Rosemary Dziak

Rosemary Dziak

Rosemary Dziak

Contact Information
Biomedical Research Building
Room 421
330 Hayes Rd;
Buffalo, New York 14214
Phone: (716) 829-3827
Fax: (716) 829-3942
rdziak@buffalo.edu



Education and Training:

  • Fellowship, Pharmacology, Northwestern U. Medical School (1975)
  • PhD, Radiation Biology, University of Rochester (1973)
  • MS, Radiation Biology, University of Rochester (1969)
  • BS, Biology, College Misericordia, Magna Cum Laude (1967)

Employment:

  • Professor, Oral Biology, SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (1989-present)
  • Co-Director, Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2005–2011)
  • Director-DDS/Ph.D. combined training Program Director, Oral Biology, SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (1996–2006)
  • Interim Chair, Oral Biology, SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (2002–2004)
  • Associate Chairman, Oral Biology, Oral Biology School of Dental Medicine (1994–2000)
  • Director-Ph.D. Graduate Program in Oral Biology, Oral Biology, SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (1979–1999)
  • Associate Professor, Oral Biology, SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (1983–1989)
  • Acting Associate Chairperson, Oral Biology, SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (1987)
  • Assistant Professor-Dept.of Oral Biology, Oral Biology, SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (1977–1983)
  • Research Assistant Professor-Dept.of Oral Biology, Oral Biology, SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (1976)
  • Instructor, Physiology Department, Louisiana State University (1975–1976)
  • Instructor-Biology Department, College Misericordia (1969–1970)
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Awards and Honors:

  • Isaih Lew Memorial Research Award (2019)
  • Award for Mentoring Dental Student Research (2015)
  • Charles S. Lipani Award for Service to UB School of Dental Medicine (2014)
  • Promising Inventor Award (2002)
  • NIH Research Career Development Award (1985)
  • NIH Research Career Development Award (1984)
  • Award for Contribution to Dental Student Research (1984)
  • NIH Research Career Development Award (1983)
  • NIH Research Career Development Award (1982)
  • NIH Research Career Development Award (1981)
  • NIH Research Career Development Award (1980)
  • George S. Clark Memorial Fund Research Fellow of Arthritis Foundation (1976)
  • NIH Special Fellowship (1975)
  • NIH Special Fellowship (1974)
  • NDEA Title IV (1973)
  • NDEA Title IV (1972)
  • NDEA Title IV (1971)
  • NDEA Title IV (1970)
  • AEC Special Health Physics (1969)
  • AEC Special Health Physics (1968)
  • AEC Special Health Physics (1967)
  • Who's Who in the East
  • American Men and Women in Science

Research Expertise:

  • Bone Cell Physiologist: Isolation and culturing of human osteoblastic cells; signal transduction maechanisms related to proliferation and differentiation of bone cells; tissue engineering; design of new materials for bone regeneration
  • Tissue Engineering: Development of innovative scaffolds for bone regeneration

UB 2020 Strategic Strengths:

  • Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan
  • Integrated Nanostructured Systems

Patents:

  • Nano-Particles of Calcium Sulfate as a Growth Factor Delivery System (2010)
  • Tissue Engineering of an Efficient Bone Graft Material Provisional patent (2008)


Professional Memberships:

  • International Association for Dental Research (1989–present)
  • American Society for Bone and Mineral Research; Program Committee (1981–present)
  • Endocrine Society (1981–present)
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (1981–present)
  • New York Academy of Science (1978–2013)

Presentations:

