Join us for CCMBM’s first guest speaker of 2019, Roland Baron, DDS, PhD, Professor of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity and Chair of the Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity at Harvard University, School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Baron will give a talk on “Osteocytic Osteolysis, Cathepsin K and Calcium Metabolism.”
WHEN: Wednesday, February 6th, 2:00-3:00 PM
WHERE: Health Sciences West, Room HSW-300 (513 Parnassus Ave)
RSVP: bit.ly/CCMBMseminar
Dr. Roland Baron received his DDS and his PhD in oral biology at the University of Paris (France). Upon receiving his degrees, Dr. Baron remained at the University of Paris, where he went on to become a member of the dental faculty. He was first appointed as an assistant professor in physiology, was soon promoted to an associate professor of physiology, and became chief of the Physiology Section. Dr. Baron served as president of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), the world’s leading scientific organization for bone health research. He is currently Chair of the International Federation of Musculoskeletal Research Societies.
Dr. Baron is internationally known for his groundbreaking advances in bone biology. His research is the basis for the development of novel therapies to prevent bone loss such as that in arthritis and osteoporosis. The Baron Laboratory is focused on signal transduction and the ways in which it controls cell differentiation and function. For this purpose, the researchers primarily study skeletal development and remodeling as a model system.