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Ryoichi Hosokawa

D.D.S., Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Education Experience Publications

Education

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION	DEGREE	YEAR(s)	FIELD OF STUDY
Kyushu University, Japan	D.D.S.	1999
Tohoku University, Japan	Ph.D.	2003

Research & Professional Experience

2003-present	Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
April, 2003 -Oct. 2003	Instructor, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Japan

Publications

Oka K, Oka S, Hosokawa R, Bringas Jr. P, Brockhoff II HC, Nonaka K, Chai Y (2008) TGF-beta mediated Dlx5 signaling plays a crucial role in osteo-chondroprogenitor cell lineage determination during mandible development. Developmental Biology, In Press

Takamori K, Hosokawa R, Xu X, Deng X, Bringas P Jr, Chai Y. (2008) Epithelial fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 regulates enamel formation. J Dent Res. 87(3):238-43.

Zehnaly A, Hosokawa R, Urata M, Chai Y. (2007). TGF-beta signaling and aplasia cutis congenita: proposed animal model. J Calif Dent Assoc. 35(12):865-9.

Hosokawa R, Urata M, Han J, Zehnaly A., Bringas Jr P, Nonaka K, Chai Y. (2007). TGF-beta mediated Msx2 expression controls occipital somites-derived caudal region of skull development. Dev. Biol. 310(1):140-53.

Driskell RR, Goodheart M, Neff T, Liu X, Luo M, Moothart C, Sigmund CD, Hosokawa R, Chai Y, Engelhardt JF. (2007). Wnt3a regulates Lef-1 expression during airway submucosal gland morphogenesis. Dev Biol. 305(1):90-102

Jamora C, Lee P, Kocieniewski P, Azhar M, Hosokawa R, Chai Y, Fuchs E. (2005). A Signaling Pathway Involving TGF-beta2 and Snail in Hair Follicle Morphogenesis. PLoS Biol. 3(1):e11

Hosokawa R, Urata MM, Ito Y, Bringas P Jr., Chai Y. (2005). Functional significance of Smad2 in regulating basal keratinocyte migration during wound healing. J Inves Dermatol. 125: 1302-1309

Hosokawa R., Nonaka K., Morifuji M., Shum L., and Ohishi M. (2003): TGF-beta3 decrease type I collagen and scarring after labioplasty. J. Dent. Res. 82 (7): 558-564.

Kohama K., Nonaka K., Hosokawa R., Shum L., and Ohishi M. (2002): TGF-beta3 promotes scarless repair of cleft lip in mouse fetuses. J. Dent. Res. 81(10): 1688-694.

Kohama K, Nonaka K, Nagata T, Ogata K, Hosokawa R, Ohishi M. (2002): A study of the feasibility and efficacy of fetal surgical closure of spontaneous cleft lip in CL/fraser mice. Fukuoka Igaku Zasshi. 93 (1) : 11-6 (In Japanese with English Abstract).

Last Updated: 04/17/08