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.

Featured Publications

Discover how UCSF School of Dentistry researchers are contributing to global conversations in science and health through their latest publications.

Salivary Proteome Role in Infection and Immunity

Carneiro MC, da Silva NDG, Ventura TMO, da Silva Santos PS, Buzalaf MAR, Freire M. Salivary Proteome Role in Infection and Immunity. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2026;1492:747-773. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-03176-1_36. PMID: 41225125.

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The association between concurrent oral cancer and periodontal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Lin EC, Chen JH, Sitt S, Lin GH, Wu CY, Wang CW. The association between concurrent oral cancer and periodontal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Quintessence Int. 2025 Dec 18;0(0):0. doi: 10.3290/j.qi.b6762763. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41410040.

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The PRC2.1 subcomplex opposes G1 progression through regulation of CCND1 and CCND2.

Longhurst AD, Wang K, Suresh HG, Ketavarapu M, Ward HN, Jones IR, Narayan V, Hundley FV, Hassan AZ, Boone C, Myers CL, Shen Y, Ramani V, Andrews BJ, Toczyski DP

Elife

February 2025

Chewing-Activated TRPV4/PIEZO1-HIF-1α-Zn Axes in a Rat Periodontal Complex.

Wang Y, Lee BH, Yang Z, Ho TJ, Ci H, Jackson B, Punshon T, Wang B, Levy J, Ho SP

J Dent Res

January 2025

Multicilia dynamically transduce Shh signaling to regulate choroid plexus functions.

Mao S, Song R, Jin S, Pang S, Jovanovic A, Zimmerman A, Li P, Wu X, Wendland MF, Lin K, Chen WC, Choksi SP, Chen G, Holtzman MJ, Reiter JF, Wan Y, Xuan Z, Xiang YK, Xu CS, Upadhyayula S, Hess HF, He L

bioRxiv

January 2025

Postoperative Radiotherapy ± Cetuximab for Intermediate-Risk Head and Neck Cancer.

Machtay M, Torres-Saavedra PA, Thorstad W, Nguyen-Tân PF, Siu LL, Holsinger FC, El-Naggar A, Chung C, Cmelak A, Burtness B, Bednarz G, Quon H, Breen SL, Gwede CK, Dicker AP, Yao M, Jordan RC, Dorth J, Lee N, Chan JW, Dunlap N, Bar-Ad V, Stokes WA, Chakravarti A, Sher D, Rao S, Harris J, Yom SS, Le QT, NRG Oncology RTOG 0920 Collaborating Team

J Clin Oncol

January 2025

A long-ignored skeletal tissue filled with oil.

Aguayo VH, Selleri L

Science

January 2025

Urinary Acetaminophen Metabolites and Clinical Outcomes in Extremely Premature Infants.

Guardado M, Torgerson D, Chapin C, Atum A, Hernandez RD, Clyman R, Simmons R, Parry S, Ballard PL

Am J Perinatol

January 2025

Author Correction: Opportunities and challenges of single-cell and spatially resolved genomics methods for neuroscience discovery.

Bonev B, Castelo-Branco G, Chen F, Codeluppi S, Corces MR, Fan J, Heiman M, Harris K, Inoue F, Kellis M, Levine A, Lotfollahi M, Luo C, Maynard KR, Nitzan M, Ramani V, Satijia R, Schirmer L, Shen Y, Sun N, Green GS, Theis F, Wang X, Welch JD, Gokce O, Konopka G, Liddelow S, Macosko E, Ali Bayraktar O, Habib N, Nowakowski TJ

Nat Neurosci

January 2025

Relationship between Safety-net Oral Health Care Practices and Income among American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, and Hispanic/Latino Dentists.

Williams JC, Singhal A, Gates P, Jura M, Mertz E, Heaton B

J Health Care Poor Underserved

January 2025

Rebuilding the autoimmune-damaged corneal stroma through topical lubrication.

Efraim Y, Chen FYT, Niknezhad SV, Pham D, Cheong KN, An L, Sinada H, McNamara NA, Knox SM

bioRxiv

December 2024

Doublecortin reinforces microtubules to promote growth cone advance in soft environments.

Dema A, Charafeddine RA, van Haren J, Rahgozar S, Viola G, Jacobs KA, Kutys ML, Wittmann T

Curr Biol

December 2024