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Craniofacial Biology Faculty
Primary Appointments
Secondary Appointments
Faculty by Area of Research Interest
Craniofacial Biology faculty at the School of Dental Medicine hold primary appointments in the Department of Craniofacial Biology, and secondary appointments in various departments in the School of Medicine or in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Colorado Denver Downtown Campus in Boulder.
Secondary faculty members hold their primary appointments in various departments in the School of
Medicine or in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
All faculty members are members of the Graduate School at the University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus or UC Denver School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in Boulder, and are members of various Graduate Training Programs.
PRIMARY APPOINTMENTS
Faculty Member Research Interests
| David Quissell, Ph.D., Chair |
Identification and characterization of the cellular mechanisms that regulate salivary gland apoptosis and utilization these data to test new therapeutic modalities for treatment of salivary gland hypofunction |
| Kristin Artinger, Ph.D. |
Molecular, genetic, and developmental mechanisms involved in the patterning of the neural crest during vertebrate embryogenesis |
| Cheng-Jun Hu |
Roles of HIF-1d and HIF-2d in hypoxic response and tumor progression |
| David Clouthier, Ph.D. |
Developmental craniofacial and cardiovascular biology |
| John Cusick, Ph.D. |
Tumor necrosis factor receptor role in cancer and inflammation |
| Lynn Heasley, Ph.D. |
Role of the cJun N-terminal kinase pathway in tumor cell biology & autocrine and paracrine signaling through polypeptide growth factors in cancer |
| Mary Reyland, Ph.D. |
Role of Protein Kinase C in salivary gland apoptosis and in cancer |
| Jeffrey Stansbury, Ph.D. |
Polymeric biomaterials with efforts directed towards synthesis of new materials, development of analytical characterization methods, and photopolymerization studies |
| Trevor Williams, Ph.D. |
Transcription factors that regulate vertebrate embryogenesis and cancer |
SECONDARY APPOINTMENTS
Faculty Member Research Interests
| Steve Anderson, Ph.D. |
Signal transduction by cytokine receptors, regulation of apoptosis, mammary gland development, breast cancer, salivary gland apoptosis |
| Kristi Anseth, Ph.D. |
Biomaterials, photopolymerization, tissue engineering, drug delivery, regenerative biology |
| Linda Barlow, Ph.D. |
Taste systems of vertebrates during embryogenesis |
| Stephanie Byrant, Ph.D. |
Bioengineering, biomaterials, functional tissue engineering, regenerative biology |
| Christopher Bowman, Ph.D. |
Biomaterials, photopolymerization, reaction kinetics, polymer chemistry |
| Tom Finger, Ph.D. |
Neuroscience with focus on morphology and function of solitary chemoreceptor cell, the role of neurotrophins in the development of taste buds, the processing of neural signals that underlie taste-mediated feeding behavior |
| Lee Niswander, Ph.D. |
Cellular and molecular interactions that control embryonic development and pattern formation |
| Diego Restrepo, Ph.D. |
Utilization of a systems level approach incorporating molecular, mouse genetic, biophysical, and behavioral approaches to understanding complex stimulus integration by the murine olfactory system |
| Richard Spritz, M.D. |
Molecular basis of human genetic diseases including mapping, discovery, and mutational and functional analysis of genes that affect craniofacial development. |
| Andrew Thorburn, Ph.D. |
Regulation of apoptosis in cancer development and treatment |
FACULTY BY AREA OF RESEARCH INTEREST
Area of Research Faculty Member
| Biomaterials/Bioengineering |
Kristi Anseth, Christopher Bowman, Jeffrey Stansbury |
| Cancer Biology |
Steve Anderson, Lynn Heasley, Mary Reyland, Andrew Thorburn, Trevor Williams, John Cusick, Cheng-Jun Hu |
| Developmental Biology and Genetics |
Kristin Artinger, Linda Barlow, David Clouthier, Lee Niswander, Richard Spritz, Trevor Williams |
| Human Disease |
Steve Anderson, Kristi Anseth, Lynn Heasley, Lee Niswander, Mary Reyland, Richard Spritz, Andrew Thorburn, Trevor Williams, John Cusick, Cheng-Jun Hu |
| Neuroscience |
Kristin Artinger, Linda Barlow, David Clouthier, Tom Finger, Diego Restrepo |
| Salivary Gland Biology |
Steve Anderson, Mary Reyland, David Quissell |
| Stem Cell Biology |
Kristi Anseth, Lynn Heasley, Diego Restrepo, Trevor Williams |
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