| January
11, 2007 |
Parish
P. Sedghizadeh, DDS, MS.
Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
School of Dentistry & Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
"Clinico-Pathologic
Features and Bony Changes in Osteomyelitis and Osteonecrosis of the
Jaws"
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| January
18, 2007 |
Arnold I. Caplan,
Ph.D
Professor of Biology, Director Skeletal Research Center
Case Western Reserve University
"Adult
Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Cell-based Therapeutics"
|
| February
01, 2007 |
Margaret
Tamburstuen, Visiting Scholar
Department of Biomaterials, University Oslo, Norway
“Ameloblastin is expressed and
has Stimulatory Effects on Human Bone Cells”
|
| February
08, 2007 |
Kirio
Kawai, Ph.D.
Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, USC
“Functions of Transcription
Factors in Eye Development”
|
| February
20, 2007 |
Theodore
Prigozy, Ph.D., Research Scientist
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
“The Adaptor Protein 3 (AP3)
–mediated Sorting of CD1d Molecules to Late Endosomes is required
for Invariant Natural Killer T (iNKT) Cell Development”
|
| March
15, 2007 |
Jennifer
Siu, Associate Director USC Recreational Sports
Patrice Barber, University Registered Dietitian USC Trojan
Hospitality
"New Year - New You"
|
| April
05, 2007 |
Yucheng
Xu, Ph.D., Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"Regulation
of Mouse Amelogenin Transcription in Vivo"
|
| April
12, 2007 |
Pierre
Del Moral, Ph.D.
Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
"Involvement of VEGF-A
Signaling in Murine Embryonic Lung Organogenesis"
|
| April
19, 2007 |
Jason
Shapiro, D.M.D.
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC
“Cellular
Uptake of Amelogenin, and its Localization to CD63, and
Lamp1-positive Vesicles”
|
| May
03, 2007 |
Rungnapa
Warotayanont, DDS, PhD student
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"The
Function of Leucine-rich Amelogenin Peptide in Osteogenesis of Mouse
Embryonic Stem Cell"
|
| May
9, 2007 |
Dr. Albert Avila
NIDCR Program Director for training and Career Development
"Research
Training and Career Development"
|
| May
15, 2007 |
Garth
D. Ehrlich, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Center for Genomic Sciences
Scientific, Governmental and Regional Affairs Liaison Officer
Allegheny-Singer Research Institute
Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
Professor and Vice Chairman, Dept. of Human Genetics
Drexel University College of Medicine
"Applications
from the Study of Craniofacial Genetics to Warfighter Wound Healing"
|
May
18, 2007
|
Ryo
Oda, DDS, PhD
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"Expression of Id2 during Murine Palatal Fusion"
|
| June
01, 2007 |
Rob
Forsberg, Fire Safety Specialist
Fire Safety and Emergency Planning, USC
"Emergency
Response Training"
|
| June
05, 2007 |
Dr.
Ron Gulka
"SensiQ Surface Plasmon
Resonance System for Biomolecular Interaction Analysis"
|
| June
08, 2007 |
Keisuke
Yamashiro, D.D.S., Ph.D.
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"Microarry
Analysis of Cyclic tension-responsive Genes in Human Periodontal
Ligament Fibroblasts"
|
| June
15, 2007 |
Akira
Toyoma, Ph.D. Candidate
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC
"Cytokine
Signaling in Thymopoiesis"
|
| June
29, 2007 |
Takashi Kikuiri, D.D.S., Ph.D., Visiting Scholar
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"Gas
Transmitter Hydrogen Sulfide may Regulate Mesenchymal Stem Cell
Function"
|
| July
06, 2007 |
Jason
Gee, D.D.S.,
School of Dentistry, USC
"In
Search of Craniofacial anomaliesL a tale of two families..."
