nanomaterials. 

Mariana Bezamat 
Center for Craniofacial Regeneration
Genetic relationship between oral conditions and cancers and cardiovascular diseases; Phenomics of oral health and disease.

Daniel Clark 
Center for Craniofacial Regeneration
Immune response in periodontal disease and bone regeneration. 

Rebecca Green 
Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics 
Developmental biology and genetics. Relationships between genotype and phenotype in facial development. 

Giuseppe Intini 
Center for Craniofacial Regeneration
Skeletal and cancer stem cells, periodontal regeneration, tissue engineering.

Ariadne Letra 
Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics 
Genetic basis of craniofacial and oral traits/ conditions. Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying complex craniofacial and oral conditions. 

Samantha Manna 
Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics 
Craniofacial Genetics. Effects of genetic variations on complex traits and disease. 

Mary Marazita 
Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics 
Genomics, etiology, and multi-omic studies of craniofacial birth defects and of oral health and disease in children and families. 

Dobrawa Napierala 
Center for Craniofacial Regeneration
Biology of mineralized tissues, molecular regulation of the biomineralization process; molecular mechanisms and animal models of mineralized tissues diseases. 

Charles Sfeir
Center for Craniofacial Regeneration
Tissue regeneration, periodontal disease, immunomodulation, inflammation. 

Fatima Syed-Picard 
Center for Craniofacial Regeneration
Scaffoldless tissue engineering, stem cells, nerve regeneration.

Juan Taboas 
Center for Craniofacial Regeneration
Tissue engineering of dental pulp, cartilage, temporomandibular joint, cell mechanobiology.

Seth Weinberg 
Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics 
Genetic epidemiology of craniofacial features and malformations; Morphometric studies of 
craniofacial morphology and variation.