The American Association of Anatomists is home for those of us sharing professional interests in the anatomical sciences. As a tenured professor and member of AAA’s program committee, I have long been a proponent of excellence in research, education and professional development in the anatomical sciences and know how important these issues are to members of AAA. My goal as Program Co-chair is to ensure that the program serves all members of AAA at each career level, promoting each discipline, and fulfilling the strategic plan to ensure AAA is the leading Anatomical Science resource in the 21st century.
Current Position/Institution
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orofacial Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
Ph.D. Institution
Cornell University
Earlier Positions
Postdoctoral Fellow, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine; Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of California, San Francisco; Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orofacial Sciences, UCSF; Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orofacial Sciences, UCSF;
Teaching
Co-Director, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences Graduate Program; Lecturer, Development of the Craniofacial Complex; Lecturer, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology; Lecturer, Physical Therapy
AAA Committees/Roles
Program Committee, 2011-present; Symposia organizer; Symposia solicitation
Other Professional Activities
President, Society for Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology
Awards
1990: Graduate Research Assistant; 1990: Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant Cornell University; 2004: Honorary Diploma, Institute of France, Paris, FR.; 2006: Fellow, Hellman Family Foundation; 2012: Mentor of the Year, UCSF, School of Dentistry; 2012: Mentor of the Year, UCSF, Post-Doctoral Association
Research Interests
My research focuses in two broad areas. First, my laboratory is interested in mechanisms of morphogenesis with an emphasis on facial shape. This work is aimed at understanding the genotype-phenotype map of facial shape and its variation in normal, abnormal, and evolutionary contexts. We do this by examining the role of the brain in establishing signaling centers in the face that regulate morphogenesis and the mechanisms of morphogenesis itself. Second, my laboratory focuses on mechanisms that underlie regeneration of the vertebrate skeleton. This work addresses physiological (oxygen, blood flow), molecular (Mmp, Ccr2, Il1b, among others), cellular (stem cell differentiation and transdifferentiation), inflammatory (M1/M2 macrophage polarization), and aging aspects of bone fracture healing.
Other Professional Memberships Currently Maintained
Orthopaedic Research Society; Society for Developmental Biology; Society for Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology
Web Links
http://profiles.ucsf.edu/ralph.marcucio
Current Position/Institution
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orofacial Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
Ph.D. Institution
Cornell University
Earlier Positions
Postdoctoral Fellow, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine; Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of California, San Francisco; Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orofacial Sciences, UCSF; Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orofacial Sciences, UCSF;
Teaching
Co-Director, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences Graduate Program; Lecturer, Development of the Craniofacial Complex; Lecturer, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology; Lecturer, Physical Therapy
AAA Committees/Roles
Program Committee, 2011-present; Symposia organizer; Symposia solicitation
Other Professional Activities
President, Society for Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology
Awards
1990: Graduate Research Assistant; 1990: Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant Cornell University; 2004: Honorary Diploma, Institute of France, Paris, FR.; 2006: Fellow, Hellman Family Foundation; 2012: Mentor of the Year, UCSF, School of Dentistry; 2012: Mentor of the Year, UCSF, Post-Doctoral Association
Research Interests
My research focuses in two broad areas. First, my laboratory is interested in mechanisms of morphogenesis with an emphasis on facial shape. This work is aimed at understanding the genotype-phenotype map of facial shape and its variation in normal, abnormal, and evolutionary contexts. We do this by examining the role of the brain in establishing signaling centers in the face that regulate morphogenesis and the mechanisms of morphogenesis itself. Second, my laboratory focuses on mechanisms that underlie regeneration of the vertebrate skeleton. This work addresses physiological (oxygen, blood flow), molecular (Mmp, Ccr2, Il1b, among others), cellular (stem cell differentiation and transdifferentiation), inflammatory (M1/M2 macrophage polarization), and aging aspects of bone fracture healing.
Other Professional Memberships Currently Maintained
Orthopaedic Research Society; Society for Developmental Biology; Society for Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology
Web Links
http://profiles.ucsf.edu/ralph.marcucio
