| January
05, 2006 |
Fengfeng
Zhuang, Ph.D. Student
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC
"Msx
Gene Act as Transcriptional Activator in Hsp70 Promoter"
|
| January
12 2006 |
Lakshimanarayanan
Rajamani, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"Matrix-Mineral
Interactions in Eggshell Biomineralization"
|
| January
26, 2006 |
William
Regensburger
Director,
Fire Safety, Contingency Planning, & Special Events
Career and Protective Services, USC
"Earthquake Preparedness”
|
| February
02, 2006 |
Frederic
Sala, Ph.D. Candidate
Saban Research Institute
Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
“Fibroblast Growth Factor 10 is
required for Survival, Proliferation but not Differentiation of
epithelial Cells during Colonic Mouse Development”
|
| March
02, 2006
|
Zhi
Sun, Ph.D. Student
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC
“Assembly and Processing of a
Recombinant Amelogenin Proteolytic Product (rP148)”
|
| March
14, 2006
|
Tetsuji
Okamoto, D.D.S.., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Molecular Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery
Hiroshima University, Japan
“Developmental Signaling
Disorders in Craniofacial Anomalies and Cancer”
|
| March
23, 2006
|
Ryoichi
Hokosawa, D.D.S., Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"TGF-beta Signaling Controls
Msx2 Expression to Pattern the Dorsoventral Axis in the Head and
Neck Region"
|
March
24, 2006
Masters Dissertation
11:00A.M.
|
Yu-Jen
Wu, D.D.S., Periodontist
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC
"Use of Hertwig's Epithelial
Root Sheath (HERS) Cells for Tissue Engineering of Periodontium
Regeneration"
|
March
24, 2006
Dissertation Defense
1:00P.M.
|
Dan
Nguyen, D.D.S.
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"Regulation of Telomerase
Gene Expression and Function in Epithelial Differentiation and
Tumorigenesis"
|
| March
30, 2006
|
Julia
Reyna, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"Expression of DSPP in
Reparative Dentin During Orthodontic Tooth Movement"
|
March
30, 2006
Masters Dissertation
3:00 P.M.
|
Mohammad
Panahpour, D.D.S.
Advance Orthodontic Program
Craniofacial Biology Program, Master Candidate
School
of Dentistry, USC
"Gene Expression Associated
with Early Events of Orthodontic Tooth Movement"
|
March
24, 2006
Masters Dissertation
3:45 P.M.
|
Vivian
Maung, D.D.S.
Advance Orthodontic Program
Craniofacial Biology Program, Master Candidate
School
of Dentistry, USC
"Identification of Genes
Expressed as Consequence of Tooth Movement and/or Root Resorption"
|
| April
06, 2006 |
Laura
Perkin, Ph.D.
Urology Department and development Biology Program
Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
"Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells: a
new source of stem cells for renal regeneration"
|
| April
13, 2006 |
Mark
Dudas, M.D., Ph.D.
Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
"TGF-beta Signaling in
Palatogenesis"
|
| April
27, 2006 |
Daming
Fan, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"A PAMAM(G4.5) Dendrimer
Nanocarrier for Diaminocyclohexane Platinum Drug"
|
| May
04, 2006 |
Jennifer
Curits, M.D., Research Fellow
Department of Pediatric Surgery
Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
"Fgf10
and Fgfr2b signaling in intestinal adaptation following Small Bowel
Resection"
|
| May
11, 2006 |
Wei-Cheng Tai,
Ph.D. Candidate
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC
"Impact
of Neonatal hypoxia-Ischemia on Feeding Related Behaviors in Rat"
|
May
25, 2006
11:00AM |
Hu
Zhao, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"Alk5
Involves in the Tooth Initiation through a TGF Beta Independent
Pathway"
|
| June
01, 2006
|
Javier
Caton, Ph.D., Post doctoral Researcher
Kings College, London England, United Kingdom
"Effect
of the Transcription Factor Tbx-1 on Enamel Formation"
|
| June
08, 2006
|
Wataru
Sonoyama, D.D.S., Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"SCAP
- Stem Cells from Tooth Apical Papilla"
|
| June
19, 2006
|
Stan
Gronthos, Ph.D.
