NSU Mako Magazine Fall 2023

25 XIAOZHE HAN, D.D.S., PH.D. Professor, NSU College of Dental Medicine LEAD INVESTIGATOR Related Specialty | Periodontal Disease Coinvestigator | Toshihisa Kawai, D.D.S., Ph.D., professor and department chair, oral science and translational research, NSU College of Dental Medicine Collaborator | Thomas Elliott Van Dyke, Ph.D., D.D.S., Harvard School of Dental Medicine Grant | $2.3M Grantmaker | National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Hope | Treat periodontal disease, osteo- porosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. Hook | Extreme inflammation is a well-known indicator of immune- mediated diseases. Line | Studying how B10 cells promote production of specialized, pro-resolving mediators (SPM) and the impact of SPM on innate and adaptive immune responses could lead to identifying diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets. Sinker | The potential role of B10 cells in resolving inflammation is not well understood. nsuhealth.nova.edu

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