Russ Taichman

Russ Taichman

Professor, Basic & Clinical Translational Sciences
Chair, Basic & Clinical Translational Sciences
Associate Dean for Research, Basic & Clinical Translational Sciences
Professor, Medicine
Professor, Periodontology

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Research/Areas of Interest

Dr. Taichman's science focuses on identifying osteoblast-specific factor(s) that supports hematopoiesis. His work has expanded to understanding the mechanisms used by tumor cells to metastasize to the bone marrow niche. Currently the Taichman lab explores the identity and function of mesenchymal stem cells and how the niche regulates tumor dormancy.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Villanova University, USA, 1982
  • Doctor of Medical Sciences, Harvard-School of Dental Medicine, USA
  • Doctorate of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Russell S. Taichman D.M.D., D.M.Sc., Professor and Chair of the Department of Basic & Clinical Translational Science at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Taichman also serves as the Associate Dean for Research at the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Taichman completed his undergraduate education at the Villanova University with a BS in Biology and received his DMD from the University of Pennsylvania. He received both his certificate in Periodontology and a D.M.Sc. degree in Oral Biology from Harvard University. From 1990-1992 he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Molecular Immunology at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine under the direction of Dr. John C Reed. He joined the faculty of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and served as Associate Dean for Research.

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