Board of Scientific Counselors Roster
Chairperson
Amendt, Brad A., Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Craniofacial Anomalies Research Center
Carver College of Medicine
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
Members
Abranches, Jacqueline, Ph.D.
Tenured Associate Professor
Department of Oral Biology
College of Dentistry
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610
Artinger, Kristin, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences
School of Dentistry
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Chung, Man-Kyo, D.M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies
Professor
Department of Neural and Pain Sciences
School of Dentistry
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD 21201
Hajishengallis, Georgios, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Thomas W. Evans Centennial Professor
Department of Basic and Translational Sciences
School of Dental Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Executive Secretary
Shirazi, Yasaman, Ph.D.
Extramural Research Operations Officer
Division of Extramural Activities
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892
August 2026