Oral Biology
Faculty
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Margaret Jergenson, D.D.S.
Dr. Jergenson received her D.D.S. degree in 1982
from Creighton University. After practicing general dentistry in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota and in St. Paul, Minnesota, she joined the School
of Dentistry faculty in 1993. Dr. Jergenson teaches General Gross
Anatomy and Head and Neck Anatomy and is an Associate Professor and
Chair of the Department of Oral Biology.
Phone: (402) 280-5057
E-mail: mjerg@creighton.edu |
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Laura C. Barritt, B.S., Ph.D.
Dr. Barritt received a B.S. degree from Carroll
College in Wisconsin and a Ph.D. degree from the University of
Nebraska Medical Center. Following an NIH postdoctoral fellowship at
the Boystown National Research Hospital, she joined the faculty of the
School of Dentistry in 1998. Dr. Barritt serves as the course director
for General Histology, Oral Histology and Embryology, and Cell
Biology. Her area of research focuses on the role of extracellular
matrix proteins and G-proteins during inner ear development.
Phone: (402) 280-5212
E-mail: lbarritt@creighton.edu |
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D. Roselyn Cerutis, B.S., Ph.D.
Dr. Cerutis received her Ph.D. degree in Biomedical
Sciences in 1988. After postdoctoral training at the University of
Missouri-Columbia and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC),
she served as an Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine (Neurology
Section) at UNMC. Dr. Cerutis joined the faculty at the Creighton
University School of Dentistry in 1998. Her current research focuses
on an in vitro model of oral wound healing as well as cytokine
regulation of G protein-coupled receptors. She is currently an
Associate Professor of Oral Biology.
Phone: (402) 280-5033
E-mail: rcerutis@creighton.edu |
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Neil S. Norton, B.A., Ph.D.
Dr. Norton is originally from Hampton, Virginia. He
received his B.A. degree from Randolf Mason College and his Ph.D.
degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He has served
as the President of the Faculty Council and currently co-directs the
courses in General Anatomy and Head and Neck Anatomy. Additionally, he
is the Course Director of Human Neuroscience. Dr. Norton joined the
faculty of the School of Dentistry in 1996 and is currently an
Associate Professor of Oral Biology / Pharmacology.
Phone: (402) 280-5002
E-mail: nsnorton@creighton.edu |
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