Faculty
For over 70 years, the University of Rochester has trained dentists and other qualified individuals for academic careers in research related to oral health and disease. The Center for Oral Biology is an integral component of a major research university and collaborates closely with other University departments and centers in all areas of oral science research. The quality of this research has been rewarded by extensive support from federal and industrial sources. All of the faculty in the Center for Oral Biology have academic appointments in basic science and/or clinical departments. In addition, faculty from other departments and centers who have a specific interest in oral sciences have joint appointments in the Center for Oral Biology and actively participate in collaborative research and in the teaching of didactic courses. It is these strong ties that enable research to extend far beyond the Center's own 22,000 square feet of well-equipped laboratory space.
Quivey, Robert G.
Director, Center for Oral Biology;
Dean's Professor of Microbiology & Immunology;
Professor of Microbiology & Immunology in the Center for Oral Biology;
Bacterial Physiology and Genetics;
Molecular Biology of Acid-Adaptation in Streptococcus mutans, an Oral Pathogen
Bowen, William H.
Welcher Professor Emeritus of Microbiology & Immunology in the Center for Oral Biology;
Professor Emeritus of Environmental Medicine;
Saliva Glucosyltransferase Interactions on Surfaces
Hsu, Wei
Professor of Biomedical Genetics in the Center for Oral Biology;
Professor of Oncology in the Cancer Center;
Genetic Regulatory Circuits in Development and Disease
Hsu Lab website
Koo, Hyun
Associate Professor of Dentistry; Associate Professor of Oral Biology;
Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology;
Laboratory of Applied Oral Microbiology and Salivary Research
Lemos, José A.
Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology in the Center for Oral Biology;
Molecular Genetics and Physiology of the Response to Environmental Stresses by Oral Bacteria
Ovitt, Catherine
Associate Professor of Biomedical Genetics in the Center for Oral Biology;
Application of Mouse Genetics to the Analysis of Genes Involved in Salivary Gland Function
Ovitt Lab website
Research Track Faculty
Abranches, Jacqueline
Research Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology in the Center for Oral Biology;
Physiology & Molecular Biology of Oral Streptococci
González-Begné, Mireya
Research Assistant Professor of Dentistry in the Center for Oral Biology;
Using Proteomics for Cloning ATP-activated Chloride Channel
Klein, Marlise
Research Assistant Professor of Dentistry in the Center for Oral Biology;
Molecular Biology and Physiology of Oral Biofilm Microorganisms
Vonica, Alin
Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Genetics in the Center for Oral Biology;
Understanding the Molecular Processes Underlying the Development, Maintenance,
and Regeneration of Normal Salivary Glands as well as their Pathological Alteration in Oncogenesis
Instructors
Rogér, James
Resident and Sr. Instructor of Dentistry in the Center for Oral Biology;
Cytokine production by B cells in health and in the autoimmune diseases of
Sjogren's Syndrome, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joint Faculty
Friedman, Alan
Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine and in the Center for Oral Biology;
Characterizing the nature of pediatric Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD),
and understanding the nature of diseases of the urinary tract, including prostate cancer.
Haidaris, Constantine
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology;
Associate Professor in the Center for Oral Biology;
Pathogenesis of Pneumocystis carinii and Candida albicans
Shuttleworth, Trevor
Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology; Professor in the Center for Oral Biology;
Mechanisms involved in the generation and modulation of intracellular calcium signals in
non-excitable cells, particularly modes of receptor-activated calcium entry during oscillatory calcium signals
Yule, David
Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology;
Professor of Medicine;
Professor in the Center for Oral Biology;
Mechanisms underlying Ca2+ signaling events in exocrine cells
Yule Lab Website