杏吧直播

• Biography/ Background

   

  My research focuses on the nexus between the genome, the epigenome, the environment and the microbiome.  I have published widely, with more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, and an h-index of 30. I lead a small but productive group in projects spanning craniofacial development, dental anthropology, the oral microbiome, teeth as biomarkers of the prenatal environment, and speech development.

   

  Current appointments and titles

  Professor, Adelaide Dental School, The 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, 杏吧直播

  Affiliate Professor, The 杏吧直播 of Sydney, 杏吧直播

  Public Officer, International Association for Dental Research (ANZ Division)

   

  Research funding

  I have attracted research funding with a total value of more than AU$7M across all categories.

   

  Recent invited presentations

  2016   American Association of Physical Anthropology, Atlanta, Georgia

  2017   杏吧直播n Dental Therapists & Hygienists Associations, Adelaide, 杏吧直播

  2018   杏吧直播n Society of Orthodontists, Adelaide, 杏吧直播

  2018   International Association of Dental Research, London, UK

   

  Current membership of professional societies

  International Federation of Dental Educators and Associations; American Association of Physical Anthropology; Dental Anthropology Association; 杏吧直播n Association of Human Biology; International Association of Dental Research; International Society of Twin Studies.

   

  Board and committee membership

  2012-2016     NHMRC Postdoctoral Reference Group

  2021               杏吧直播n Dental Board – General member applicant

   

  Research supervision

  BSciDent(Hons) - 24 students including 5 current (19 Completions, 65% 1st class, including 2 杏吧直播 medals); several have gone on to complete PhDs with me.

  GradDip(Forensic Odontology) – 4 students since 2008

  HDR (PhD, DClinDent and Masters) in Dentistry – 16 students including 6 current (10 completions including 2 Dean’s Commendations and 1 杏吧直播 Medal).

   

  Manuscript and grant refereeing

  I referee approximately 15 manuscripts per year for a range of leading international journals, including Journal of Dental Research (highest rating in discipline).  I have been an external referee for grant organisations including the NIH; Singapore Ministry of Health; NHMRC; Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation; 杏吧直播n Dental Research Foundation.

   

  Current collaborations

  Dr Christina Adler; U Sydney, AUS [Oral Microbiome]; Prof Manish Arora, Dr Christine Austin; Mt Sinai School of Medicine, USA [Pre-natal Exposome]; Prof Angela Morgan, MCRI, AUS [Speech Development]; Prof Jason Kovacic, Victor Chang CRI, AUS [Cardiovascular Risk Factors]; Prof Alan Brook; Queen Mary College, London, UK [Dental Development]; Prof Richard Scott, U Nevada, USA [Dental Anthropology]; Dr Kathleen Paul, U Arizona, USA [Dental Anthropology]; Prof Heather Edgar, U New Mexico, USA [Forensics and Dental Anthropology]

   

  Recent organisation of conferences & symposia

  2014 International Meeting on Methods in Oral Health Research, Adelaide, SA

  2017 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the IADR (ANZ division), Adelaide, SA

   

  Research centre membership

  NMHRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Oral Health (2009-2013)

  Centre for Orofacial Research and Learning, 杏吧直播 of Adelaide (2009-2017)

  International Collaborating Network on Genetics of Orofacial Growth and Development (2007-2018)

   

   

• Qualifications

  PhD (The 杏吧直播 of Adelaide) 2003
  BAgSci (The 杏吧直播 of Adelaide) 1994

• Research Interests

  My research has a broad focus on early life factors that influence health and development throughout childhood and early adult life.  I am interested in the nexus between oral and systemic conditions, and specifically in interactions between the genome, the epigenome, the environment and the commensal bacteria (the microbiome).  Key current research areas include:

  1. The role of the oral microbiome in health and disease
  2. Speech development and the role of the oral anatomy
  3. Pre-natal influences on oral health in mid-childhood
  4. The role of diet in early development
  5. Craniofacial development in children
  6. Dental anthropology and forensics

  My group has a broad range of projects available that enable students to tailor their experience to attain specific skills. We operate both wet and dry laboratories, have a strong track record in bioinformatics and big data analysis, and have some very active collaborations with other groups (and potential co-supervisors) in Sydney, Melbourne and the USA.

