Grayson William Marshall DDS, MPH,PhD
Distinguished Professor, UCSF School of Dentistry
San Francisco, California
Professional summary
Dr. Marshall is Distinguished Professor of Biomaterials and Bioengineering at UCSF. His education includes degrees in engineering from Virginia Tech (1965), a DDS (1986) and PhD (1972) from Northwestern University, and MPH in epidemiology from U.C. Berkeley. (1992). He served on the Northwestern University faculty from 1973-87, before joining UCSF where he is currently Professor and Chair of the Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, and Vice Chair, Dept. of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences. Dr. Marshall serves or has served as Director for the UCSF Comprehensive Oral Health Research Training (COHORT) Program (2001-08), the Dentist Scientist Award Program (1996-2004) and the Integrated DDS/PhD Program (1996-08); he was Chair of the Oral and Craniofacial Sciences (OCS) Graduate Group (2002-07), and is a member of several other UCSF graduate programs and groups. He holds fellowships in AAAS, the Academy of Dental Materials, American College of Dentists, and the International College of Dentists. In 2007 he received the IADR Wilmer Souder Distinguished Scientist Award, and in 2009 he received the ADM Founder's Award. He served as President of the American Association for Dental Research 2009-10.
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Education
Universities
University of California, Berkeley
Masters of Public Health, epidemiology
Northwestern University
DDS, dentistry
Northwestern University
Doctor of Philosophy, research doctorate, Mat Science
Virginia Tech
BS, Met. Engineering
Licenses/Certifications
Dentist
Experience
Vice Chair
Chair
Professor
Honors and Awards
President
President Elect
Wilmer Souder Distinguished Scientist Award
Fellow
Fellow
Fellow
Publications
Articles
"Discontinuities in the human bone-PDL-cementum complex."
"Lamellar spacing in cuboid hydroxyapatite scaffolds regulates bone formation by human bone marrow stromal cells."
"The ionic products of bioactive glass particle dissolution enhance periodontal ligament fibroblast osteocalcin expression and enhance early mineralized tissue development."
"Mechanical recovery of dentin following remineralization in vitro--an indentation study."
"A review of adhesion science."
"Papain-gel degrades intact nonmineralized type I collagen fibrils."
"The biomechanical characteristics of the bone-periodontal ligament-cementum complex."
"Variations in human DEJ scallop size with tooth type."
"Tissue-specific calibration of extracellular matrix material properties by transforming growth factor-β and Runx2 in bone is required for hearing."
"Dentin caries zones: mineral, structure, and properties."
Disclosure or Conflict of Interest
Grayson William Marshall DDS, MPH,PhD has nothing to disclose

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Groups and Organizations
| American Association for Dental Research | |
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