  • "Careers in Science" Buffalo Area Middle and High Schools; Buffalo Area Middle and High Schools (2002)
  • "Careers in Science" Buffalo Area Middle and High Schools; Buffalo Area Middle and High Schools (2001)
  • "Careers in Science" Buffalo Area Middle and High Schools; Buffalo Area Middle and High Schools (2000)
  • "Careers in Science" Buffalo Area Middle and High Schools; Buffalo Area Middle and High School (1999)
  • "Effects of Nicotine on Osteoblastic Cells" IADR Meeting; IADR (1998)
  • "Careers in Science" Buffalo Area Middle and High Schools; ; Buffalo Area Middle and High Schools (1998)
  • "Careers in Science" Buffalo Area Middle and High Schools; Buffalo Area Middle and High Schools (1997)
  • "Careers in Science" Buffalo Area Middle and High Schools; Buffalo Area Middle and High Schools (1996)
  • "EGF Effects on Osteoblastic Cells" Buffalo General Hospital; Buffalo General Hospital; Department of Medicine, Cell Adhesion Group (1995)
  • "Calcium Currents in Osteoblastic Cells" University at Buffalo; SUNY-Buffalo; Department of Biochemical Pharmacology (1994)
  • "Studies with Isolated Bone Cells" Niagara Frontier Science Supervisors Science Day for High Schools; Niagara Frontier Science Supervisors Science Day for High Schools; Niagara Frontier Science Supervisors Science Day for High Schools (1993)
  • "Calcium and Osteoporosis" American Red Cross; American Red Cross; Buffalo Chapter (1992)
  • "Calcium Studies with Bone Cells" University at Buffalo; SUNY-Buffalo; Department Physical Therapy & Exercise Science (1992)
  • "Signal Transduction Mechanisms in Osteoblastic Cells" New Jersey School of Medicine; New Jersey School of Medicine; Department of Anatomy (1991)
  • "Bone and Boneheads" Canisius College; Canisius College; High School Students (1991)
  • "Advances in Arthritis Research" Arhritis Foundation of W.N.Y.; Arthritis Foundation of W.N.Y.; Awards Banquet (1990)
  • "Bone and Boneheads" Canisius College; Canisius College; High School Students (1989)
  • "Calcium and Your Bones" Neuman Club; Neuman Club (1989)
  • "Second Messenger Systems in Prostaglandin E2 Effects of Osteoblastic Cells" Veterans Administration Hospital; Veterans Administration Hospital; Department of Medicine (1988)
  • "Prostaglandins Effects on Bone Cell Metabolism" IADR Meeting; IADR (1988)
  • "Calcium Exercise and Osteoporosis" Double Knots - Society for Marrieds Over 50; Double Knots; Society for Marrieds over 50 (1987)
  • "Postgraduate Opportunities in Oral Biology" Special Conference on Minorities in Biomedical Research; NIH; NIH (1987)
  • "Calcium and Osteoporosis" Amherst Senior Citizens Society; Amherst Senior Citizens Society (1986)
  • "Craniofacial Biology I" Molecular Mediators IADR/AADR General Session; IADR/AADR; Molecular Mediators - General Session (1985)
  • "Prostaglandins and Bone Cell Regulation" 67th Annual Meeting of Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology; ; Intersociety Symposium on Bone Regulatory Factors (1983)
  • "Mononuclear Osteoclastic Cells" 5th Annual Meeting of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research; 5th Annual Meeting of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research; 5th Annual Meeting of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (1983)
  • "Dietary Calcium and Osteoporosis" Women‘s Jewish Organization; Women‘s Jewish Organization; Hadassah (1981)
  • "Bone Cell Calcium Studies" 3rd Annual Meeting American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (1981)
  • "PTH action" 3rd Annual Meeting of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (1981)
  • "Calcium Bones and Aging" East High School; Buffalo Vocational Technical School (East High School); Junior High School Students (1981)
  • "Target Cell Responses" VII International Parathyroid Conference (1980)
  • "Effects of Vitamin D Metabolites on Bone Cell Calcium" University at Buffalo; SUNY-Buffalo School of Medicine; Department of Gastroenterology (1980)
  • "To Your Health" Channel 7, T.V. Series; Channel 7; T.V.series (1978)
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Service Activities:

