2008
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Robert W Pratt
Does Periostin Intron 1 Regulate Periostin Transcription?
Mentor: Michael A Kern, Cell Biology and Anatomy
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Katie T Stroud
Position of Maxillary First Molar Relative to Cranial and Maxillary Dimensions Following Cervical Traction
Mentor: Luis P Leite, Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics
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Eric Layton
Oral Health and Respiratory Disease in People with Scleroderma
Mentor: Caroline Westwater, Stomatology
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Caroline E Norment
Long-Term Music Exposure Significantly Decreases Seizure Frequency In Subjects with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Mentor: Mark Bodner, MIND Institute of California
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David A Bodie
C-Reactive Protein: Stabilization Versus Activation of the First Complement Component (C1)
Mentor: Robert J Boackle, Stomatology
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Alfred C Griffin
CXC Chemokine Ligand-13 Stimulates RANK Ligand Expression in Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Mentor: Reddy V Sakamuri, Darby Children’s Research Institute
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Michael R DeFee
Targeting Membrane-Associated Hsp90 Inhibits the Establishment of Latent Infection By an Oncogenic Herpesvirus
Mentor: Chris H Parsons, Medicine, and Microbiology and Immunology
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Zachary Evans
Oral Health in the Lowcountry Gullah Population
Mentor: Michele Ravenel, Dental Medicine
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Changcheng Shi
Inhomogeneous Solute Diffusion in Temporomandibular Joint Discs
Mentor: Hai Yao, Clemson-MUSC Bioengineering Program, Clemson University, College of Dental Medicine, MUSC
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Sabrina M Porcher
Optimization of SiRNA Delivery In Vitro and In Vivo
Mentor: Keith L Kirkwood, Craniofacial Biology
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Yuvaraj Sambandam
Role of CXC Chemokine Ligand 13 in Squamous Cell Carcinoma Associated Osteolysis in Athymic Mice
Mentor: Reddy V Sakamuri, Charles P. Darby Children’s Research Institute
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Marcus R Duvall
Specific Inhibition of the Classical Complement Pathway with an Engineered Single Chain Antibody Variable Fragment
Mentor: Robert J Boackle, Stomatology, Microbiology and Immunology
2007
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Catriona C Oltmann
Validation of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Detection From Oral Specimens
Mentor: Denise I Quigley, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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Christopher Bowers
Anisotropic Diffusion Transport Properties of Human Temporomandibular Joint Articular Disk Using Confocal Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching (FRAP)
Mentor: Hai Yao, Clemson-MUSC Bioengineering Program
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Justin D Ward
The Effects of Fluoride Exposure on Viability and Differentiation Potential of Porcine Dental Pulp Cells
Mentor: Satish Alapati, Cell Biology and Anatomy
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Michael W Ammons
Effects of Culture Substrate on Viability and Differentiation Potential of Porcine Dental Pulp Cells
Mentor: Richard Visconti, Cell Biology and Anatomy
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Anna Louise Sanford
In Vitro Analysis of Thermal Sensitivity of Porcine Dental Pulp Cells
Mentor: Satish Alapati, Materials Science
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Kari A Ryan
Serum Vitamin D Levels and Periodontal Disease in Pregnant Women
Mentor: Carol L Wagner, Pediatrics
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Gwendolyn S. Reeve
Oral Heath Status of Adolescent and Adults Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Mentor: Carlos Salinas, Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics
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Eric M Bryant
Nitrate Levels in Saliva and Blood: A Case-Control Study of Mouth Cancer Patients
Mentor: James C Oates, Rhematology
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Greg S Reece
Normative Measurement of Mandibular Movement
Mentor: Betsy K Davis, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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Trent Pierce
Candida Species Within the Oral Cavity of Patients with and Without Oropharyngeal Cancer
Mentor: Caroline Westwater, Stomatology
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Susannah W Chrysostom
Prevalence and Transmission of Mutans Streptococci in 0-12 Month Old Predentate Infants
Mentor: Carol Wagner, Pediatrics
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Ellen Thrailkill
Effect of Maternal Serum Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy on the Development of Early Childhood Caries
Mentor: Susan Reed, Stomatology
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William A Marshall
Interrelationships of Various Growth Axes to Facial Depth, and to Anterior and Posterior Face Heights After Orthodontic Correction
Mentor: Louis M Andria, Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics
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Donald Turner
Oral Health Assessment of South Carolina Special Olympic Athletes
Mentor: Carlos Salinas, Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics
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Marshall A Chapman
Novel Immunization Strategies to Target Highly Conserved Epitopes on HIV-1
Mentor: Robert J Boackle, Oral Biology, Stomatology
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Richard D Sentelle
Philadelphia Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program: Assessment of Programs
Mentor: Arthur Frank, Drexel School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA
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Alfred C Griffin III
Biglycan and Fibromodulin Control Bone Mass By Regulating Osteoclast Differentiation Through Bone Marrow Stromal Cells
Mentor: Marian F Young, National Institutes of Health, NIDCR, Bethesda, MD
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Subramanya NM Pandruvada
Role of CXC Chemokine Ligand 13 in Squamous Cell Carcinoma Associated Osteolysis in Athymic Mice
Mentor: Sakamuri V Reddy, Pediatrics, Charles P. Darby Childrens Research Institute
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Alison S Baraty
The Direct Regulation of Periostin By Prx1 Proteins During Craniofacial Morphogenesis, Mentor: Michael J Kern, Cell Biology and Anatomy
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Bryan A Game
High Glucose-Boosted Inflammatory Responses to Lipopolysaccharide Are Suppressed By Statin
Mentor: Y Huang, College of Dental Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
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Adrienne N Wimbrow
Oral Effects of Methamphetamine Use: A Study of “Meth Mouth”
Mentor: Michele C Ravenel, Stomatology
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Emerson E Overstreet
Salivary Beta-Glucosidase Activity in Patients with and Without Oral-pharyngeal Cancer
Mentor: Caroline Westwater, Stomatology
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Alice Q Hoang
Evaluation of the Surveillance System for Influenza in Thailand: Implications for Prevention and Warning Systems Policy
Mentor: Susan Reed, Stomatology
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Millie Embree
Toward Understanding the Role of Extracellular Matrix Proteoglycans in Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis
Mentor: Marian Young, National Institutes for Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD
2006
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Kara C Grasso
QUALITY OF LIFE AND SWALLOWING OUTCOMES OF PROSTHETIC OBTURATION AND SURGICAL RECONSTRUCTION OF MAXILIARY DEFECTS
Mentor: A. Smith, College of Dental Medicine
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Alexandra Smith
MASTICATORY EFFICIENCY AND FACIAL APPEARANCE OUTCOMES OF OBTURATION AND SURGICAL RECONSTRUCTION
Mentor: Kara Grasso, College of Dental Medicine
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Brooke A. Chase
DENTAL ERUPTION STATUS OF HIV-INFECTED CHILDREN COMPARED TO HOUSEHOLD PEERS
Mentor: Susan Reed, Department of Stomatology
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Mary Frances Ross
HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AND ORO-PHARYNGEAL CANCER: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Mentor: Judith Skoner, Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
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Michelle Haynes
DENTAL CARIES IN HAART TREATED HIV+ CHILDREN
Mentor: Susan Reed, Department of Stomatology
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Kate Lyttle
VITAMIN D AND PERIODONTAL INFLAMMATION: AN RCT OF PREGNANT WOMEN
Mentor: Susan Reed, College of Dental Medicine
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Dan Pennella
IS PERIOSTIN A TARGET GENE OF PRX1 IN OROFACIAL MORPHOGENESIS?
Mentor: Johnathan Mitchell, College of Dental Medicine
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Eric W. Jones
A NOVEL METHODOLOGY OF DETERMINING SALIVARY BETA-GLUCOSIDASE ACTIVITY USING FLUOROGENIC PROBES
Mentor: Susan G. Reed, Department of Stomatology
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Michael Snider
DEPOSITION OF ACTIVE COMPLEMENT COMPONENTS ON IGA1 ANTIBODIES
Mentor: Jana Vesely, Department of Oral Biology
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James M. Ryan
IDENTIFICATION OF EPIDERMAL FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN (E-FABP) IN ADVANCED HEAD AND NECK CANCER USING A PROTEOMIC APPROACH
Mentor: John M. Arthur, Department of Nephrology
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Laura Shapiro
BETA-GLUCOSIDASE ACTIVITY IN ORAL CANCER AND NON-ORAL CANCER PATIENTS
Mentor: Susan Reed, Department of Stomatology
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Kumaran Sundaram
RANK LIGAND SIGNALING MODULATES THE MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE-9 GENE EXPRESSION DURING OSTEOCLAST DIFFERENTIATION
Mentor: S.V. Reddy, Department of Pediatrics
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Andrew Shessel
ORAL STATUS OF ADOLESCENT AND ADULT CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS
Mentor: Carlos Salinas, College of Dental Medicine
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James Ridgeway
ORAL CANCER PREVENTION AND DETECTION BY MUSC NURSING, PHARMACY, AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY STUDENTS
Mentor: Susan Reed, College of Dental Medicine
