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Dr. J. E. Davies
B.Sc., B.D.S., Ph.D., D.Sc.
Professor of Biomaterials
Phone: (416) 978-1471
Fax: (416) 946-5639
E-mail: davies@ecf.utoronto.ca
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Davies, who trained as an
oro-maxillo-facial surgeon, is a Professor of Dentistry and Biomaterials
at the University of Toronto. Davies received the degree of Doctor
of Science (D.Sc.) from the University of London, in 1998, for his
sustained contributions, over a period of 20 years, to the field of
Biomaterials, and was the 2002 recipient of the Society for Biomaterials
Clemson Award for Basic Science. He was elected a Fellow of Biomaterials
Science and Engineering (FBSE) in 2000. In the mid-80’s, he
devised the first in vitro biological methods to study the mechanisms
of bone bonding to bioactive ceramics. His work has led to an understanding
of the mechanisms by which bone grows on implant surfaces and within
tissue engineering scaffolds. He has developed ceramics that can be
resorbed by osteoclasts (This technology has also been adopted by
the Canadian Space Agency to investigate the cellular mechanisms of
microgravity-induced osteopenia. See the tomorrow-Today website for
a feature article about Bone
Loss in Zero Gravity.), calcium phosphates that stimulate increase
in local bone mass, scaffolding materials for bone regeneration, and
extra-embryonic cells as a potential source of cell-based connective
tissue repair.
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