Research publications from UCSF Dentistry

UCSF School of Dentistry research spans the full spectrum of discovery—from uncovering the building blocks of life in cells and tissues, to developing new technologies, to advancing patient care.

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Author (s)

Journal

Date Published

Scapular kinematics and task specificity: The effect of load direction.

Lee ECS, Young NM, Lawrence RL, Rainbow MJ

J Biomech

August 2025

From Awareness to Action: Are Dental Professionals Ready to Respond to Intimate Partner Violence? An Innovative Training Approach.

Banava S, Clyburn B, Abdelrehim M, Assl SG, Singhal S

J Dent Educ

August 2025

Mitochondrial activity tunes nociceptor resilience to excitotoxicity.

Yuan L, Chandel NS, Julius D

Cell

August 2025

Single-cell analysis of human fibrous dysplasia bone reveals a fibrotic transcriptome and GNAS variants in endothelial, perivascular, and stromal cells.

Wentworth KL, Fierro FA, Moody TA, Le B, Michel Z, Boyce A, Collins M, Kram V, de Castro LF, Chow ED, Qorbani A, Hsiao EC

Am J Hum Genet

August 2025

SATB1 is a key regulator of quiescence in stem-like CD8+ T cells.

Lin S, Niu H, Zhang Y, Gai K, Brown R, Brown A, Shen J, Xu Z, Shah RK, Schmeling JL, Vargas-Cortes M, Zamora AE, Kohwi-Shigematsu T, Fan J, Zhang B, Cui W

Nat Immunol

August 2025

Seasonal variation in respiratory syncytial virus-specific IgG concentrations in Northern Plains American Indian children with asthma.

Erdei E, Torgerson D, O'Leary R, Spear M, Oxendine J, Shedden M, O'Leary M, Enright K, Best LG

J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob

August 2025

Tumor cell-adipocyte gap junctions activate lipolysis and contribute to breast tumorigenesis.

Williams J, Camarda R, Malkov S, Zimmerman LJ, Manning S, Aran D, Beardsley A, Van de Mark D, Nakagawa R, Chen Y, Berdan C, Louie SM, Mahieu C, Superville D, Winkler J, Willey E, Hutchins EJ, Gagnon JD, Avsaroglu SK, Shinoda K, Gruner M, Nishida H, Ansel KM, Werb Z, Nomura DK, Kajimura S, Butte AJ, Sanders ME, Liebler DC, Rugo HS, Krings G, Shepherd JA, Goga A

Nat Commun

August 2025

Tumor cell-adipocyte gap junctions activate lipolysis and contribute to breast tumorigenesis.

Williams J, Camarda R, Malkov S, Zimmerman LJ, Manning S, Aran D, Beardsley A, Van de Mark D, Nakagawa R, Chen Y, Berdan C, Louie SM, Mahieu C, Superville D, Winkler J, Willey E, Hutchins EJ, Gagnon JD, Avsaroglu SK, Shinoda K, Gruner M, Nishida H, Ansel KM, Werb Z, Nomura DK, Kajimura S, Butte AJ, Sanders ME, Liebler DC, Rugo HS, Krings G, Shepherd JA, Goga A

Nat Commun

August 2025

Tumor cell-adipocyte gap junctions activate lipolysis and contribute to breast tumorigenesis.

Williams J, Camarda R, Malkov S, Zimmerman LJ, Manning S, Aran D, Beardsley A, Van de Mark D, Nakagawa R, Chen Y, Berdan C, Louie SM, Mahieu C, Superville D, Winkler J, Willey E, Hutchins EJ, Gagnon JD, Avsaroglu SK, Shinoda K, Gruner M, Nishida H, Ansel KM, Werb Z, Nomura DK, Kajimura S, Butte AJ, Sanders ME, Liebler DC, Rugo HS, Krings G, Shepherd JA, Goga A

Nat Commun

August 2025

The Current Status of Infant Oral Health Instruction Within Predoctoral Dental Education.

Meyer BD, Ritwik P, Star J, Followell T, Jones M, Royston L, Bohaty B, Majstorovic M, Da Silva AMG, Chin K, Boynton JR, Fosse C

J Dent Educ

August 2025

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Single-cell analysis of human fibrous dysplasia bone reveals a fibrotic transcriptome and GNAS variants in endothelial, perivascular, and stromal cells.

SATB1 is a key regulator of quiescence in stem-like CD8+ T cells.

Seasonal variation in respiratory syncytial virus-specific IgG concentrations in Northern Plains American Indian children with asthma.

Tumor cell-adipocyte gap junctions activate lipolysis and contribute to breast tumorigenesis.

Tumor cell-adipocyte gap junctions activate lipolysis and contribute to breast tumorigenesis.

Tumor cell-adipocyte gap junctions activate lipolysis and contribute to breast tumorigenesis.

The Current Status of Infant Oral Health Instruction Within Predoctoral Dental Education.