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Liu Hong

Professor of Prosthodontics

Current Positions

  • Professor of Prosthodontics
  • Professor of Iowa Institute for Oral Health

Education

  • PhD in Medical Science, Kyoto University
  • MS in Neurosurgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (Former Shanghai Second Medical University)
  • MD in Clinical Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (Former Shanghai Second Medical University)

Selected Awards & Honors

  • Inventor award, University of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Inventor Award, UI Research Foundation, CORALVILLE, Iowa
  • Inventor Award, UI Research Foundation, Iowa City
  • Osseointegration Foundation Research Grants (First-place), Academy of Osseointegration

Professional Memberships

  • The FOE Diabetes Research Center
  • International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science
  • Orthopedic Research Society
  • International Association for Dental Research/American Association for Dental Research (IADR/AADR)
  • Tissue Engineering International & Regenerative Medicine Society

Selected Publications

  • Chawin Upara, Qiong Ding, Huojun Cao, Liu Hong. Transcriptome of Irradiated Rat Mandibles and Implant-Infiltrating Cells within Defects. IADR meeting
  • Qiong Ding, Chawin Upara, Min Zhu, Jeffrey A. Banas, Liu Hong. Novel fatty acid treatment for periodontitis with chronic kidney disease. 2024 IADR meeting.
  • Remy MT, Upara C, Ding QJ, Miszuk JM, Sun H, Hong L. MicroRNA-200c Release from Gelatin-Coated 3D-Printed PCL Scaffolds Enhances Bone Regeneration. ACS Biomater Sci Eng, 2024 Apr 8;10(4):2337-2350.
  • Ding, Q. J., Remy, M. T., Upara, C., Hu, J., Mora Mata, A. V., Haes, A. J., Lanzel, E., Sun, H., Buchakjian, M. R. & Hong, L. (2023). CaCO(3) Nanoparticles Delivering MicroRNA-200c Suppress Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Journal of dental research 220345231216110. DOI: 10.1177/00220345231216110. PMID: 38149503.
  • Sebag, S. C., Qian, Q., Upara, C., Ding, Q., Cao, H., Hong, L. & Yang, L. (2023). A Medium Chain Fatty Acid, 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid (6-HHA), Protects Against Obesity and Insulin Resistance. Acta Pharm Sin B. 2024 Apr;14(4):1892-1894. doi: 10.1016/j.apsb.2024.01.002. Epub 2024 Jan 8.
  • Su, D., Swearson, S., Krongbaramee, T., Sun, H., Hong, L. & Amendt, B. A. (2023). Exploring microRNAs in craniofacial regenerative medicine. Biochemical Society transactions 51 (2) 841-854. DOI: 10.1042/BST20221448. PMID: 37073783.
  • Upara, C., Ding, Q. & Hong, L. Therapeutic Potential of 6-hydroxycaproic Acid: A Metabolite of Streptococcus gordonii. AADOR meeting, 2023.
  • Ding, Q., Upara, C. & Hong, L. Plasmid encoding miR-200c delivered by CaCO3-based nanoparticles inhibits OSCC growth in vitro and in vivo. Iowa City: AADOR meeting, 2023.
  • Krongbaramee, T., Upara, C. & Hong, L. Non-Viral Nanoparticles Delivering Plasmid DNA encoding Encoding miR-200c for Regenerative Endodontics. AAE meeting, 2023.
  • Su, D., Krongbaramee, T., Sun, H., Hong, L. & Amendt, B. A. (2022). Exploring craniofacial and dental development with microRNAs. Biochemical Society transactions 50 (6) 1897-1909. DOI: 10.1042/BST20221042. PMID: 36484693.

Selected Grants & Contracts

  • Oral and craniofacial bone regeneration using microRNA modulation; NIH/NIDCR (competitive renewal); Cao, Huojun (Co-Investigator), Salem, Ali (Co-Investigator), Amendt, Brad (Co-Principal), Hong, Liu (Principal Investigator)
  • HYBRID 3D BIOPRINTING OF BONE USING MICRORNA-BASED BIOINK; NIH/NIDCR; Hong, Liu (Co-Investigator)
  • Bone Regeneration using miRNA manipulation for periodontal defect restoration and ridge augmentation; Open Funding of Chongqing Medical University School of Stomatolgy; Hong, Liu (Principal Investigator)
  • A microRNA-based approach for bone regeneration; NIH/NIDCR; Hong, Liu (Principal Investigator)
  • In Situ Multi-Arm Bioprinting of Bone Tissue; US National Science Foundation; Ibrahim Ozbolat (Principal Investigator), Hong, Liu (Co-Investigator)
  • A microRNA-based approach for periodontitis-associated bone loss; NIDCR; Hong, Liu (Principal Investigator)
  • A Novel RNA Based Biomaterial for Bone Regeneration; NIDCR; Elangovan, Satheesh (Principal Investigator), Hong, Liu (Co-Investigator)
  • In-situ Bioprinting of Bone Tissue; Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development; Hong, Liu (Co-Investigator)
  • Arrest Periodontal Bone Loss Using MicroRNAs; Academy of Osseointegration Foundation; Hong, Liu (Principal Investigator)
  • Combinatorial In Vivo Non-Viral Gene Delivery for Bone Regeneration; ITI Research Grant; Satheesh Elangovan (Principal Investigator), Hong, Liu (Co-Investigator)