Catherine Ambrose, PhD  
catherine.g.ambrose@uth.tmc.edu
Focus: Mechanical strength of musculoskeletal materials, bone quality assessment methods
Walid D Fakhouri, PhD  
Walid.D.Fakhouri@uth.tmc.edu
Focus: Genetics of Craniofacial Bone Disorders and Computational Modeling of Non-coding DNA Variations
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Mary C. (Cindy) Farach-Carson, PhD  
Mary.C.FarachCarson@uth.tmc.edu
Focus: Tissue engineering, ECM and cancer biology; complex 3D systems for cell and microtissue culture of both normal and cancerous tissues
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Jacqui Hecht, PhD  
jacqueline.t.hecht@uth.tmc.edu
Focus: Gene discovery nonsyndromic cleft lip/palate, chondrocyte biology, pseudoachondroplasia natural history
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Junichi Iwata, DDS, PhD  
Junichi.Iwata@uth.tmc.edu
Focus: Craniofacial development; membrane trafficking; autophagy
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Kurtis Kasper, PhD  
Fred.K.Kasper@uth.tmc.edu
Focus: Application of the fundamentals of engineering, materials science, and biosciences toward the development and evaluation of biomaterial-based technologies to meet clinical needs
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Yoshihiro Komatsu, PhD  
Yoshihiro.Komatsu@uth.tmc.edu 
Focus: Craniofacial bone development and heterotopic ossification
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Noriaki Ono, DDS, PhD  
Noriaki.Ono@uth.tmc.edu
Focus: Skeletal stem cells in bone development, diseases, and regeneration
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Wanida Ono, DDS, PhD, DMSc
Wanida.ono@uth.tmc.edu
Focus: Tooth development and tooth eruption mechanisms
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Karen Posey, PhD  
karen.posey@uth.tmc.edu
Focus: Cartilage disease mechanisms and treatments involving ER stress, inflammation, oxidative stress, and autophagy blockade
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Nahid Rianon, MD  
Nahid.J.Rianon@uth.tmc.edu
Focus: Geriatric science
Xiangli Yang, PhD  
xiangli.y.elefteriou@uth.tmc.edu
Focus: Transcriptional regulation of skeletal development and fracture repair
Simon Young, DDS, MD, PhD  
simon.young@uth.tmc.edu
Focus: Biomaterials-based strategies for maxillofacial tissue engineering and head and neck cancer immunotherapy
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Jun Wang, PhD  
junw@bcm.edu
Focus: Cardiovascular Sciences/Cell and Developmental Biology/Molecular Biology and Genetics/Human Disease