  • (2023)
  • Oversees Preliminary Exam Proposal writing and defense; Preliminary Exam Advisor (2022–present)
  • Chair, IACUC, Institutional Animal Care Use Committee; Chair (2019–present)
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Oral Biology; Executive Board (2016–2017)
  • Executive Editor; Internation Journal of experimental Dental Science Advisor for publications in International Journal of Experimental Dental Science; Editorial Director (2015–2018)
  • Institutional Animal Care Committee- IACUC; Member (2012–2019)
  • Presidential Review Board; Chair (2012–2015)
  • School of Dental Medicine, Promotion and Tenure Committee; Member (2012–present)
  • Editorial Board Immunological Investigations Advisor/ Guest editor for the journal of Immunological Investigations; Editorial Board Member (2010–2022)
  • NIH; NIH Special Section K Awards Study Section;; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2008–2010)
  • School of Dental Medicine, Thesis Honors Committee; Member (2007–2019)
  • Gender Institute Executive Committee; Member (2007–2023)
  • School of Dental Medicine, Minority Student Affairs Committee; Member (2007–2008)
  • NIDCR; NIDCR Special Section, T32 Comprehensive Training Grant Review Committee;; Panel Member (2006–2007)
  • NIH Cancer Institute; NIH Cancer Institute, Cancer Biology Study Section;; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2004)
  • CO-Director and Director Gender Institute (2001–2007)
  • School of Dental Medicine, Appeals Board; Member (2001–present)
  • Middle States Association Accreditation Committee; Chair (2001–2002)
  • Minority Affairs Committee; Member (2001)
  • School of Dental Medicine, Admissions Committee; Member (2000–present)
  • NIH; NIH Orthopedic Study Section, Special Reviewer; (2000)
  • NIH; NIH Ortho & Musculoskeletal Study Section;; Panel Member (1999)
  • DDS/Ph.D. Program; Director (1996–2006)
  • Student Theses and Honors Committee; Member (1994–2001)
  • Promotion and Tenure Committee; Member (1994–1995)
  • NIH; NIH Physiology Special Study Section;; Panel Member (1993)
  • Health Sciences Curriculum Committee; Member (1993)
  • NASA Space Biology; NASA Space Biology, Special Program in Oral Biology;; Panel Member (1993)
  • NIH; Study Section, Special Reviewer, General Medicine B; (1992)
  • Future Directions Committee Graduate School; Member (1992–1993)
  • NIH; NIH Orthopedic Study Section, Special Reviewer; (1992)
  • ORU Review Panel; Member (1992)
  • Middle States Association Accreditation Committee; Chair (1991–1992)
  • Search Committee for Faculty Nutrition Program; Member (1991)
  • Admissions Committee; Member (1990–2020)
  • Health Science Divisional Committee; Member (1990–2012)
  • Subcommittee on Graduate Faculty Appointments; Chair (1990–1994)
  • Policy Committee; Member (1990–1992)
  • Subcommittee Proposal Review; Chair (1989)
  • IADR Program Comittee, Mineralized Tissue Meeting; Committee Member (1989)
  • HIDI Review Board; Member (1989)
  • NCI; NCI Program Project Review;; Panel Member (1988)
  • Graduate Chairperson; Chair (1988)
  • Curriculum Committee; Member (1988)
  • ORU Review Panel; Member (1988)
  • Graduate Ph.D. Program in Oral Biology; Director (1987–1999)
  • Minority Affairs Committee; Member (1987–1994)
  • Health Science Divisional Committee; Member (1987)
  • Program Committee M.S. Oral Sciences; Member (1987)
  • NIH; NIH Study Section, Special Reviewer, General Medicine B; (1986)
  • Laboratory Animal Care Committee; Member (1986–1988)
  • Graduate Program Committee; Member (1985–1990)
  • School of Dental Medicine, Research Committee; Member (1984–2014)
  • Admissions Committee; Member (1984–1987)
  • American Society for Bone and Mineral Research; Awards Committee; Committee Member (1984)
  • NASA Space Biology; NASA Space Biology, Special Program Section;; Panel Member (1984)
  • Subcommittee on Graduate Faculty Appointments; Chair (1983–1984)
  • American Society for Bone and Mineral Research; Education Committee; Committee Member (1982)
  • Co-Faculty Advisor for Society for the Advancement of Dental Research; Member (1982)
  • Journal of Periodontology; Editorial Board Member (1981–1984)
  • American Society for Bone and Mineral Research; Program Committee; Committee Member (1981)
  • Faculty Development Committee; Member (1981)
  • Student Theses and Honors Committee; Member (1981)
  • NIH Special Study Section, General Medicine B;; Panel Member (1981)
  • NASA Space Biology; NASA Space Biology, Special Progam Section;; Panel Member (1981)
  • International Journal of Oral Biology; Editorial Board Member (1981–present)
  • Open Dental Journal; Editorial Board Member (1981–present)
  • Admissions Committee; Member (1980–1982)
  • Program Committee M.S Oral Sciences; Member (1980)
  • Graduate Ph.D. Program in Oral Biology; Director (1979–1984)
  • School of Dental Medicine, Graduate Committee, D.D.S./Ph.D.; Director (1979–1984)
  • Health Science Divisional Committee; Member (1979–1984)
  • Student Theses and Honors Committee; Member (1979)
  • Faculty Senate; Member (1978–1979)
  • Equal Opportunity Committee; Member (1977–1978)
  • Program Committee M.S. Oral Sciences; Member (1977)

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Contact Information

Biomedical Research Building
Room 421
330 Hayes Rd;
Buffalo, New York 14214
Phone: (716) 829-3827
Fax: (716) 829-3942
rdziak@buffalo.edu