Faculty

• 1991       D.M.D., Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
  
• 1994      D.Med.Sc., Harvard Universlity School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
  
• 1944      Certificate, Orthodontics, Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

Dr. Ting sees patients in the Faculty Group Dental Practice and the UCLA Craniofacial Clinic.

DS308.06, Literature Review for Orthodontic Residents (Course Chair)
CL308.03/07, Postdoctoral Orthodontic Clinic (Course Chair)
DS492, Introduction to Orthodontics (Course Chair)
DS307.17, Craniofacial Osteology (Course Chair)
DS308.14 , Craniofacial Anomalies (Course Chair)
DS308.89, Research Methodology (Co-Chair)
CL308.14, Craniofacial Clinic, Division of Plastic Surgery (Lecturer)
DS308.06, Advanced Orthodontic Seminar (Lecturer)

• NIH/NIDCR R01; DE016107-01 Principal Investigator, 9/1/04 – 8/31/09
  • Nell-1, a Cbfa1 Down-Stream Target, in Bone Formation
• NIH/NIDCR R21 DE0177711-01 Co-PI (Chia Soo, Principal Investigator), 9/28/07-8/31/09
  • Comparative analysis of Nell-1 vs. BMPs in calvarial bone regeneration
• NIH Loan Repayment for Pediatric Research Mentor (Tara Aghaloo, Awardee) 8/1/05-7/31/08
  • The Role of Nell-1 and BMP-2 in Rat Critical Sized Cranial Defects
• Department of the Army USAMRAA Co-PI (Chia Soo, Principal Investigator), 9/28/07-8/31/09
  • Combining osteoinductive and antimicrobial therapies to improve healing of contaminated/infected segmental long bone defects
• UC Discovery California State and Industry Co-PI (Ben Wu, Principal Investigator) 7/1/08 – 8/31/10
  • Novel Growth Factor in Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering

• American Association of Cell Biology
• American Association of Orthodontists
• American Association of Dental Research
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Association of Bone and Mineral Research
• Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists