Renate Lux, Ph.D.
Professor
63-032 CHS
UCLA School of Dentistry
10833 Le Conte Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668
About
Renate Lux, Ph.D.is a professor in the Section of Biosystems and Function at the UCLA School of Dentistry.
Additional Information
Courses taught:
DS309.08 (Course Chair)
DS309.21 (Course Chair)
DS309.081 (Curse Chair)
OB212 (Guest Lecturer)
CAR101 (Guest Lecturer)
PER100 (Guest Lecturer)
AS101 (Guest Lecturer)
DS320.14b (Guest Lecturer)
Research & Interests
Dr. Lux’s research interests include the investigation of biofilms associated with periodontal health and disease on a molecular level and in the presence of risk factors for periodontal disease such as diabetes or smoking. The lab also investigates the effect of tobacco- and cannabis products on the cariogenic synergistic relationship between oral streptococci and Candida species. Another line of research in her laboratory examines fusobacterial interspecies interactions on a molecular level.
Education and Degree(s)
- Diploma (M.Sc.), Biology w/ Genetics specialty, University of Osnabruck, Germany, 1990
- Ph.D., Molecular Biology, University of Osnabruck, Germany, 1995
Dr. Lux's background is in microbiology with a specialty in molecular biology. She started her career exploring bacterial swimming behavior on a molecular level and has now expanded her interest to the detailed study of bacterial interactions in biofilms as well as the investigations of health- and disease-associated oral microbiomes.
Publications
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