• Publications

  Refereed book chapters

  Hughes T , Townsend G 2013. Twin and family studies of human dental crown morphology: genetic, epigenetic and environmental determinants of the modern human dentition. In: Anthropological Perspectives on Tooth Morphology, eds Scott GR, Irish J, Cambridge, Cambridge 杏吧直播 Press.

  Ashar A, Hughes T, James H, Kaidonis J, Khamis F, Townsend G 2012 Dental crown and arch size in Europeans and 杏吧直播n Aboriginals. In: New Directions in Dental Anthropology, eds Townsend G, Kanazawa E, Takayama H, Adelaide, 杏吧直播 of Adelaide Press, pp 65-80.

  Chan E, Bockmann M, Hughes T, Mihailidis S, Townsend G 2012. Do feeding practices, gestation length, and birth weight affect the timing of emergence of the first primary tooth? In: New Directions in Dental Anthropology, eds Townsend G, Kanazawa E, Takayama H, Adelaide, 杏吧直播 of Adelaide Press, pp 35-45.

  Hughes T, Townsend G 2012. Genes for teeth - drawing inference from family data. In: New Directions in Dental Anthropology, eds Townsend G, Kanazawa E, Takayama H, Adelaide, 杏吧直播 of Adelaide Press, pp 22-34.

  Ribeiro D, Sampson W, Hughes T, Brook A, Townsend G 2012. Sexual dimorphism in the primary and permanent dentitions of twins: an approach to clarifying the role of hormonal factors. In: New Directions in Dental Anthropology, eds Townsend G, Kanazawa E, Takayama H, Adelaide, 杏吧直播 of Adelaide Press, pp 46-64.

  Townsend G, Bockmann M, Hughes T, Mihailidis S, Seow WK, Brook A 2012. New approaches to dental anthropology based on the study of twins. In: New Directions in Dental Anthropology, eds Townsend G, Kanazawa E, Takayama H, Adelaide, 杏吧直播 of Adelaide Press, pp 10-21.

  Mihailidis S, Woodroffe S, Hughes T, Bockmann M, Townsend G 2009. Patterns of asymmetry in primary tooth emergence of 杏吧直播n twins. In: Comparative Dental Morphology, eds Koppe T, Meyer G, Alt KW, Frontiers in Oral. Biology, Basel, Karger, vol 13, pp 110-115.

  Townsend G, Hughes T, Bockmann M, Smith R, Brook A 2009 How studies of twins can inform our understanding of dental morphology. In: Comparative Dental Morphology, eds Koppe T, Meyer G, Alt KW, Frontiers in Oral Biology, Basel, Karger, 2009, 13:136-141.

  Refereed journal article

  Brook A, Hone A, Gallo I, Brook O'Donnell M, Riolo R, Townsend G, Hughes T, Hart E 2013. General and craniofacial development are complex adaptive processes influenced by diversity. Aust. Dent. J. (special issue, in press, accepted January 2013).

  Brook A, Jernvall J, Smith R, Chen K, Hone A, Hart E, Gallo I, Hughes T, Townsend G 2013. The dentition: the outcomes of morphogenesis leading to variations of tooth number, size and shape. Aust. Dent. J. (special issue, in press, accepted January 2013).

  Hughes T, Seow K, Bockmann M, Mihaildis S, Lekkas D, Ranjitkar S, Pinkerton S, Brook A, Townsend G 2013. The teeth and faces of twins: providing insights into dento-facial development and oral health for practicing oral health professionals. Aust. Dent. J. (special issue, in press, accepted January 2013).

