Kang Ting, D.M.D., D.Med.Sc.

Kang Ting, D.M.D., D.Med.Sc., is a Professor and Chairman of the Division of Growth & Development at the UCLA School of Dentistry.

• D.M.D., Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, 1991

• D.Med.Sc., Harvard Universlity School of Dental Medicine, 1994

• Certificate, Orthodontics, Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, 1994

• 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

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