Dziak Lab

Rosemary Dziak, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Oral Biology. She has been involved in the development of pioneering methods of isolation of osteoblastic cells from bone and the establishment of cell culture methodology and characterization of the basic biochemical properties of this cell type.  Her work has focused on the identification of signaling mechanisms in the action of several hormones and growth factors in bone formation, including parathyroid hormone, prostaglandins and epidermal growth factor.

Dr. Dziak’s lab has also focused on the development of novel bioactive materials that can serve as scaffolds for bone-forming cells. These materials can be used as innovative bone grafts to optimize bone repair.  She and her colleagues hold a U.S. patent for the fabrication of a nanosized calcium sulfate material with osteoconductive properties. 

Dr. Dziak has received the Isaih Lew Memorial Research Award from the American Academy of Implant Dentistry Foundation for her work on advancing research on implant material optimization.

The Dziak Lab is focused on bone regeneration with emphasis on bone graft fabrication, as well as hydrogels doped with strontium or drugs that promote bone formation. We are also developing an orgamlytic model using porcine and bovine alveolar bone samples to test biomaterials ex vivo.

• James Lee, BS, MA, DDS student
• Tae Kim, BS, DDS student
• Zofia Rosumus, BS, DDS student
• Devan Renjen, predental student
• Vrinda Pareek, premed student
• Thomas Scotto. BS, DDS student
• Michelle Shaposhnik, dental hygiene licensed, predental student

• Role of strontium in decreasing perioimplantitis.
• Optimization of nanocalcium as a bone graft.
• Porcine and bovine alveolar bone for testing tricalcium silicate based bone grass.
• Periimplantatis in a rabbit model.

Location: 613 Biomedical Research Building
Laboratory Phone: 716-829-3827