Professor Gordon Proctor
Professor of Salivary Biology
Research interests
- Host-Microbiome Interactions
Biography
Professor Proctor received his PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Sheffield.
He is Professor of Salivary Biology in the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences at King’s College London. Professor Proctor was appointed as a Professor of Salivary Biology in 2006, having been a Reader in Secretory Biology, University of London from 1998 to 2005.
Professor Proctor has published extensively on the role of autonomic nerves in controlling salivary gland function in health and in disease. Studies of patients with chronically dry mouth have examined the changes in composition of saliva and how it interacts with oral surfaces. The utility of saliva as a diagnostic fluid is being explored in relation to a number of diseases. Professor Proctor has been President of the International Association of Dental Research Salivary Research Group.
He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Archives of Oral Biology.
Research
Ageing Research at King's (ARK)
Cross faculty consortium addressing ageing and healthy longevity.
Head & Neck Cancer
The head and neck cancer program at the King’s Health Partners / Integrated Cancer Centre (KHP/ICC) provides the framework for a group of basic scientists and clinicians with an interest in elucidating the biology of head and neck cancers.
Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions
Millions of microorganisms live in and on our bodies forming microbiomes on different surfaces. Researchers in the Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions study our relationship with these bacteria and fungi in health or in oral and systemic diseases such as periodontitis, candidiasis, oral cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.
Research
Ageing Research at King's (ARK)
Cross faculty consortium addressing ageing and healthy longevity.
Head & Neck Cancer
The head and neck cancer program at the King’s Health Partners / Integrated Cancer Centre (KHP/ICC) provides the framework for a group of basic scientists and clinicians with an interest in elucidating the biology of head and neck cancers.
Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions
Millions of microorganisms live in and on our bodies forming microbiomes on different surfaces. Researchers in the Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions study our relationship with these bacteria and fungi in health or in oral and systemic diseases such as periodontitis, candidiasis, oral cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.