{"id":1648,"date":"2011-12-16T10:42:15","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T15:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental-research\/?page_id=1648"},"modified":"2022-02-16T15:12:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T20:12:46","slug":"research-faculty-interests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental-research\/research\/research-faculty-interests\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Faculty &amp; Interests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Use the links below to navigate this page by department.<br \/>\n<a name=\"top\"><\/a>top of page<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\" sizset=\"0\" sizcache=\"2\">\n<tbody sizset=\"0\" sizcache=\"2\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4><a title=\"General Dentistry\/Geriatric Dentistry\" href=\"#General Dentistry\/Geriatric Dentistry\">General Dentistry<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<h4><a title=\"Orthodontics\u00a0and Dentofacial Orthopedics\" href=\"#Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics\">Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4><a title=\"Health Policy and Health Services\" href=\"#Health Policy and Health Services\">Health Policy and Health Services<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4><a title=\"Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery\" href=\"#Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery\">Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4><a title=\"Molecular and Cell Biology\" href=\"#Molecular and Cell Biology\">Molecular and Cell Biology<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong><a title=\"Translational Dental Medicine\" href=\"#Translational Dental Medicine\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Translational Dental Medicine<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4><a title=\"Pediatric Dentistry\" href=\"#Pediatric Dentistry\">Pediatric Dentistry<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4>\u00a0<a title=\"Periodontology\" href=\"#Periodontology\">Periodontology<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4><a title=\"Restorative Sciences\/ Biomaterials\" href=\"#Restorative Sciences\/ Biomaterials\">Restorative Sciences\/ Biomaterials<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4><a title=\"Orthopedic Surgery\" href=\"#Orthopedic Surgery\">Orthopedic Surgery<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"General Dentistry\/Geriatric Dentistry\"><\/div>\n<h3>General Dentistry<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/M.Jurasic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marianne Jurasic, DMD, MPH<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Clinical Professor and Director of the Center for Clinical Research. Research Area: Public Health<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">top of the page<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"Health Policy and Health Services\"><\/div>\n<h3>Health Policy and Health Services Research<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/belinda.borrelli\">Belinda Borrelli, PhD<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Professor and Director of Behavioral Science Research. Research Area: Motivating Health Behavior Change, mHealth and eHealth, Smoking Cessation and Public Health<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a title=\"Raul Garcia\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/raul-garcia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raul Garcia, DMD, MMS<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Professor and Chair. Research Area: Epidemiology.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a title=\"Michelle Henshaw\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/michelle-henshaw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michelle Henshaw, DDS, MPH<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Professor and Assistant Dean for Community Practice. Research Area: Public\u00a0health.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a title=\"Elizabeth (Krall) Kaye\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/elizabeth-kaye\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elizabeth (Krall) Kaye, MPH, PhD<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Associate Professor. Research Area: Public health.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">top of the page<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"Medicine\/Infectious Diseases\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"Molecular and Cell Biology\"><\/div>\n<h3>Molecular and Cell Biology<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a title=\"Ruslan Afasizhev\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/ruslan-afasizhev\/\">Ruslan Afasizhev, PhD<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Professor. Research Area: Molecular Mechanisms of RNA Processing in Trypanosomes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/david-levin\/\" target=\"blank_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David E. Levin, PhD<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Professor and Chair. Research Area: Biochemistry\/molecular biology.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a title=\"Yoshiyuki Mochida\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/yoshiyuki-mochida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yoshiyuki Mochida, DDS, PhD<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Associate Professor. Research Area: Molecular biology.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a title=\"John Samuelson\" href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/display\/40380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John C. Samuelson, MD, PhD<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Professor. Research Ares: Microbiology.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/makoto.senoo\">Makoto Senoo, PhD<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Associate Professor Research Area: Stem Cell Biology Using Molecular and Cellular Analyses and Mouse Genetics<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">top of the page<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery\"><\/div>\n<h3>Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/radhika-chigurupati\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Radhika Chigurupati, DMD, MS<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Associate Professor and Director of Research. Research Area: Global Health, Early Diagnosis of Oral Cancer, Clinical Informatics<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a title=\"Richard D'Innocenzo\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/richard-dinnocenzo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richard D\u2019Innocenzo, DMD, MD<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Associate Clinical Professor. Research Area: Trauma, fracture, maxillofacial\u00a0management and anesthesia.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a title=\"Pushkar Mehra\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/pushkar-mehra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pushkar Mehra, BDS, DMD<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Associate Professor and Chair. Research Area: Trauma, Fracture, Maxillofacial Management and Orthognathic Surgery<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/vikki-noonan\/\">Vicki Noonan, DMD, DMSc<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Associate Professor and Director of the Clinical Oral &amp; Maxillofacial Pathology\u00a0Practice. Research area: pathology\/oral biology.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">top of the page<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics\"><\/div>\n<h3>Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a title=\"Leslie Will\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/leslie-will\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leslie Will, DMD, CAGS, MSD<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Professor and Chair. Research Area: Normal\u00a0and Abnormal Growth, Treatment Outcomes\u00a0and Diagnostic Tools<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"Orthopedic Surgery\"><\/div>\n<h3>Orthopedic Surgery<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/profile\/louis-gerstenfeld\/\">Louis Gerstenfeld, PhD<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Professor. Research Area: Cell Biology\/Bone<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"Pediatric Dentistry\"><\/div>\n<h3>Pediatric Dentistry<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Athanasios.zavras\">Athanasios Zavras, DMD, DDS, MS<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Professor and Chair. Research Area: Epidemiology of oral\u00a0diseases, health services research, molecular diagnostics and pediatric dentistry.<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"Periodontology\"><\/div>\n<h3>Periodontology<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a title=\"Serge Dibart\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/serge-dibart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Serge Dibart, DDS, DMD<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Professor and Program Director. Research Area: Gingival Epithelial Cells<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"Restorative Sciences\/ Biomaterials\"><\/div>\n<h3>Restorative Sciences\/ Biomaterials<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a title=\"Laisheng Chou\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/laisheng-chou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laisheng Chou, DMD, PhD<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Professor. Research Area: Cell Biology\/Oral Medicine<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a title=\"Russell A. Giordano\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/russell-giordano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russell A. Giordano, DMD, DMSc<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Associate Professor. Research Area: Biomaterials<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"Translational Dental Medicine\"><\/div>\n<h3>Translational Dental Medicine<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a title=\"Maria A. Kukuruzinska\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/maria-kukuruzinska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maria A. Kukuruzinska, PhD<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Professor and Associate Dean for Research. Research Area: Molecular and cell\u00a0biology\/development.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Paola.DivietiPajevic\">Paola Divieti Pajevic MD, PhD<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Associate Professor. Research Area: Bone Cell Biology and\u00a0Mechanotransduction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">top of the page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use the links below to navigate this page by department. top of page General Dentistry Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Health Policy and Health Services Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Molecular and Cell Biology Translational Dental Medicine &nbsp; Pediatric Dentistry \u00a0Periodontology Restorative Sciences\/ Biomaterials Orthopedic Surgery General Dentistry Marianne Jurasic, DMD, MPH Clinical Professor and Director of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4946,"featured_media":0,"parent":150,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1648"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4946"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1648"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7033,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1648\/revisions\/7033"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}