Graduate Degrees

Craniofacial Biology

School of Dentistry 4342
(213) 740-6799
(213) 342-3174
(213) 740-7560 (FAX)

Director: Charles Shuler, D.M.D., Ph.D.

Faculty

Professors: Isaac Bekhor, Ph.D.; Paul Denny, Ph.D.; Ronald Johnson, D.D.S.; Michael Melnick, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Barbara G. Mills, M.D.; Cedric Minkin, Ph.D.; Gregory Mooser, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Marcel E. Nimni, Ph.D. (Medicine); Michael Schneir, Ph.D.; Peter Sinclair, D.D.S., M.S.D.; Harold C. Slavkin, D.D.S.; Jorgen Slots, D.D.S., Ph.D.; David Warburton, M.D. (Medicine)

Associate Professors: Cheng-Ming Chuong, M.D., Ph.D. (Medicine); Charles Shuler, D.M.D., Ph.D.; Malcolm L. Snead, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Arnold Tiber, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Gary N. Trump, Ph.D.; Joseph Zernik, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Assistant Professors: Steven Goodman, Ph.D.; Tina F. Jaskoll, Ph.D.; Gerald M. Sloan, M.D. (Medicine)

Research Professors: Alan Fincham, Ph.D.; Margarita Zeichner-David, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professors: David Crowe, D.D.S., D.M.Sc.; Dah-Jieh Dora Hsu, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Eduardo C. Lau, Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professors: John F. Reinisch, M.D. (Medicine); Libby F. Wilson, M.D. (Medicine)

Clinical Assistant Professors: Glenn Sameshima, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Stephen Yen, D.M.D., Ph.D.

Craniofacial biology is concerned with the evolution, growth, structure and function of oral tissues and the oral region; and with the etiology and pathogenesis of numerous diseases and malformations. These involve studies at various levels of biological organization, from the molecular and subcellular to the organismic. Craniofacial biology comprises a large, rapidly increasing body of knowledge that has both clinical and academic importance.

The objective of the program is primarily, but not exclusively, to prepare health science graduates for entry into careers in academic environments as clinical scholars or as members of multidisciplinary teams of health professionals in academic centers of clinical and basic health science research.

Admission Requirements

The graduate program in craniofacial biology offers academic graduate training to individuals with a Doctor of Dental Surgery, Medical Doctor or equivalent degree. Applicants with Bachelor of Science degrees in areas such as biology and chemistry are also encouraged to apply.

Applications

Formal application to the USC Office of Graduate Admission and the Graduate Program in Craniofacial Biology is required for Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy objectives.

All postsecondary transcripts are required and must be forwarded to the Office of Graduate Admission for application to either Master of Science or Doctor of Philosophy objectives. An undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better, and a combined verbal and quantitative score of 1200 or better on the Graduate Record Examinations general test are required.

Three letters of recommendation describing academic abilities and personal attributes must be submitted on behalf of the applicant. Personal interviews may be required.

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