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

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