Address: 7-368 Moos Tower 515 Delaware St. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 Phone: (612) 625-6981 Fax: (612) 626-2652 e-mail: micha002@umn.edu EDUCATION AND TRAINING RESEARCH AREA AND INTERESTS RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Institution	Degree	Year	Field of Study
Case Western Reserve University	BS	1981	Pre-Dentistry
Case Western University	DDS	1983	Dentistry
University of Minnesota, MN	MS	1988	Periodontology

Current Areas of Interest:

1. Genetic and Environmental influences on periodontal diseases.
2. Effects of smoking and nicotine on lympholyte functions.
3. Alterations in T Cell receptor V beta expression in periodontal disease.

Michalowicz B. Genetic and Heritable Risk Factors in Periodontal Disease. J Periodontol 65:479-488, 1994.

Rudney JD, Michalowicz B, Krig MA, Kane PK, Pihlstrom BL. Genetic Contributions to Saliva Protein Concentrations in Adult Twins. Archives Oral Biol 39(6):513-517, 1994.

Mathur A, Michalowicz BS, Yang C, Aeppli D. The Influence of Periodontal Bacteria and Disease Status on V§ expression in T Cells. J Periodont Res 30:369-373, 1995.

Michalowicz BS, Pihlstrom BL, Drisko CL, Cobb CM, Kiloy WJ, Caton JG, Lowenguth RA, Quinones C, Encarnacion M, Knowles M, Goodson JM. Evaluation of Periodontal Treatments Using Controlled-Release Tetracycline Fibers: Maintenance Response. J Periodontol 66:708-715, 1995.

Prabhu A, Michalowicz BS, Mathur A. Detection of local and systemic cytokines in adult periodontitis. J Periodontol 67:515-522, 1996.

Boutros S, Michalowicz B, Smith QT, Aeppli D. Crevicular fluid enzymes from endosseous dental implants and natural teeth. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 11: 322-330, 1996.

Mathur A, Michalowicz B, Castillo M, Aeppli D. Interleukin- 1 alpha, Interleukin-8, and Interferon alpha levels in gingival crevicular fluid. J Periodont Res 31: 489-495, 1996.

Mathur A, Michalowicz B. Cell-mediated immune system regulation in periodontal dieseases. Crit Rev Oral Biol Med, 8: 76-89, 1997.