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Daniel Ramos, DDS, PhD

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Title(s)Professor Emeritus, Orofacial Sciences
SchoolSchool of Dentistry
Address513 Parnassus Avenue, MSB, #753
San Francisco CA 94143
Phone415-476-2045
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    University of California, San FranciscoPh.D.1994 Dentistry (Oral Biology)
    University of California, San FranciscoD.D.S.1988 Dentistry

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    ORAL MELANOMA: ALPHA V BETA 3 EXPRESSION AND METASTASIS
    NIH R01DE012856Sep 15, 2000 - Jun 30, 2007
    Role: Principal Investigator
    MATRIX REMODELING IN ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
    NIH K02DE000440Sep 1, 1999 - Aug 31, 2004
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Regulatory function of fyn in oral SCC invasion
    NIH R01DE011930Apr 1, 1997 - Dec 31, 2009
    Role: Principal Investigator
    REGULATED EXPRESSION OF TENASCIN AND AVB6 IN ORAL CANCER
    NIH R29DE011930Apr 1, 1997 - Jun 2, 2003
    Role: Principal Investigator
    LYMPHATIC METASTASIS OF MELANOMA TUMOR CELLS
    NIH K15DE000242Jul 1, 1988 - Jun 30, 1994
    Role: Principal Investigator
    MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF INVASION IN ORAL CANCER
    NIH P50DE011912Jan 31, 2004
    Role: Co-Investigator

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    1. Maintenance of neuronal TDP-43 expression requires axonal lysosome transport. Elife. 2025 Sep 19; 14. Ryan VH, Lawton S, Reyes JF, Hawrot J, Frankenfield AM, Seddighi S, Ramos DM, Epstein J, Faghri F, Johnson NL, Zou J, Kampmann M, Replogle J, Qi YA, Yuan H, Johnson K, Maric D, Hao L, Nalls MA, Ward ME. PMID: 40970386; PMCID: PMC12448747.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    2. Maintenance of neuronal TDP-43 expression requires axonal lysosome transport. bioRxiv. 2025 Jun 30. Ryan VH, Lawton S, Reyes JF, Hawrot J, Frankenfield AM, Seddighi S, Ramos DM, Epstein J, Faghri F, Johnson NL, Zou J, Kampmann M, Replogle J, Qi YA, Yuan H, Johnson KR, Maric D, Hao L, Nalls MA, Ward ME. PMID: 39803527; PMCID: PMC11722429.
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    3. Novel reporter of the PINK1-Parkin mitophagy pathway identifies its damage sensor in the import gate. bioRxiv. 2025 Feb 20. Thayer JA, Petersen JD, Huang X, Hawrot J, Ramos DM, Sekine S, Li Y, Ward ME, Narendra DP. PMID: 40027798; PMCID: PMC11870511.
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    4. African ancestry neurodegeneration risk variant disrupts an intronic branchpoint in GBA1. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2024 Dec; 31(12):1955-1963. Álvarez Jerez P, Wild Crea P, Ramos DM, Gustavsson EK, Radefeldt M, Damianov A, Makarious MB, Ojo OO, Billingsley KJ, Malik L, Daida K, Bromberek S, Hu F, Schneider Z, Surapaneni AL, Stadler J, Rizig M, Morris HR, Pantazis CB, Leonard HL, Screven L, Qi YA, Nalls MA, Bandres-Ciga S, Hardy J, Houlden H, Eng C, Burchard EG, Kachuri L, Lin CH, Black DL, Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2), Singleton AB, Fischer S, Bauer P, Reed X, Ryten M, Beetz C, Ward M, Okubadejo NU, Blauwendraat C. PMID: 39668204; PMCID: PMC11638064.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    5. An ANXA11 P93S variant dysregulates TDP-43 and causes corticobasal syndrome. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 08; 20(8):5220-5235. Snyder A, Ryan VH, Hawrot J, Lawton S, Ramos DM, Qi YA, Johnson KR, Reed X, Johnson NL, Kollasch AW, Duffy MF, VandeVrede L, Cochran JN, Miller BL, Toro C, Bielekova B, Marks DS, Yokoyama JS, Kwan JY, Cookson MR, Ward ME. PMID: 38923692; PMCID: PMC11350008.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    6. African ancestry neurodegeneration risk variant disrupts an intronic branchpoint in GBA1. medRxiv. 2024 Feb 24. Jerez PÁ, Wild Crea PA, Ramos DM, Gustavsson EK, Radefeldt M, Makarious MB, Ojo OO, Billingsley KJ, Malik L, Daida K, Bromberek S, Hu C, Schneider Z, Surapaneni AL, Stadler J, Rizig M, Morris HR, Pantazis CB, Leonard HL, Screven L, Qi YA, Nalls MA, Bandres-Ciga S, Hardy J, Houlden H, Eng C, Burchard EG, Kachuri L, Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2), Singleton AB, Fischer S, Bauer P, Reed X, Ryten M, Beetz C, Ward M, Okubadejo NU, Blauwendraat C. PMID: 39802803; PMCID: PMC11722498.
