{"id":179,"date":"2011-09-26T16:47:42","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T20:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/research\/predoctoral\/faculty-mentors\/"},"modified":"2021-05-04T13:12:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T17:12:56","slug":"faculty-mentors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/research\/predoctoral\/faculty-mentors\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Faculty Mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>General Dentistry<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/M.Jurasic\">Marianne Jurasic<\/a> DMD, MPH, Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Clinical Research. Research Area: Public Health Utilizing Multiple Electronic Datasets to Answer Clinical and Epidemiological Questions<\/li>\n<li><span>Larry <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Larry.Dunham\">Dunham<\/a><span>,<\/span> DMD, Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Diversity &amp; Multicultural Affairs. Research Area: Social, Economic and Cultural Influences on Global Health.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Garladinne.Lakshmi\">Garladinne Lakshmi<\/a> BDS, MDS, Clinical Assistant Professor. Research area: Anatomic Variants on CBCT, Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, Multi-Modality Imaging Features of Maxillofacial Lesions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Health Policy &amp; Health Services Research<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/belinda.borrelli\">Belinda Borrelli<\/a> PhD, Professor and Director of Behavioral Science Research. Research Area: Motivating Health Behavior Change, mHealth and eHealth, Smoking Cessation and Public Health<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/raul-garcia\">Raul Garcia<\/a> DMD, MMS, Professor and Chair. Research Area: Epidemiology<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/michelle-henshaw\">Michelle Henshaw<\/a> DDS, MPH, Professor and Assistant Dean for Community Practice. Research Area: Public Health<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/elizabeth-kaye\">Elizabeth Kaye<\/a> MPH, PhD, Associate Research Area: Public Health<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Astha.Singhal\">Astha Singhal | Profiles RNS<\/a> BDS, MPH, PhD,\u00a0Associate Professor, Director of Advanced Specialty Education Program in Dental Public Health. Research Area: Dental ER Care and Oral Health Disparities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Molecular &amp; Cell Biology<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Ruslan Afasizhev<\/u> PhD, Professor. Research Area: Molecular Mechanisms of RNA Processing in Trypanosomes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/cataldo-leone\/\">Cataldo Leone<\/a> DMD, DMSc, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Advanced Education &amp; International Programs. Research areas: Biochemistry\/Periodontology<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/david-levin\/\">David Levin<\/a> PhD, Professor and Chair. Research Area: Biochemistry\/Molecular Biology<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bumc.bu.edu\/ProfileDetails.aspx?From=SE&amp;Person=1620\">John Samuelson<\/a> MD, PhD, Professor. Research Ares: Microbiology<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/makoto.senoo\">Makoto Senoo<\/a> PhD, Associate Professor Research Area: Stem Cell Biology Using Molecular and Cellular Analyses and Mouse Genetics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Oral &amp; Maxillofacial Surgery<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/radhika-chigurupati\/\">Radhika Chigurupati<\/a> DMD, MS, Associate Professor and Director of Research. Research Area: Global Health, Early Diagnosis of Oral Cancer, Clinical Informatics<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/richard-dinnocenzo\">Richard D\u2019Innocenzo<\/a> DMD, MD, Associate Clinical Professor. Research Area: Trauma, Fracture, Maxillofacial Management and Anesthesia<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/pushkar-mehra\">Pushkar Mehra<\/a> BDS, DMD, Associate Professor and Chair. Research Area: Trauma, Fracture, Maxillofacial Management and Orthognathic Surgery<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/vikki-noonan\/\">Vicki Noonan<\/a> DMD, DMSc, Associate Professor and Director of the Clinical Oral &amp; Maxillofacial Pathology Practice. Research Area: Pathology\/Oral Biology<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/andrew-salama\">Andrew Salama<\/a> DDS, MD, Assistant Professor. Research Area: EvaluatingTongue Motion and Speech Following Reconstructive Surgery and Developing Novel Chemo-Preventive Medications for Oral Cancer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Orthodontics &amp; Dentofacial Orthopedics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/leslie-will\">Leslie Will<\/a> DMD, CAGS, MSD, Professor and Chair. Research Area: Normal\u00a0and Abnormal Growth, Treatment Outcomes\u00a0and Diagnostic Tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Orthopedic Surgery<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/louis-gerstenfeld\">Louis Gerstenfeld<\/a> PhD, Professor. Research Area: Cell Biology\/Bone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pediatric Dentistry<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Athanasios.zavras\">Athanasios Zavras<\/a> DMD, DDS, MS, DrMedSc, Professor and Chair. 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