Research Faculty and Staff SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE DEAN for RESEARCH Franklin Garcia-Godoy, D.D.S., M.S.
Chair, Department of Bioscience Research Director, Bioscience Research Center Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Florida International University Senior Clinical Investigator, The Forsyth Institute, Boston, Massachusetts Adjunct Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, University of Munich
FACULTY
STAFF
Jegdish Babu, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Associate Professor
Brandy Clark, CDA, RDA Clinical Dental Assistant
Melody Barron, D.D.S. Assistant Professor Director, TMD/Sleep Disorder Clinic
Kimberly DeMonaco, R.D.H. Clinical Research Associate Margaret Jefferson Sr. Research Assistant
Mustafa Dabbous, M.S., Ph.D. Professor
Geraldine Moore Lab Assistant
Edward Harris, Ph.D. Professor
Irina Vukamanovic Nosrat, D.D.S. Research Team Leader
Christopher Nosrat, D.D.S., Ph.D. Professor
Nancy Pecora, B.S.C., B.A., M.B.A. Research Coordinator
Mark Scarbecz, Ph.D. Professor Director of Planning and Assessment
Iva Pendleton Admin Service Assistant
Edwin Thomas, M.S., Ph.D. Professor
Michelle Sims, B.S. Research Coordinator
David Tipton, D.D.S., Ph.D. Professor
Linda Vincent TMD/Sleep Disorder Clinic Coordinator
Antheunis Versluis, Ph.D. Professor Director of Biomaterials
Laurel Wedel, B.A., M.A. Grants & Clinical Research Coordinator
POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS
Yanhui Zhang, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Research Associate
Akira Ito, D.D.S., Ph.D. Research Fellow Shailaja Kishan Rao, Ph.D. Research Fellow
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