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Jin Xiao, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 341-7177

Administrative: (585) 275-5087

Fax: (585) 341-7178

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Locations

University Dental Faculty Group 
2400 South Clinton Avenue, Building H, Suite 220
Rochester, NY 14618

Faculty Appointments

Patient Care Setting

Dentistry

Biography

Jin Xiao earned her DDS (2003), and PhD in oral microbiology (2009) from West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, China. She completed her last two years of PhD study (2007-2009) in the Center of Oral Biology, University of Rochester and followed by one year postdoctoral training in the Center of Oral Biology. Jin also completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency (2013) in the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester and a General Practice Residency (2014) in the Strong Memorial Hospital. Jin has a background of oral microbiology and translational research, she intends to develop a career of bridging clinical practice and translational research and translate the research findings into innovative strategies targeting treating biofilm-related infection disease. She has published eighteen peer-reviewed articles in top-tier microbiology, oral biology and dental research journals. Additionally, she won first place in the American Association for Dental Research Hatton-Competition Award, which is the most prestigious-competitive award for young investigators conducting dental/oral research in the US/Canada. She is currently interested in investigating the virulence and three-dimensional structure of oral and peri-implant multispecies biofilms.

Research

Jin Xiao earned her DDS (2003), and PhD in oral microbiology (2009) from West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, China. She completed her last two years of PhD study (2007-2009) in the Center of Oral Biology, University of Rochester and followed by one year postdoctoral training in the Center of Oral Biology. Jin also completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency (2013) in the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester and a General Practice Residency (2014) in the Strong Memorial Hospital. Jin has a background of oral microbiology and translational research, she intends to develop a career of bridging clinical practice and translational research and translate the research findings into innovative strategies targeting treating biofilm-related infection disease. She has published eighteen peer-reviewed articles in top-tier microbiology, oral biology and dental research journals. Additionally, she won first place in the American Association for Dental Research Hatton-Competition Award, which is the most prestigious-competitive award for young investigators conducting dental/oral research in the US/Canada. She is currently interested in investigating the virulence and three-dimensional structure of oral and peri-implant multispecies biofilms.

Credentials

Education

2003
DDS | China-West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University
Dentistry

2005
MS | West China College of Somatology, Sichuan University
Endodontics

2009
PhD | China-West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University
Microbiology

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

06/18/2013 - 06/30/2014
Residency in General Practice at Eastman Dental School

06/01/2010 - 02/28/2013
Residency in General Dentistry Residency at Eastman Dental School

Awards

2018
American Society for Microbiology Candida and Candidiasis conference travel award

2011
First Place of Johnson & Johnson Hatton Award Competition (Senior Category)
Sponsor: American Association for Dental Research (AADR)

2010
First Place of William H. Bowen Award Competition
Sponsor: AADR Rochester section

2007
Outstanding Young Researcher to attend The Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau, Germany

2007
The USA 100-Committee Scholarship

2006
The Second Prize in the DENTSPLY Asia/China Dental Student Clinician Competition

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Publications

Journal Articles

12/5/2019
Xiao J, Fogarty C, Wu TT, Alkhers N, Zeng Y, Thomas M, Youssef M, Wang L, Cowen L, Abdelsalam H, Nikitkova A. "Oral health and Candida carriage in socioeconomically disadvantaged US pregnant women." BMC pregnancy and childbirth.. 2019 Dec 5; 19(1):480. Epub 2019 Dec 05.

7/2019
Billings RJ, Kopycka-Kedzierawski DT, Xiao J. "Intergenerational task: Helping expectant mothers obtain better oral health care during pregnancy." The Journal of the American Dental Association.. 2019 Jul 0; 150(7):565-566.

5/30/2019
Meng Y, Wu T, Billings R, Kopycka-Kedzierawski DT, Xiao J. "Human genes influence the interaction between Streptococcus mutans and host caries susceptibility: a genome-wide association study in children with primary dentition." International journal of oral science.. 2019 May 30; 11(2):19. Epub 2019 May 30.

Books & Chapters

2016
Chapter Title: Acid-adaptive responses of Streptococcus mutans, and mechanisms of integration with oxidative stress.
Book Title: Stress and Environmental Regulation of Gene Expression and Adaptation in Bacteria.
Author List: Quivey G, Faustoferri R, Santiago B, Baker J, Cross B, Xiao J
Published By: Wiley-Blackwell 2016

2013
Chapter Title: The Role of Extracellular Polysaccharides Matrix in Virulent Oral biofilms
Book Title: Oral Microbial Ecology: Current Research and New Perspectives.
Author List: Klein MI, Falsetta ML, Xiao J, Bowen WH, Koo H
Published By: Cambs UK, Caister Academic Press 2013

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