Luisa DiPietro
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Dr. Luisa DiPietro is a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry
. She is Director of the Center for Wound Repair and Tissue Regeneration and a Professor of Periodontics for the College.
Dr. DiPietro’s interests in wound healing
focus on the effects of aging and inflammation
on scarring during healing
. She investigates critical differences in inflammation and angiogenesis
between oral versus cutaneous wounds that ultimately result in rapid, nonscarring healing in mucosa.
She has served on more than 30 National Institutes of Health
review panels, and as Chair of the Dental and Craniofacial Sciences Study Section from 2002 to 2004. Dr. DiPietro served as the Program Co-Chair for the Wound Healing Society for the 2005 Annual Meeting. She also is a member of the Editorial Board of Wound Repair and Regeneration, and has been active in the American Association for Investigative Pathology. She serves on the National Scientific Advisory Council of the American Federation for Aging Research and the Scientific Advisory Board for the Schweppe Foundation.
Dr. DiPietro received her PhD in immunology and DDS from the University of Illinois at Chicago
.
She is working on building a nationally recognized, interdisciplinary program that will break new ground in the field of tissue repair at the UIC College of Dentistry. Her eventual target is the development of novel therapeutics that will promote healing while reducing scar formation.
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry
- About :The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry evolved from the Columbian Dental College, founded in Chicago in 1891.The College informally affiliated with the University of Illinois in 1901, and was chartered as an official College of the University in 1913...
. She is Director of the Center for Wound Repair and Tissue Regeneration and a Professor of Periodontics for the College.
Dr. DiPietro’s interests in wound healing
Wound healing
Wound healing, or cicatrisation, is an intricate process in which the skin repairs itself after injury. In normal skin, the epidermis and dermis exists in a steady-state equilibrium, forming a protective barrier against the external environment...
focus on the effects of aging and inflammation
Inflammation
Inflammation is part of the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants. Inflammation is a protective attempt by the organism to remove the injurious stimuli and to initiate the healing process...
on scarring during healing
Healing
Physiological healing is the restoration of damaged living tissue, organs and biological system to normal function. It is the process by which the cells in the body regenerate and repair to reduce the size of a damaged or necrotic area....
. She investigates critical differences in inflammation and angiogenesis
Angiogenesis
Angiogenesis is the physiological process involving the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing vessels. Though there has been some debate over terminology, vasculogenesis is the term used for spontaneous blood-vessel formation, and intussusception is the term for the formation of new blood...
between oral versus cutaneous wounds that ultimately result in rapid, nonscarring healing in mucosa.
She has served on more than 30 National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
review panels, and as Chair of the Dental and Craniofacial Sciences Study Section from 2002 to 2004. Dr. DiPietro served as the Program Co-Chair for the Wound Healing Society for the 2005 Annual Meeting. She also is a member of the Editorial Board of Wound Repair and Regeneration, and has been active in the American Association for Investigative Pathology. She serves on the National Scientific Advisory Council of the American Federation for Aging Research and the Scientific Advisory Board for the Schweppe Foundation.
Dr. DiPietro received her PhD in immunology and DDS from the University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, near the Chicago Loop...
.
She is working on building a nationally recognized, interdisciplinary program that will break new ground in the field of tissue repair at the UIC College of Dentistry. Her eventual target is the development of novel therapeutics that will promote healing while reducing scar formation.