Ono presents to National Advisory Dental & Craniofacial Research Council

Associate Professor Noriaki Ono, DDS, PhD, of UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry presented at the 234th Session of the National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council (NADCR) on Sept. 13.

Ono’s presentation, titled “Essential Roles of Skeletal Stem Cells in Development, Diseases, and Regeneration,” was held to NADCR members in person on the National Institute of Health campus in Bethesda, Md., and simulcast online to attendees. The complete session recording is available online (skip to 4:41:41 for presentation).

Originally from Tokyo, Ono joined the School of Dentistry’s Department of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences in July 2021. His research, which has been supported by the NIH since 2012, focuses on the fundamental biology of skeletal stem cells, with a further scope on understanding pathophysiology of dental, craniofacial, and skeletal deformities and diseases that affect millions of children and adults. Ono’s laboratory studies the function of skeletal stem cells in development, diseases, and regeneration of bone and cartilage.

Ono, who comes from a family with a lineage of dentists and orthodontists, holds doctorates in dental surgery and philosophy, as well as an orthodontic certificate, from Tokyo Medical and Dental University. He also completed a research fellowship in the Endocrine Unit of Massachusetts General Hospital. He was an associate professor at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry prior to joining UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry.

The mission of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) includes the support of basic, clinical, and translational research as well as the support of research training and the development of research careers. To help achieve the goals of the NIDCR, the National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council (NADCRC) has the responsibility of advising, consulting with and making recommendations on matters relating to the directions of research, research support, training and career development supported by the Institute.