Research Theme: Oral Microbiology, Infection, and Host Response

Janice Jackson
D.M.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 304
(205) 934-7016Member, National Dental Practice Based Research Network

Amjad Javed
Ph.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 714
(205) 996-5124 Research Interests: Craniofacial Development; Osteopenia/Osteoporosis; Genetics of Mineralized Tissue; Cartilage Development and Degeneration; Cleido Cranial Dysplasia; Mineral Metabolism; Regulation of Bone Adiposity

Maninder Kaur
B.D.S., M.P.H., M.S.Associate Professor
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SDB 412
(205) 934-4506 Research Interests: Periodontal disease and periodontal therapy and its effects on adverse pregnancy outcomes; Inflammatory markers in gingival and serum samples in patients with systemic diseases and conditions, including anxiety/depression, diabetes, and pregnancy; Multilineage potential of gingival mesenchymal stem cells for dental tissue regeneration; Role of growth factors for bone regeneration at extraction sites; Nonsurgical treatments of periodontal diseases

Sufian Yassin
B.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.Assistant Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 507
(205) 934-1022 Research Interests: Occlusion; Dental Implants; Implant prosthesis; Dental Materials; Digital Dentistry, Oral Microbiology; CAD/CAM dental prostheses, restorative materials

Ping Zhang
D.D.S., Ph.D.Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SDB 801-A1
(205) 996-9803Research Interests: Osteoimmunology; Host/microbial interactions in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease and dental caries; Mucosal vaccines for oral infectious diseases; Adjuvant development and characterization