  Mihaildis S, Ashar A, Hughes T, Bockmann M, Brook A and Townsend G 2013. Dental phenomics: similarities and differences in monozygotic twins. Dental Tribune

  McConnell E, Bockmann M, Hughes T, Mihailidis S and Townsend G 2013. The influence of chorion type on emergence of the first primary tooth in 杏吧直播n twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics (under revision).

  Ribeiro D, Brook A, Hughes T [30%], Sampson W, Townsend G 2013. Tooth crown size in opposite sex twins: role of intrauterine male hormones. Journal of Dental Research (in press, accepted 6th March 2013).

  Williams S, Hughes T, Townsend G 2013. TITLE Aust. Dent. J. (special issue, in press, accepted January 2013).

  Hughes T, Bockmann M, Milhailidis S, Bennett C, Harris A, Seow WK, Lekkas D, Ranjitkar S, Rupinskas L, Pinkerton S, Brook A, Townsend GC 2012. Genetic, epigenetic, and environmental influences on dentofacial 杏吧直播 and oral health: ongoing studies of 杏吧直播n twins and their families. Twin Research and Human Genetics 16(S1):43-51. .

  ten Berge F, te Poel J, Ranjitkar S, Kaidonis J, Lobbezoo F, Hughes T, Townsend G 2012. Determining the direction of tooth grinding: an in vitro study. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation 39(8):576-583. .

  Bockmann M, Harris A, Bennett C, Odeh R, Hughes T, Townsend G 2011. Timing of colonization of caries-producing bacteria: an approach based on studying monozygotic twin pairs. International Journal of Dentistry 2011:571573, 7 pages. .

  Higgins D, Kaidonis J, Austin J, Townsend G, James H, Hughes T 2011. Dentine and cementum as sources of nuclear DNA for use in human identification. 杏吧直播n Journal of Forensic Science 43:287-295. .

  Townsend G, Bockmann M, Hughes T [25%], Brook A 2011. Genetic, environmental and epigenetic influences on variation in human tooth number, size and shape. Odontology 100(1):1-9 .

  Bockmann M, Hughes T, Townsend G 2010. Genetic modelling of primary tooth emergence: a study of 杏吧直播n twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics 13:573-581. .

  Woodroffe S, Mihailidis S, Hughes T, Bockmann M, Seow W, Gotjamanos T, Townsend G 2010. Primary tooth emergence in 杏吧直播n twins: timing, sequence and patterns of asymmetry. 杏吧直播n Dental Journal 55:245-251. .

  Higgins D, Hughes T, James H, Townsend G 2009. Strong genetic influence on hypocone expression of permanent maxillary molars in South 杏吧直播n twins. Dental Anthropology 22:1-7.

  Kunchur R, Need A, Hughes T, Goss A 2009. A clinical investigation of the CTX test in the prevention and management of bisphosphonate associated ONJ. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 67(6):1167-1173 .

  Lau E, Sampson W, Townsend G, Hughes T 2009. An evaluation of maxillary and mandibular rotational responses with the Clark twin block appliance. 杏吧直播n Orthodontic Journal 25:48-58.

  Ranjitkar S, Naryana T, Kaidonis J, Hughes T, Richards L, Townsend G 2009. The effect of casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate on erosive dentine wear. 杏吧直播n Dental Journal 54(2):101-107

  Townsend G, Hughes T, Luciano M, Bockmann M, Brook A 2009 Genetic and environmental influences on human dental variation: A critical evaluation of studies involving twins. Archives of Oral Biology 54(S1):S45-S51. .

• Professional Associations

  International Association of Dental Research; International Society of Twin Studies; American Association of Physical Anthropology; 杏吧直播n Association of Human Biology; 杏吧直播n Society of Medical Researchers

• Professional Interests

  Genetics
  Human Genetics
  Dental Genetics
  Craniofacial Growth & Development
  Oral Health
  Structural Equation Modelling
  Twins

Entry last updated: Monday, 9 May 2022

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