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    7. Mis-spliced transcripts generate de novo proteins in TDP-43-related ALS/FTD. Sci Transl Med. 2024 02 14; 16(734):eadg7162. Seddighi S, Qi YA, Brown AL, Wilkins OG, Bereda C, Belair C, Zhang YJ, Prudencio M, Keuss MJ, Khandeshi A, Pickles S, Kargbo-Hill SE, Hawrot J, Ramos DM, Yuan H, Roberts J, Sacramento EK, Shah SI, Nalls MA, Colón-Mercado JM, Reyes JF, Ryan VH, Nelson MP, Cook CN, Li Z, Screven L, Kwan JY, Mehta PR, Zanovello M, Hallegger M, Shantaraman A, Ping L, Koike Y, Oskarsson B, Staff NP, Duong DM, Ahmed A, Secrier M, Ule J, Jacobson S, Reich DS, Rohrer JD, Malaspina A, Dickson DW, Glass JD, Ori A, Seyfried NT, Maragkakis M, Petrucelli L, Fratta P, Ward ME. PMID: 38277467; PMCID: PMC11325748.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 77     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. An ANXA11 P93S variant dysregulates TDP-43 and causes corticobasal syndrome. Res Sq. 2023 Oct 19. Snyder A, Ryan VH, Hawrot J, Lawton S, Ramos DM, Qi YA, Johnson K, Reed X, Johnson NL, Kollasch AW, Duffy M, VandeVrede L, Cochran JN, Miller BL, Toro C, Bielekova B, Yokoyama JS, Marks DS, Kwan JY, Cookson MR, Ward ME. PMID: 37886540; PMCID: PMC10602153.
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    9. Application of Aligned-UMAP to longitudinal biomedical studies. Patterns (N Y). 2023 Jun 09; 4(6):100741. Dadu A, Satone VK, Kaur R, Koretsky MJ, Iwaki H, Qi YA, Ramos DM, Avants B, Hesterman J, Gunn R, Cookson MR, Ward ME, Singleton AB, Campbell RH, Nalls MA, Faghri F. PMID: 37409055; PMCID: PMC10318357.
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    10. Mis-spliced transcripts generate de novo proteins in TDP-43-related ALS/FTD. bioRxiv. 2023 Jan 23. Seddighi S, Qi YA, Brown AL, Wilkins OG, Bereda C, Belair C, Zhang Y, Prudencio M, Keuss MJ, Khandeshi A, Pickles S, Hill SE, Hawrot J, Ramos DM, Yuan H, Roberts J, Kelmer Sacramento E, Shah SI, Nalls MA, Colon-Mercado J, Reyes JF, Ryan VH, Nelson MP, Cook C, Li Z, Screven L, Kwan JY, Shantaraman A, Ping L, Koike Y, Oskarsson B, Staff N, Duong DM, Ahmed A, Secrier M, Ule J, Jacobson S, Rohrer J, Malaspina A, Glass JD, Ori A, Seyfried NT, Maragkakis M, Petrucelli L, Fratta P, Ward ME. PMID: 36747793; PMCID: PMC9900763.
