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Dr. Tian Liang received his dental training and earned a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree from Peking University School of Stomatology. He worked on the molecular pathogenesis of Dentinogenesis Imperfecta under the supervision of Dr. Yongbo Lu and Dr. Chunlin Qin and completed his PhD in Oral Biology at Texas A&M University College of Dentistry. Dr. Liang underwent intensive training in dental enamel and dentin formation as a postdoctoral research fellow in the laboratory of Dr. James Simmer and Dr. Jan Hu at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. He was recruited to the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry in 2024. Dr. Liang's research focuses on tooth development and mineralization, particularly investigating the roles of dentin sialophosphoprotein in Dentinogenesis Imperfecta and dentin mineralization. His research on enamel concentrates on enamel mineralization and also explores ameloblast and odontoblast differentiation.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science