Jeffrey Banas
Professor of Pediatric Dentistry
Primary Office
N406 Dental Science Building
Current Positions
- Professor of Pediatric Dentistry
- Director, Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research
- Director, Graduate Program in Oral Science
Education
- PhD in Microbiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- BS in Microbiology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
Center, Program and Institute Affiliations
Selected Awards & Honors
- Honorary Membership, Omicron Kappa Upsilon (Mu Chapter) Dental Honor Society
Professional Memberships
- American Association for Dental Research
- American Society for Microbiology
Selected Publications
- Banas, J., Zhu, M., Villhauer, A., Miers, A., Kolker, J., Weber-Gasparoni, K., Dabdoub, S., Rysavy, O., Drake, D. (2025). Non-mutans streptococci do not precede a cariogenic plaque microbiota. AADOCR Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
- McClennen, V., Zhu, M., Banas, J. (2025). Anti-cariogenic properties of probiotic candidates. AADOCR Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
- Cooley, B., Kulanthaivel, S., Banas, J., Drake, D., Xie, X., Vidal, C. (2025). MMP-3/TIMP-4 levels in pulp stem cells exposed to bacterial by-products. AADOCR Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
- Kulanthaivel, S., Rysavy, O., Banas, J., Zeng, E., Drake, D., Xie, X., Vidal, C. (2025). Molecular mechanisms underlying dentin-pulp complex responses to bacterial by-products. AADOCR Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
- Vidal, C., Rysavy, O., Zeng, E., Kulanthaivel, S., Dos Santos Araujo, E., Drake, D., Xie, X., Banas, J. (2025). Proteomic profile of dentin in moderate and advanced caries lesions. AADOCR Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
- Sebag, S.C., Hao, M., Qian, Q., Upara, C., Ding, Q., Zhu, M., Banas, J.A., Cao, H., Hong, L., Yang, L. (2025). A medium chain fatty acid, 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid (6-HHA), protects against obesity and insulin resistance. Acta Phram Sin B. (2024) Apr;14(4):1892-1894. doi: 10.1016/j.apsb.2024.01.002. Epub 2024 Jan 8. PMCID: PMC10985024.
- Ding, Q., Upara, C., Zhu, M., Banas, J. & Hong, L. (2024). Novel fatty acid treatment for periodontitis with chronic kidney disease. AADOCR Annual Meeting.
- Allen, S. L., Zhu, M. & Banas, J. A. (2024). Analysis of probiotic candidates' suppression of Candida albicans mediated inflammation. AAPD Annual Session.
- Araujo, E. M., Kulanthaival, S., Banas, J. A., Zhu, M., Lima, B. & Vidal, C. M. (2024). Standardizing protocol for obtaining collagenase from Streptococcus mutans. AADOCR Annual Meeting.
- Kulanthaival, S., Banas, J., Rysavy, O., Zeng, E., Drake, D. & Vidal, C. (2024). Different stimulation strategies to study the MMPs expression by DPSC. AADOCR Annual Meeting.
Selected Grants & Contracts
- Longitudinal analysis of low pH streptococci and plaque microbiome in early childhood caries; NIDCR; Mangalam, Ashutosh (Co-Investigator), Cao, Jun (Co-Investigator), Kolker, Justine (Co-Investigator), Dawson, Deborah (Co-Investigator), Drake, David R. (Principal Investigator), Banas, Jeffrey A. (Principal Investigator)
- Novel honeycomb gallo-silicate microspheres for rapid hemostasis of oral and maxillofacial wounds; NIDCR; Denry, Isabelle (Principal Investigator)
- The Microbiome in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma; University of Iowa
- Smart Release Antimicrobial Coatings for Dental Implants; NIDCR; Banas, Jeffrey (Co-Investigator), Denry, Isabelle (Principal Investigator)
- Site-specific non-mutans streptococci etiologies of dental caries; NIDCR; Banas, Jeffrey A (Principal Investigator)
- Ceramic Scaffolds with Engineered Chemistry and Topography; NIH; Dr. Isabelle Denry (Principal Investigator), Banas, Jeffrey A (Co-Investigator)
- Streptococcus mutans Strain Susceptibility Differences to Host Defense Peptides; NIDCR; Banas, Jeffrey A (Principal Investigator)
- Glucan Binding Proteins of Oral Streptococci; NIDCR; Banas, Jeffrey A (Principal Investigator)
- BSL3 Microbiology Core; NIAID P01; Dennis Metzger (Principal Investigator), Banas, Jeffrey A
- Mutant F. tularensis Interactions with Macrophages; NIAID P01; Dennis Metzger (Principal Investigator), Banas, Jeffrey A