Research Funding

  • September 15, 2000 - June 30, 2007 - ORAL MELANOMA: ALPHA V BETA 3 EXPRESSION AND METASTASIS, Principal Investigator. Sponsor: NIH/NIDCR, Sponsor Award ID: R01DE012856
  • April 1, 1997 - May 31, 2007 - Regulatory function of fyn in oral SCC invasion, Principal Investigator. Sponsor: NIH/NIDCR, Sponsor Award ID: R01DE011930
  • April 1, 1997 - March 31, 2002 - REGULATED EXPRESSION OF TENASCIN AND AVB6 IN ORAL CANCER, Principal Investigator. Sponsor: NIH/NIDCR, Sponsor Award ID: R29DE011930
  • January 1, 1900 - July 31, 2001 - MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF INVASION IN ORAL CANCER, Co-Investigator. Sponsor: NIH/NIDCR, Sponsor Award ID: P50DE011912

Education

California State University, Los Angeles, B.S., 1984, Biology
University of California, San Francisco, D.D.S., 1988, Dentistry
University of California, San Francisco, Ph.D., 1994, Oral Biology

Honors & Awards

  • 1988-93
    Individual Dentist Scientist Award, NIH-NIDR 1K15DE00242
  • 1995-96
    Junior Faculty Development Award (Academic Senate)
  • 2001
    Dean's Creativity Award (School of Dentistry)

Selected Publications

  1. Villa A, Sankar V, Shazib MA, Ramos D, Veluppillai P, Wu A, Shiboski C. Patient and providers' satisfaction with tele(oral)medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Oral Dis. 2020 Oct 11.  View on PubMed
  2. Calvo JM, Stewart R, Ramos D. Focal Epithelial Hyperplasia in a Child with Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy type IV: A Rare Co-Occurrence. J Dent Child (Chic). 2019 Sep 15; 86(3):154-157.  View on PubMed
  3. Lee C, Ramos DM. avß6-Fyn Kinase Promotes Epithelial Phenotype in SYF Cells. Anticancer Res. 2018 01; 38(1):165-168.  View on PubMed
  4. Lee C, Siu A, Ramos DM. Multicellular Spheroids as a Model for Hypoxia-induced EMT. Anticancer Res. 2016 12; 36(12):6259-6263.  View on PubMed
  5. Lee C, Ramos DM. Regulation of Multicellular Spheroids by MAPK and FYN Kinase. Anticancer Res. 2016 Aug; 36(8):3833-8.  View on PubMed
  6. Siu A, Landon K, Ramos DM. Differential diagnosis and management of oral ulcers. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2015 Dec; 34(4):171-7.  View on PubMed
  7. Chou A, Schulman JM, Gross AJ, Jordan RC, Ramos DM. Gingival pustules and sterile diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis as a feature of synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2016 May; 121(5):e116-22.  View on PubMed
  8. Lee C, Lee C, Atakilit A, Siu A, Ramos DM. Differential spheroid formation by oral cancer cells. Anticancer Res. 2014 Dec; 34(12):6945-9.  View on PubMed
  9. Lim WH, Liu B, Cheng D, Hunter DJ, Zhong Z, Ramos DM, Williams BO, Sharpe PT, Bardet C, Mah SJ, Helms JA. Wnt signaling regulates pulp volume and dentin thickness. J Bone Miner Res. 2014 Apr; 29(4):892-901.  View on PubMed
  10. Lee C, Lee C, Lee S, Siu A, Ramos DM. The cytoplasmic extension of the integrin ß6 subunit regulates epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Anticancer Res. 2014 Feb; 34(2):659-64.  View on PubMed
  11. Siu A, Chang J, Lee C, Lee S, Lee C, Ramos DM. Expression of EMMPRIN modulates mediators of tumor invasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2013 Nov; 41(11):831-8.  View on PubMed
  12. Lee C, Siu A, Chang J, Dang D, Ramos DM. Alphavbeta3 suppresses the RhoA-LIMK1 pathway in K1735 melanoma. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2012 Dec; 40(12):921-7.  View on PubMed
  13. Siu A, Lee C, Pham E, Ramos DM. Revisiting epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition through adenoid cystic carcinoma. Anticancer Res. 2012 Sep; 32(9):3683-8.  View on PubMed
  14. Siu A, Lee C, Dang D, Lee C, Ramos DM. Stem cell markers as predictors of oral cancer invasion. Anticancer Res. 2012 Apr; 32(4):1163-6.  View on PubMed
  15. Ramos DM, Dang D. EMMPRIN expression in oral SCC is regulated by FYN kinase. Anticancer Res. 2011 Apr; 31(4):1205-9.  View on PubMed
  16. Lewin B, Siu A, Baker C, Dang D, Schnitt R, Eisapooran P, Ramos DM. Expression of Fyn kinase modulates EMT in oral cancer cells. Anticancer Res. 2010 Jul; 30(7):2591-6.  View on PubMed
  17. Dang D, Sadler S, Ramos DM. Modulation of EGFR by oral squamous cell carcinoma cell lines. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2009 Dec; 37(12):869-74.  View on PubMed
  18. Dang D, Ramos DM. Identification of {alpha}v{beta}6-positive stem cells in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Anticancer Res. 2009 Jun; 29(6):2043-9.  View on PubMed
  19. Ramos DM, Dang D, Sadler S. The role of the integrin alpha v beta6 in regulating the epithelial to mesenchymal transition in oral cancer. Anticancer Res. 2009 Jan; 29(1):125-30.  View on PubMed
  20. Dang D, Atakilit A, Ramos DM. EMMPRIN modulates migration and deposition of TN-C in oral squamous carcinoma. Anticancer Res. 2008 Jul-Aug; 28(4B):2049-54.  View on PubMed

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