|
| July
13, 2007 |
Yanming
Zou, PhD., Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"Determination
of Protein Regions Responsible for Interactions of Amelogenin with
CD63 and LAMP1s"
|
| July
20, 2007 |
Emily
Liman., Ph.D., Associate Professor
Department of Biological Science/ Neurobiology
College of Letters Arts and Sciences, USC
"Taste
and Pheromone Sensation in Vertebrates: Insights from Ion Channels"
|
|
August 3, 2007
|
Yuwei
Fan, Ph.D., Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
“Biomimetic approaches for
rebuilding Enamel-like Structures”
|
|
August 10, 2007
|
Kentaro
Akiyama, D.D.S., Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
“Defective of Mesenchymal Stem
Cells Play a Crucial Role in Systemic Lupus Erythemastosus”
|
|
August 17, 2007
|
Daniela
Schmid Mitchell., DDS. Ph.D. Candidate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
“Integrin linked Kinase is
necessary for Medial Edge Epithelia Transformation during Palatal
Fusion”
|
|
August 24, 2007
|
Takayoshi
Yamaza, D.D.S., Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"Defective
of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Plays a Crucial Role in Osteoporosis"
|
|
September 07, 2007
|
Rodrigo
LaCruz, Ph.D., Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"Human
Evolution in Enamel Increments"
|
|
September 14, 2007
12:00
|
Dr.
Pearl Hilliard
Associate Director of USC Professional Development
"Effective
Communication in a Culturally-diverse Work Environment"
|
|
September 14, 2007
1:00PM-2:00PM
|
Cielo
Barragan-Adjemian, D.D.S. Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Special Patient Care/Oral Biology
School of Dentistry, University of Missouri at Kansas City
"Osteonecrosis
of the Jaw (ONJ) Associated with Bisphosphonates, A Clinical View"
|
|
September 28, 2007
|
Il-Hyuk
Chung, D.D.S., Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
"Cranial
Neural Crest Cell Mediated Tissue Regeneration"
|
|
October 05, 2007
|
Chang
Du, Ph.D., Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
“Immunogold
labeling of Amelogenin and Ameloblastin in Developing Porcine Enamel
Revealed by High Resolution SEM”
|
|
October 12, 2007
|
Xun
Xu, Ph.D. Candidate
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC
“An
Alternative Mediator for TGF-beta/BMP Signaling during Tooth and
Palate Development”
|
|
October 19, 2007
|
Xin
Wen, Ph.D., Research Associate
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
“The
sub-cellular localization and function of TFIP11 (Tuftelin
interacting protein)”
|
|
October 29, 2007
1:00PM
|
Elaine
DiMasi., Ph.D
National Synchrotron Light Source Department
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, NY
“Biomineralization
of Extracellular Matrix Proteins in Vivo and in Culture:
Observations by AFM-based Modulus Measurements and Synchrotron X-ray
Scattering”
|
|
November 09, 2007
|
Xin-Hua
Feng, Ph.D., Associate Professor
The Department of Molecular Cell Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
“Nuts,
Bolts and Axes in TGF Beta Signaling”
|
|
November 12, 2007
|
Paul
Zaslansky, D.M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Biomaterials
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPI-CI)
Potsdam, Germany
“Structure
and Mechanical Function of Micron Sized Features in Human Tooth
Dentin”
|
|
November 30, 2007
|
Yong-Ouk
You, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar
CCMB, School of Dentistry, USC
“Isolation
of New Inhibitor of NF-kB Pathway form Natural Product”
|
|
December 5, 2007
|
David
Clouthier, Ph.D., Associate Professor
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Centert
Department of Craniofacial Biology School
of Dentistry,
Aurora, Colorado “Patterning
and Development of the Lower Jaw requires the bHLH Factor Hand2”
|
|
December 7, 2007
|
Masaki
Honda, Ph.D.
Division of Stem Cell,
Institute of Medical Science
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
“Tooth
Regeneration by Postnatal Tooth Bud Cells; Potential, Limitation and
Future Direction”
|
|
December 17, 2007
Dissertation
Defense |
Fengfeng
Zhuang., Ph.D. Candidate
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC
“Transcriptional
co-activation Functions of Msx Homeodomain Proteins by Activating
Hsf Proteins”
|
|
December 17, 2007
2:00PM
Dissertation
Defense |
Xun
Xu, Ph.D. Candidate
Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry, USC
“The
Function of TGF-beta Signaling in Palatal and Dental Epithelium
during Embryogenesis”
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