GSDM’s Trackman Shares Labs' Expertise on CCN Family of Genes and Proteins
Professor Dr. Philip Trackman recently spoke at the Sixth International Workshop on the CCN Family of Genes, hosted by the International CCN Society (ICCNS) from October 20 – 24, in Newcastle, N. Ireland.
He spoke about mechanisms of the tissue specificity of human gingival overgrowth with a presentation titled, “GSK-3beta: A Novel Tissue-Specific Regulator of CCN2 Expression in Human Gingival Overgrowth.”
“Our work in this area identifies potential therapeutic targets to prevent or treat drug-induced gingival overgrowth,” said Dr. Trackman. “The work that I presented was that of Maha Bahammam, a DSc candidate from my lab who is now in the CAGS program in Periodontology, and Sam Black who earned his PhD in Oral Biology in my lab a few years ago.”
Abstracts from the Workshop will be published in the Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling, the official publication of the ICCNS, which serves as a forum for the dissemination of current knowledge and information dealing with all aspects of cell-cell, cell-matrix communication, and intracellular signaling.