COB Faculty

Professors
William H. Bowen, BDS, Ph.D.
Saliva Glucosyltransferase Interactions on Surfaces.
James E. Melvin, DDS, Ph.D.
Salivary Gland Dysfunction; Fluid Secretion Mechanism; Structure-Function of Ion Channels, Exchangers and Cotransporters
Robert Quivey, Ph.D.
Bacterial Physiology and Genetics; Molecular Biology of Acid-Adaptation in Streptococcus mutans, an Oral Pathogen.

Associate Professors
Rulang Jiang Ph.D.
Molecular and Genetic Control of Craniofacial Development.
Wei Hsu, Ph.D.
Genetic Regulatory Circuits in Development and Disease

Assistant Professors
Wolfgang Haas Ph.D.
Antibiotic-Stress Response and Resistance in Streptococci
Catherine E. Ovitt, Ph.D.
Application of Mouse Genetics to the Analysis of Genes Involved in Salivary Gland Function

Research Assistant Professors
Gurrinder S. Bedi, Ph.D
Structure-function and Tissue-specific Expression of Salivary Proteins and Glycoproteins
Mireya González-Begné, DDS, PhD
Utilization of proteomics for determining the molecular identity of proteins involved in the salivation process.
Fred Hagen, Ph.D.
Glycobiology, O-Glycosylation, Role of O-Linked Glycoproteins in Development.
Yu Lan, Ph.D.
Molecular Mechanisms of Mammalian Palate Development
Tetsuji Nakamoto, DDS, PhD
The regulation of ion and water transport in salivary gland
Victor Romanenko, Ph.D.
Identification of Ion Channels and Regulatory Mechanisms that are Involved in Secretion of Electrolytes and Water in Salivary Glands.
Alaka Srivastava, Ph.D.
Application of Microarray in Identifying the Genes Involved in Salivary Gland Function
Zunyi Zhang , Ph.D.
Genetic and developmental control of mammalian dentition pattern

Research Assistant Professors
Mark Sullivan Ph.D.
Phage antibody technology in the development of novel reagents for characterization of protein expression and structures

Joint Appointments
Ted Begenisich, Ph.D
Constantine Haidaris
Hyun Koo
Stephanos Kyrkanides, DDS, MS, Ph.D
Robert Marquis
Trevor J. Shuttleworth, Ph.D.
David I. Yule, Ph.D.

AaB Institute of Biomedical Sciences