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Shareef M. Dabdoub, PhD

Assistant Professor in the Division of Biostatistics and Computational Biology

Current Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Computational Biology
  • Assistant Professor of Periodontics

Education

  • PhD in Biophysics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
  • BS in Computer Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Selected Awards & Honors

  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Comprehensive Training in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences (CTOC), National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research
  • National Finalist, AADR Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Hatton Awards Competition, Alexandria, Virginia
  • Postdoctoral Fellow Research Award, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio
  • National Finalist, AADR Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Hatton Awards Competition, Alexandria, Virginia
  • Invited Participant, Prospects in Theoretical Physics program: Computation and Biology, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Fellowship, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
  • Paper of the Year, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio
  • Poster Competition Finalist, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
  • Honors Scholar, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Cincinnatus Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Professional Memberships

  • American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR)
  • International Association for Dental Research (IADR)

Selected Publications

  • Petrin AL, Machado-Paula LA, Hinkle A, Hovey L, Awotoye W, Chimenti M, Darbro B, Ribeiro-Bicudo LA, Dabdoub SM, Peter T, Breheny P. Familial Oculoauriculovertebral Spectrum: A Genomic Investigation of Autosomal Dominant Inheritance. (2025). The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal. 10556656241306202. DOI:10.1177/10556656241306202.
  • Salman, U., Reyes, A., Dabdoub, S. M., Sidahmed, A., Weber-Gasparoni, K., Brown, R., Evans, I., Taylor, E., Mangalam, A., Kanner, L., Curtis, V. and Ganesan, S. M. (2024). Childhood Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Drives Oral Dysbiosis. Journal of Dental Research. In review.
  • Dabdoub, S.M., Ray, William C., Musical Motion, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Research Building III Lobby Art. Large-format print.
  • Dutra, T. P., Robitaille, N., Altabtbaei, K., Dabdoub, S.M. and Kumar, P. S. (2024) Longitudinal analysis of de novo microbial colonization of the developing peri-implant sulcus. Microbiome. In review.
  • Beverly, M., Ganesan, S., Dabdoub, S.M., Chaudhary, P., Yadav, M., Myles, I., Ratley, G., D'Souza, B., Williamson, K., Chatzakis, E. & Kumar, P. S. (2024). Toxic cultures: E-cigarettes and the oral microbial exposome. Microbiome. In review.
  • Wattimena, A., Ganesan, S.M., Kumar, P.S., Dabdoub, S.M. and Walters, J.D. (2021). An in vitro model for studies of attenuation of antibiotic‐inhibited growth of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Y4 by polyamines. Molecular Oral Microbiology, 36(6), pp.308-315. DOI: 10.1111/omi.12353. PMID: 34486245.
  • Dabdoub, S. M., Greenlee, A., Abboud, G., Brengartner, L., Zuiker, E., Gorr, M. W., Wold, L. E., Kumar, P. S. & Cray, J. (2024). Acute Exposure to Electronic Cigarette Components alters mRNA expression of Pre-Osteoblasts. The FASEB Journal. DOI: 10.1096/fj.202302014RRR.
  • Petrin, A., Machado-Paula, L., A Hinkle, Hovey, L., Awotoye, W., Chimenti, M., Darbro, B., LA Ribeiro-Bicudo, Dabdoub, S., Peter, T., Murray, J., Van Otterloo, E., Venugopalan, S. R. & Moreno-Uribe, L. (2024). Whole genome sequencing of a family with autosomal dominant features within the oculoauriculovertebral spectrum. medRxiv. DOI: 10.1101/2024.02.07.24301824. In review.
  • Pax K., Buduneli N., Alan M., Meric P., Gurlek O., Dabdoub S. M., Kumar P. S. (2024). Placental TLR recognition of salivary and subgingival microbiota is associated with pregnancy complications. Microbiome. Mar 26;12(1):64. DOI: 10.1186/s40168-024-01761-9. PMCID: PMC10964645. PMID: 38532461.

Selected Grants & Contracts

  • Metabolic Syndrome, Periodontal Health, and the Oral Microbiome; NIDCR; Dabdoub, Shareef M (Consultant), Ganesan, Sukirth M (Principal Investigator)
  • Integrated computational approaches to determine contributions of the oral virome; NIDCR; Ganesan, Sukirth M (Co-Investigator), Dabdoub, Shareef M (Principal Investigator)
  • E-cigarettes and perturbations in the subgingival host-microbial homeostasis; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Researc; Dabdoub, Shareef M (Co-Investigator), Kumar, Purnima S (Principal Investigator)
  • Uncovering the Functional Potential of the Developing Peri-Implant Microbiome; NIDCR; Kumar, Purnima S (Co-Investigator), Dabdoub, Shareef M (Principal Investigator)