Dental Institute celebrates 20 years of craniofacial development

The Department of Craniofacial Development & Stem Cell Biology at the Dental Institute is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

For two decades the Department has established itself as the leading and most influential research centre in craniofacial biology in the world. 13 Principal Investigator-led research groups with a total of over 100 research staff and students occupy state-of-the-art facilities on floor 27 of the Tower Wing, Guy’s Campus.

Over 75 PhD students have graduated from the Department since its creation in 1994. Key research includes stem cells, systems biology and bioinformatics, genetics and development, cell biology and signalling, cancer and evolution.

Professor Paul Sharpe, Head of the Department, said: ‘I feel very lucky to have been given the opportunity to establish this Department and extremely proud of its achievements. I am grateful to everyone who has been involved over the last 20 years for their commitment and hard work. We continue to strive to pursue new exciting research and I look forward to even greater achievements in the coming years.’

As part of the anniversary celebrations the Department will be presenting ‘Cutting-edge: the science of tooth replacement’ at the 2014 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.

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