professional headshot of a man. He wears glasses, a suit and tie.Dr. Jean-Marc Retrouvey, professor and chair, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, and Dr. Leo A. Rogers, endowed professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, recently co-authored the article Machine learning in orthodontics: Automated facial analysis of vertical dimension for increased precision and efficiency. The article is published in the American Journal of the Association of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.

 

 

 

 

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Dr. Tim Cox, endowed professor in dental and musculoskeletal tissue research, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, recently played host in his lab to Monica Parada-Sanchez, a member of the dentistry faculty at the University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Parada-Sanchez received a Fulbright Visiting Scientist Award that allowed her to spend several months learning new research techniques and extending her research work on understanding the contributions of innate immunity to oral lichen planus. Cox has co-authored several articles:

The E3 ligase TRIM1 ubiquitinates LRRK2 and controls its localization, degradation, and toxicity. Stormo, A.E.D., Shavarebi, F., FitzGibbon, M., Earley, E.M., Ahrendt, H., Lum, L.S., Verschueren, E., Swaney, D.L., Skibinski, G., Ravisankar, A., van Haren, J., Davis, E.J., Johnson, J.R., Von Dollen, J., Balen, C., Porath, J., Crosio, C., Mirescu, C., Iaccarino, C., Dauer, W.T., Nichols, R.J., Wittman, T., COX, T.C., Finkbeiner, S., Krogan, N.J., Oakes, S.A. & Hiniker, A. Journal of Cell Biology Accepted. (Dec 2021).

Altering calcium and phosphorus supplementation in pregnancy and lactation affects offspring craniofacial morphology in a sexspecific manner. Hassan, M.G., Chen, C., Ismail, H.A., Zaher, A.R., COX, T.C. & Jheon, A.H. American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics Accepted. (Jan 2022)

Auriculocondylar Syndrome 2 results from dominant negative action of PLCB4 variants. Kanai, S.M., Hefner, C., COX, T.C., Cunningham, M.L., Perez, F.A., Bauer, A., Reigan, P., Carter, C., Murray, S. & Clouthier, D.E. Disease, Models & Mechanisms Accepted (Feb 2022).

 

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Dr. Yong Wang, professor, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, has been selected to the 2022 class of the American Association of Dental and Oral and Cranofacial Research (AADOCR) Fellows. The program is designed to recognize leaders who have achieved research excellence and have served AADOCR throughout their careers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional headshot of a woman with brown hairDr. Erin Bumann, assistant professor, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, has a number of noteworthy achievements, including recent awards in excess of $750,000 and publications.

She has received the following four awards:

A two year NIH/NIDCR R03 grant as primary investigator for Wnt5a/Ror2 Signaling in Jaw Bone Development: The NIDCR Small Grant Program for New Investigators (R03) supports research scientists in the early stage of their career.

A Wood Johnson Foundation - Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program grant as primary investigator for Dynamic and Molecular Mechanisms of Mandibular Bone Development: This is a four-year award for junior researchers from historically disadvantaged backgrounds committed to academics and mentoring protogees.

An American Dental Association Gold Medal Fellowship as a part of Dr. Martha Somerman's 2021 ADA Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Dental Research: The ADA has presented the award every three years since 1985 to recognize individuals who have contributed to the advancement of dentistry or major improvement in the oral health of the public through basic or clinical research. As part of the award, Somerman, a renowned scientist who served as director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) for eight years selected Bumann to receive funding to support her research.

A College of Diplomates of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry - N. Sue Seale Pediatric Research Award as PI for Adverse Childhood Experiences and Tooth Eruption: The award is made to full-time pediatric dentist faculty in the first ten years of their career.

Baumann also serves on the advisory committee for a postdoctoral scholar at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and has co-authored a publication that was the subject of an editorial:

Early Life Stress is Associated with Earlier Emergence of Permanent Molars. Cassidy L. McDermott, Katherine Hilton, Anne T. Park, Ursula A. Tooley, Austin L. Boroshok, Lourdes Delgado Reyes, Julia A. Leonard, Muralidhar Mupparapu, JoAnna M. Scott, Erin E. Bumann, Allyson P. Mackey. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118(24):e2105304118. 2021. PMID: 34103399