Accomplishments: School of Dental Medicine

Karl Kingsley and Jeff Coon (both Dental) recently published "Assessment of MicroRNA (miR)-365 Effects on Oral Squamous Carcinoma Cell Line Phenotypes" in the June issue of the journal Biomolecules.
John Colombo (Dental) co-authored “Innovative Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics in Cleft Palate Tissue Engineering,” which appeared online June 16 in Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews.
Katherine M. Howard, Karl Kingsley, Jaydene McDaniel, Steven McDaniel, Beanca Samiano, and Matthew Marrujo (all Dental) recently published the manuscript "Microbial Screening Reveals Oral Site-Specific Locations of the Periodontal Pathogen Selenomonas noxia" in the journal Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 
Karl Kingsley, Rhonda Everett, and Charles Buchanan (all Dental) recently published the article "Longitudinal Curricular Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness of Intimate Partner Violence among First-Year Dental Students" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 
Dr. Frank Jones (Dental) has been inducted as a Fellow by the American College of Dentists, the oldest honorary organization for dentists in the country, for exemplifying excellence through outstanding leadership and exceptional contributions to dentistry and society. He also received a humanitarian proclamation from the Ministry of Health in the…
Amalie Alver, Kavita Batra, Amrita Patel, and Kenneth Izuora (all Medicine) Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Antonina Capurro, Civon Gewelber, Kristin Baca, Shelley Williams, and Jeffrey Ebersole (all Dental) presented the results of their research collaboration, “Predictor of Food Insecurity among Ambulatory Patients with…
Jeffrey Ebersole and Linh Nguyen (both Dental) co-authored “Variations in IgG Antibody Subclass Responses to Oral Bacteria: Effects of Periodontal Disease and Modifying Factors,” which appeared in the Journal of Periodontal Research. Ebersole also co-authored “Transcriptomic Phases of Periodontitis Lesions Using the Nonhuman Primate Model,” which…
Dr. Moni Ahmadian and Dr. Alexis Russell (both Dental) presented a poster, "Solitary Gingival Lymphangioma: Case Series and Review of Literature," during the 2021 American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology annual virtual meeting in May. Their study was conducted in collaboration with New York-Presbyterian/Queens Section of Oral…
Dr. Neamat Hassan (Dental) co-authored an article, "Evaluation of Propolis as Intracanal Medicament against Enterococcus faecalis," which was published in the Open Journal of Stomatology. The study comparatively evaluated Propolis, Calcium hydroxide, Chlorhexidine gel 2%, and a mixture of Propolis with Calcium hydroxide and…
Dr. Antonina Capurro (Dental) was quoted by the New York Times Magazine in an article that highlights the effects of the pandemic on oral health and creative solutions. She discussed the swift, innovative actions Nevada took to ensure oral health services were delivered to vulnerable citizens despite dental office closures to all but emergency…
Dong-Hun Han, Pearl Kim, Jay Shen (all Healthcare Administration and Policy), Ji Yoo (Medicine), and Wenlian Zhou (Dental), along with researchers at Seoul National University, recently published a paper, "The Association of Education in a New Society and Social Support from the Education with the Health of North Korean Defectors: A Cross-…
Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences); Kenneth Izuora (Medicine); Jefferson Kinney, Arnold Salazar (both Brain Health); and Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) published a randomized double-blind controlled trial in Nutrients on the effects of strawberry antioxidant supplementation in adults with the metabolic syndrome. The results revealed…