Faculty

• 1994       B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, CA (Biochemistry)
  
• 1995       M.S., University of California, Los Angeles, CA (Biochemistry)
  2000     Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, CA (Oral Biology and Medicine)
  
• 2001       D.D.S., University of California, Los Angeles, CA
  
• 2003      Certificate, Endodontics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Kang practices endodontics in the Faculty Group Dental Practice.

• DS462, Endodontic Technique (Laboratory Instructor)
  
• DS2310.14, Biological Basis for Periradicular Therapy (Lecturer)
  
• DS320.44, Endodontic Research for Postgraduate students (Course Chair)
  
• DS413c, Advanced Endodontic Diagnosis and Treatment (Lecturer)
  
• AS104, Clinical Review Course for PPID Students (Course Chair)
  
• DS309.081, Molecular Biology of Oral Diseases for Periodontics Postgraduate Students (Lecturer)
  
• CL403.01, Endodontic Clinic (Course Co-Chair)
  
• CL404.01, Endodontic Clinic (Course Chair)
  
• DS462, Introduction to Endodontics (Course Chair)

The current research in Dr. Kang’s laboratory is focused on oral mucosal diseases, including oral cancer, chemical- and radiation-induced oral mucositis, and aging-associated oral epithelial dysfunction.  These studies were developed in his laboratory from extensive investigations of the mechanisms underlying cellular senescence (aging) and immortalization of normal human oral keratinocytes (NHOK). 

• 08/01 – 07/08, NIDCR/NIH (R01) Park, No-Hee (PI), Kang, Mo (Investigator)
  • HPV, Genetic Instability, and Oral Cancer
• 08/03 – 08/08, NIDCR/NIH (K22) Principal Investigator
  • Oxidative Stress, DNA Damage, and Cellular Aging
• 03/07 – 02/12, NIDCR/NIH (R01) Principal Investigator
  • Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy on Telomerase Function in Human Oral Epithelium
• 07/07 – 06/12, NIDCR/NIH (K08) Kim, Reuben (PI), Kang, Mo (Co-Mentor)
  • Combined Effect of HIV and HPV in Oral Cancer
    
• 09/07 – 08/12, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI #5100610)
  Marcus, Marvin (Program Director), Kang, Mo (Faculty Mentor)
  • Pipeline for Dentist/ Scientists
• 03/08 – 03/09, NIAID/NIH & UCLA Center for Biological Radioprotectors (CBRP) Principal Investigator
  • Radioprotection of mucosal and cutaneous tissues by Bmi-1
• 06/08 – 05/13, NIDCR/NIH (K02) Principal Investigator
  • Phenotypic and genetic effect of antiretroviral therapy on human oral epithelium
• 07/08 – 06/10, American Association of Endodontists Principal Investigator
  • Role of Bmi-1 in Regulation of Dental Pulp Stem Cell Differentiatin

• West Los Angeles Dental Society
• California Dental Association
  
• Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California
  
• Dental Research Institute, UCLA School of Dentistry
  
• American Dental Association
  
• American Association of Endodontists
  
• American Association for Cancer Research
  
• International Association for Dental Research