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Group, Division of Haematology
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science
South Australia, Australia
"Ex
Vivo Manipulation of Bone Marrow Stromal Stem Cells for the Repair
and Regeneration of Skeletal Tissues"
|
| June
22, 2006
|
Kyoko
Oka, DDS, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"The
Role of TGF-β Signaling in Regulating Chondrogenesis and
Osteogenesis during Mandibular Development"
|
| June
29, 2006
|
Takayoshi
Yamaza, DDS, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"Identification
of New Surface Marker, Erythropietin Receptor, in Bone Marrow
Mesenchymal Stem Cells"
|
| July
06, 2006
|
Gina
Jefferson, MD
Head and Neck Surgery Department
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
AND
Qunzhou Zhang, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"A
Clinical Challenge/Green Tea Extract as a Potential Application in
Keloid Therapy"
|
| July
27, 2006
|
Carolyn
Lutzko., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
"Genetic Modification of Stem
Cells to Study Biology & Develop Therapies"
|
|
August 03, 2006
|
Kathleen
Burke., Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Institute
for Genetic Medicine, School of Medicine, USC
“The Impact of Hypoxic Ischemic
Brain Injury on the Development of Appetitive Behaviors in Rats”
|
|
August 04, 2006
Dissertation Defense
|
Yucheng
Xu, Ph.D. Candidate
Craniofacial
Biology, School of Dentistry, USC
“Regulation of Mouse Amelogenin
Transcription during Tooth Formation”
|
|
August 17, 2006
|
Rita
Velikina, MPH
UCLA
and
Xudong
Tang, M.S., Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
“HPV and Cervical Cancer / Green
tea extract and (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate inhibit
hypoxia-induced HIF-1a protein accumulation and VEGF expression in
human cervical carcinoma cells”
|
|
August 24, 2006
|
Jun
Han, D.D.S., Ph.D., Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"Functional
Significance of Msx1 and Dlx5 Interaction in Regulating
Palatogenesis"
|
|
August 31, 2006
|
Zhan
Huang, M.D., Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"Peptide
Amphiphile-Dental Epithelian Cells Interactions in Vitro"
|
|
September 14, 2006
|
Shoji
Oka, DDS, PhD,
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC
"Functional
Significance of Msx2 and D1x2 Interaction in Regulating Dental Cusp
Patterning"
|
|
September 21, 2006
|
David
J. Kisailus.,Ph.D
HRL Laboratories, LLC
University of California, Santa Barbara
“From
Nature to Engineering: Biotechnology, Biomimetics, and Bio-Inspiration Opens Novel
Routes to Metal oxide Semiconductors”
|
|
September 28, 2006
|
Tanukit
Sisada, Ph.D. Student
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC
“Subcellular Localization of
TF1P11, CCNL1, and EWS”
|
|
October 12, 2006
|
Sosa
Lacruz, Rodrigo, PhD, Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
“Enamel
microstructures in Early African Hominids”
|
|
October 19, 2006
|
Lakshminarayanan
Rajamani, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
“Isothermal
Titration Calorimetry: An Elegant Tool for Probing the Non-covalent
Interactions in Biomacromolecules”
|
|
October 26, 2006
|
Xun
Xu, Ph.D. Student
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC
“Smad4-dependent
and – independent Pathway in Regulating Tooth and Palate
Development”
|
|
November 09, 2006
|
Ryoichi
Hosokawa, DDS, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
“TGF-beta
Signaling Regulates Craniofacial Muscle Development through a
Non-Autonomous Mechanism”
|
|
November 17, 2006
|
Hu
Zhao, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
“ALK5
Plays Critical Roles in the Tooth Initiation and Mandible Patterning
through a TGF-beta-Independent Pathway”
|
|
November 30, 2006
|
Yuwei
Fan, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
“Preparation
of Amelogenin-Calcium Phosphate Nanocomposite Coating by
Electrolytic Deposition”
|
|
December 14, 2006
|
Seung-O
Ko, DDS, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
“Functional
Requirement of Smad4 in Regulating the fate of Cranial Neural Crest
Cells”
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