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Mo Kwan Kang, M.S., Ph.D., D.D.S.
- (310) 825-8048
UCLA School of Dentistry
10833 Le Conte Ave.
Box 951668
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668
Mo Kwan Kang, M.S., Ph.D., D.D.S.Êis a professor and the chair of the Section of Endodontics and the Division of Constitutive & Regenerative SciencesÊat the UCLA School of Dentistry. Dr. Kang also holds a dual appointment with the Section of Oral Biology and is the first person to hold the Dr. Jack A. Weichman Chair in Endodontics.
Patient Care:
- Dr. Kang practices endodontics in the Faculty Group Dental Practice.
Teaching Activities:
- DS462, Endodontic Technique (Laboratory Instructor)
- DS2310.14, Biological Basis for Periradicular Therapy (Lecturer)
- DS320.44, Endodontic Research for Postgraduate students (Course Chair)
- DS413c, Advanced Endodontic Diagnosis and Treatment (Lecturer)
- AS104, Clinical Review Course for PPID Students (Course Chair)
- DS309.081, Molecular Biology of Oral Diseases for Periodontics Postgraduate Students (Lecturer)
- CL403.01, Endodontic Clinic (Course Co-Chair)
- CL404.01, Endodontic Clinic (Course Chair)
- Introduction to Endodontics (Course Chair)
- B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, CA (Biochemistry), 1994
- M.S., University of California, Los Angeles, CA (Biochemistry), 1995
- Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, CA (Oral Biology and Medicine), 2000
- D.D.S., University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2001
- Certificate, Endodontics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2003
The current research in Dr. Kang's laboratory is focused on oral mucosal diseases, including oral cancer, chemical- and radiation-induced oral mucositis, and aging-associated oral epithelial dysfunction. These studies were developed in his laboratory from extensive investigations of the mechanisms underlying cellular senescence (aging) and immortalization of normal human oral keratinocytes (NHOK).
08/01-07/08, NIDCR/NIH (R01) Park, No-Hee (PI), Kang, Mo (Investigator)
- HPV, Genetic Instability, and Oral Cancer
08/03 Ð 08/08, NIDCR/NIH (K22) Principal Investigator
- Oxidative Stress, DNA Damage, and Cellular Aging
03/07 - 02/12, NIDCR/NIH (R01) Principal Investigator
- Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy on Telomerase Function in Human Oral Epithelium
07/07 - 06/12, NIDCR/NIH (K08) Kim, Reuben (PI), Kang, Mo (Co-Mentor)
- Combined Effect of HIV and HPV in Oral Cancer
09/07 - 08/12, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI #5100610) Marcus, Marvin (Program Director), Kang, Mo (Faculty Mentor)
- Pipeline for Dentist/ Scientists
03/08 - 03/09, NIAID/NIH & UCLA Center for Biological Radioprotectors (CBRP) Principal Investigator
- Radioprotection of mucosal and cutaneous tissues by Bmi-1
06/08 - 05/13, NIDCR/NIH (K02) Principal Investigator
- Phenotypic and genetic effect of antiretroviral therapy on human oral epithelium
07/08 - 06/10, American Association of Endodontists Principal Investigator
- Role of Bmi-1 in Regulation of Dental Pulp Stem Cell Differentiation
- West Los Angeles Dental Society
- California Dental Association
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California
- Dental Research Institute, UCLA School of Dentistry
- American Dental Association
- American Association of Endodontists
- American Association for Cancer Research
- International Association for Dental Research