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Mizuho Kittaka

Assistant Professor

Mizuho Kittaka

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Dental College of Georgia
Department of Oral Biology

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy

Administration
Department of The Graduate School

  • MKITTAKA@augusta.edu
  • (706) 721-4802
  • CB 2404A

Education

  • DDS, Dental Clinical Sciences, Gene Hiroshima University, 2008

Awards & Honors

  • Annual Retreat Poster competition, Assistant Professor category 1st prize Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health, 2023

  • Young Investigator Paper of the Year Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health, 2020

  • Plenary poster American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 2019

  • Presentation award United Japanese Researchers Around the World, 2018

  • Plenary poster and travel grant American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 2017

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • BMDM 5702

    Frontiers in Dent/Med Sci II

  • BMOM 5101

    Intro to the Oral Microenviro

  • OBMP 9100

    Journal Club in Oral Biology

  • BMBS 5403

    Bioclinical Seminar III

  • OBMP 9010

    Grad Oral Bio Seminar

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Loss-of-function OGFRL1 variants identified in autosomal recessive cherubism families, 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Inhibition of RANKL improves the skeletal phenotype of adenine-induced chronic kidney disease in mice, 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Type 1 diabetes mellitus leads to gingivitis and an early compensatory increase in bone remodeling, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Osteocyte RANKL Drives Bone Resorption in Mouse Ligature-Induced Periodontitis, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Imatinib has minimal effects on inflammatory and osteopenic phenotypes in a murine cherubism model, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Department Service

  • Search and Screen committee for Postdoctoral Research Fellow position at Dr. El Masry’s lab at AU Dental College of Georgia 2024 - 2024

    Role: Committee Member

College Service

  • Interviewer/recruiter 2024 - Present

University Service

  • Interviewer 2024 - Present

    Role: Attendee, Meeting

  • Augusta University Intramural Grants Program Review Panel 2024 - 2024

    Role: Grant Proposal Reviewer, Internal

Professional Service

  • Archives of Oral Biology 2024 - Present

    Role: Reviewer, Journal Article

  • Bone 2024 - Present

    Role: Reviewer, Journal Article

  • Scientific Reports 2024 - Present

    Role: Reviewer, Journal Article