People

Christian Ahearn, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Oral Biology

213 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-6318

Email: cpahearn@buffalo.edu

Suzanne Andrusz

Senior Patient Care Specialist

Department of Oral Biology

120 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-2853

Email: andrusz4@buffalo.edu

Natalie Anselmi

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

320 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-3819

Email: nanselmi@buffalo.edu

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Praveen Arany, DDS, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Oral Biology

B46a Foster Hall, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-3479; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: prarany@buffalo.edu

Kiana Bynum

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

B10 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-2458

Email: kianabyn@buffalo.edu

Mary Carr

Office Assistant 2

Department of Oral Biology

115 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-2854

Email: mscarr@buffalo.edu

Shannon Cervi

Dental Hygienist

Department of Oral Biology

120 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-2228

Email: shcervi@buffalo.edu

Monica Che

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

210 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-3688

Email: monikach@buffalo.edu

Sreedevi Chinthamani, PhD

Research Scientist

Department of Oral Biology

311 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-6316

Email: sreedevi@buffalo.edu

Terry Connell, PhD

Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Adjunct Professor of Oral Biology

Department of Microbiology and Immunology

147 Biomedical Research Building 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-3364; Fax: (716) 829-2158

Email: connell@buffalo.edu

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Ernesto DeNardin, PhD

Professor

Department of Oral Biology

204 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-2998; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: denardin@buffalo.edu

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Patricia Diaz, DDS, PhD

Professor

Department of Oral Biology

621 BRB, 3435 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716)829-5825; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: pidiazmo@buffalo.edu

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Rosemary Dziak, PhD

Professor

Department of Oral Biology

320 Foster Hall, 3435 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716)829-3827; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: rdziak@acsu.buffalo.edu

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Mira Edgerton, DDS, PhD

Research Professor

Oral Biology; Prosthodontics

310 Foster Hall Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-3067; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: edgerto@buffalo.edu

Karen Falkner, PhD

Senior Research Scientist

Department of Oral Biology

120 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-6307

Email: falkner@buffalo.edu

Omar Glover

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

644 BRB

Phone: (716) 829-2154

Email: omarglov@buffalo.edu

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Elaine Haase, PhD

Research Professor

Department of Oral Biology

109B Foster Hall, 3435 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-2520; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: haase@buffalo.edu

Huanmeng Hao

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

660 BRB

Phone: (716) 829-3056

Email: huanmeng@buffalo.edu

Carly Hoffmann

Research Technician II

Department of Oral Biology

622 BRB

Phone: (716) 829-6207

Email: carlyhof@buffalo.edu

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Kiyonobu Homma, PhD

Research Scientist

Department of Oral Biology

311 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-6316

Email: homma@buffalo.edu

Erich Horeth

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

210 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-3668

Email: erichhor@buffalo.edu

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Laertis Ikonomou, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Oral Biology

619 BRB, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-6206; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: laertisi@buffalo.edu

Shikha Jain, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Department of Oral Biology

213 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-6318

Email: shikhaja@buffalo.edu

Armond June

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

630 BRB

Phone: (716) 829-5825

Email: armondju@buffalo.edu

Eileen Kasperek

Research Technician II

Department of Oral Biology

211 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-5784

Email: emkasprk@buffalo.edu

Kathryn Kauffman, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Oral Biology

617 Biomedical Research Building (BRB)

Phone: (716) 829-5830

Email: kmkauffm@buffalo.edu

"Jason Kay".

Jason Kay, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Oral Biology

B10a Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-2073; Fax: (716) 829-2387

Email: jasonkay@buffalo.edu

Jeremy Kiripolsky

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

211 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-5784

Email: jpkiripo@buffalo.edu

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Keith Kirkwood DDS, PhD

Senior Associate Dean for Research, School of Dental Medicine; Centennial Endowed Chair

Department of Oral Biology

645 Biomedical Research Building (BRB)

Phone: (716) 829-6667; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: klkirk@buffalo.edu

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Jill Kramer, DDS, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Oral Biology

211 Foster Hall

Phone: 716-829-2551; Fax: 716-829-3842

Email: jkramer@buffalo.edu

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Rohitashw Kumar, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Oral Biology

310 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-6327

Email: rohitash@buffalo.edu

Dimiter Kunnev, PhD

Research Scientist

Department of Oral Biology

622 BRB

Phone: (716) 829-6207

Email: dkunnev@buffalo.edu

Kyuhwan Kwack, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Department of Oral Biology

644 Biomedical Research Building (BRB)

Phone: (716) 829-2154

Email: kwackkyu@buffalo.edu

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Hyuk Jae Edward Kwon, DDS, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Oral Biology

304b Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-6301; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: hekwon@buffalo.edu

Jung Mi Lee, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Oral Biology

316 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-2465

Email: jungmile@buffalo.edu

Dayron Leyva Rodriguez

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

320 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-1523

Email: dmleyvar@buffalo.edu

Lu Li, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Department of Oral Biology

630 BRB

Phone: (716) 829-5825

Email: lli59@buffalo.edu

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Miaomiao Li, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Department of Oral Biology

660 BRB

Phone: (716) 829-3056

Email: mli55@buffalo.edu

Yin Luo

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

660 BRB

Phone: (716) 829-3056

Email: yinluo@buffalo.edu

Cole Matrishin

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

620 BRB

Phone: (716) 829-6321

Email: colematr@buffalo.edu

Sarah Metcalfe

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

B10 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-2458

Email: sarahmet@buffalo.edu

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Iris Montes

Office Assistant 1

Department of Oral Biology

135 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-2844

Email: irismont@buffalo.edu

Talita Moreira dos Santos

Postdoctoral Associate

Department of Oral Biology

644 BRB

Phone: (716) 829-2154

Email: talitapol@buffalo.edu

Lubov Neznanova

Research Technician ll

Department of Oral Biology

213 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-6318

Email: lubovnez@buffalo.edu

Chihyean Ong

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

660 BRB

Phone: (716) 829-3056

Email: chihyean@buffalo.edu

Edwin Ovalle

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

B10 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-2458

Email: edwinova@buffalo.edu

Jason Osinski

Research Tecnician I

Department of Oral Biology

210 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-3668

Email: josinski@buffalo.edu

Akinsola Oyelakin

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

210 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-3688

Email: akinsola@buffalo.edu

Michelle Panasiewicz

Research Tecnician ll

Department of Oral Biology

B10 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-2458; (716) 829-2465

Email: mavinci@buffalo.edu

Carol Parker

Research Technician III

Department of Oral Biology

630 BRB

Phone: (716) 829-5825

Email: clparker@buffalo.edu

Patrick Punch, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Oral Biology

213 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-6318

Email: prpunch@buffalo.edu

Nutt Punnanitinont

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

211 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-5794

Email: achamapo@buffalo.edu

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Isolde Rojas-Rudolph, DDS, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor; Research Associate Professor

Department of Periodontics and Endodontics

250 Squire Hall

Phone: (716) 829-3845

Email: isoldero@buffalo.edu

"rose-anne romano".

Rose-Anne Romano, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Oral Biology

210 Foster Hall, Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-3665

Email: rromano2@buffalo.edu

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Stefan Ruhl, DDS, PhD

Interim Dean, Professor

Department of Oral Biology

213A Foster Hall Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-6073; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: shruhl@buffalo.edu

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Frank Scannapieco, DMD, PhD

SUNY Distinguished Professor and Chair

Department of Oral Biology

116 & 109 Foster Hall Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-2854; Fax: (716) 829-3373

Email: fas1@buffalo.edu

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Robert Schifferle, DDS, MMSc , PhD

Professor

Department of Periodontics and Endodontics; Department of Oral Biology

318 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-2013

Email: res@buffalo.edu

Rajendra Prasad Settem, PhD

Research Scientist

Department of Oral Biology

311 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-6316

Email: rsettem@buffalo.edu

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Ashu Sharma, PhD

Professor

Department of Oral Biology

311 Foster Hall, 3435 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-2759; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: sharmaa@buffalo.edu

Kirsten Smalley

Research Technician l

Department of Oral Biology

210 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-3668

Email: smalley3@buffalo.edu

Matthew Smardz

Research Technician II

Department of Oral Biology

630 BRB

Phone: (716) 829-5825

Email: mcsmardz@buffalo.edu

Dam Soh

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

644 BRB

Phone: (716) 829-2154

Email: damsoh@buffalo.edu

Christine Song

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

210 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-3668

Email: eunahchr@buffalo.edu

Woojoo Song, PhD

Research Scientist

Department of Oral Biology

316 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-2465

Email: woojooso@buffalo.edu

Michele Sveinsson

Research Technician II

Department of Oral Biology

630 BRB

Phone: (716) 829-5825

Email: mhs4@buffalo.edu

"Deborah Szurgyi".

Deborah Szurgyi

Office Assistant 2

Department of Oral Biology

135 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-2844

Email: dszurgyi@buffalo.edu

Qinghuang Tang, PhD

Research Scientist

Department of Oral Biology

316 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-2465

Email: qinghuan@buffalo.edu

Stephen T. Vanyo

Research Technician ll

Department of Oral Biology

320 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-3819

Email: stephenv@buffalo.edu

Meg Vickerman, DDS, PhD

Professor

Department of Oral Biology

223A Foster Hall, Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-2195; Fax: (716) 837-7623

Email: mmv4@buffalo.edu

"michelle visser".

Michelle Visser, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Oral Biology

320 Foster Hall, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-3943

Email: mbvisser@buffalo.edu

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Kurt Winter, PhD

Assistant to the Chair

Department of Oral Biology

135 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-6312

Email: kwinter@buffalo.edu

Theresa Wrynn

PhD Student

Department of Oral Biology

210 Foster Hall

Phone: (716) 829-3668

Email: twrynn@buffalo.edu

"ding xu".

Ding Xu, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Oral Biology

655 BRB

Phone: (716) 829-3509

Email: dingxu@buffalo.edu

Lixia Zhang, PhD

Research Scientist

Department of Oral Biology

644 Biomedical Research Building (BRB)

Phone: (716) 829-2154

Email: lixiazha@buffalo.edu