Yi-Ling Lin, D.D.S., D.M.SC.

About

Dr. Lin is an associate professor in the Section of Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, and Orofacial Pain in the Division of Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences at the UCLA School of Dentistry.

Additional Information

Didactic Courses Taught:

PPID Oral Pathology, AS114, Course Chair
Oral Pathology / Medicine for Dental Residents, DS300.40, Course Chair
Foundations of Basic Science: Introduction to Histology and Pathology, OSD111
System 4: Neuroanatomy & musculoskeletal systems, OSD 210
Oral Diseases 2, OSD 202
Oral Diseases 3, OSD 203

Patient Care Activities:

Dr. Lin reviews cases submitted to the UCLA Oral Pathology Diagnostic Laboratory

Research & Interests

Dr. Yi-Ling Lin's research focuses on transcription regulation during osteoclast differentiation. The lab is aiming at developing therapeutic strategies to inhibit osteoclast activity for osteolytic diseases such as periodontitis and cancer bone metastasis.

Fax: (310) 825-7232

Education and Degree(s)

D.D.S., National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan, 1989
D.M.Sc. in Oral Biology, Certificate in Oral Pathology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 1997
Certificate in Clinical Research, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 1999
Postdoc., Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 2003

Publications

Yoon JH, Li M, Basile JR, Lin YL. Computer-assisted analysis of immunohistological parameters in oral giant cell granulomas. Oral Dis. 2019;25(3):796-802. doi: 10.1111/odi.13022. PubMed PMID: 30565380.
Li M, McGhee EM, Shinno L, Lee K, Lin YL. Exposure to Microbial Metabolite Butyrate Prolongs the Survival Time and Changes the Growth Pattern of Human Papillomavirus 16 E6/E7-Immortalized Keratinocytes in Vivo. Am J Pathol. 2021. Epub 2021/07/03. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2021.06.005. PubMed PMID: 34214507.
Li M, Basile JR, Mallya S, Lin YL. The impact and outcomes of cancer-macrophage fusion. BMC Cancer. 2023;23(1):497. Epub 20230601. doi: 10.1186/s12885-023-10961-9. PubMed PMID: 37264310; PMCID: PMC10236829.

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