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    11. Maximizing CRISPRi efficacy and accessibility with dual-sgRNA libraries and optimal effectors. Elife. 2022 12 28; 11. Replogle JM, Bonnar JL, Pogson AN, Liem CR, Maier NK, Ding Y, Russell BJ, Wang X, Leng K, Guna A, Norman TM, Pak RA, Ramos DM, Ward ME, Gilbert LA, Kampmann M, Weissman JS, Jost M. PMID: 36576240; PMCID: PMC9829409.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 47     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    12. A reference human induced pluripotent stem cell line for large-scale collaborative studies. Cell Stem Cell. 2022 12 01; 29(12):1685-1702.e22. Pantazis CB, Yang A, Lara E, McDonough JA, Blauwendraat C, Peng L, Oguro H, Kanaujiya J, Zou J, Sebesta D, Pratt G, Cross E, Blockwick J, Buxton P, Kinner-Bibeau L, Medura C, Tompkins C, Hughes S, Santiana M, Faghri F, Nalls MA, Vitale D, Ballard S, Qi YA, Ramos DM, Anderson KM, Stadler J, Narayan P, Papademetriou J, Reilly L, Nelson MP, Aggarwal S, Rosen LU, Kirwan P, Pisupati V, Coon SL, Scholz SW, Priebe T, Öttl M, Dong J, Meijer M, Janssen LJM, Lourenco VS, van der Kant R, Crusius D, Paquet D, Raulin AC, Bu G, Held A, Wainger BJ, Gabriele RMC, Casey JM, Wray S, Abu-Bonsrah D, Parish CL, Beccari MS, Cleveland DW, Li E, Rose IVL, Kampmann M, Calatayud Aristoy C, Verstreken P, Heinrich L, Chen MY, Schüle B, Dou D, Holzbaur ELF, Zanellati MC, Basundra R, Deshmukh M, Cohen S, Khanna R, Raman M, Nevin ZS, Matia M, Van Lent J, Timmerman V, Conklin BR, Johnson Chase K, Zhang K, Funes S, Bosco DA, Erlebach L, Welzer M, Kronenberg-Versteeg D, Lyu G, Arenas E, Coccia E, Sarrafha L, Ahfeldt T, Marioni JC, Skarnes WC, Cookson MR, Ward ME, Merkle FT. PMID: 36459969; PMCID: PMC9782786.
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    13. Tackling neurodegenerative diseases with genomic engineering: A new stem cell initiative from the NIH. Neuron. 2021 04 07; 109(7):1080-1083. Ramos DM, Skarnes WC, Singleton AB, Cookson MR, Ward ME. PMID: 33831364; PMCID: PMC8985232.
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    14. Patient and providers' satisfaction with tele(oral)medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Oral Dis. 2022 04; 28 Suppl 1:929-932. Villa A, Sankar V, Shazib MA, Ramos D, Veluppillai P, Wu A, Shiboski C. PMID: 33043546; PMCID: PMC7675484.
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    15. Focal Epithelial Hyperplasia in a Child with Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy type IV: A Rare Co-Occurrence. J Dent Child (Chic). 2019 Sep 15; 86(3):154-157. Calvo JM, Stewart R, Ramos D. PMID: 31645257.
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    16. αvβ6-Fyn Kinase Promotes Epithelial Phenotype in SYF Cells. Anticancer Res. 2018 01; 38(1):165-168. Lee C, Ramos DM. PMID: 29277769.
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    17. Multicellular Spheroids as a Model for Hypoxia-induced EMT. Anticancer Res. 2016 12; 36(12):6259-6263. Lee C, Siu A, Ramos DM. PMID: 27919944.
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    18. Regulation of Multicellular Spheroids by MAPK and FYN Kinase. Anticancer Res. 2016 Aug; 36(8):3833-8. Lee C, Ramos DM. PMID: 27466485.
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    19. Differential diagnosis and management of oral ulcers. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2015 Dec; 34(4):171-7. Siu A, Landon K, Ramos DM. PMID: 26650694.
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    20. Gingival pustules and sterile diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis as a feature of synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2016 May; 121(5):e116-22. Chou A, Schulman JM, Gross AJ, Jordan RC, Ramos DM. PMID: 26619759.
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    21. Differential spheroid formation by oral cancer cells. Anticancer Res. 2014 Dec; 34(12):6945-9. Lee C, Lee C, Atakilit A, Siu A, Ramos DM. PMID: 25503120.
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    22. Wnt signaling regulates pulp volume and dentin thickness. J Bone Miner Res. 2014 Apr; 29(4):892-901. Lim WH, Liu B, Cheng D, Hunter DJ, Zhong Z, Ramos DM, Williams BO, Sharpe PT, Bardet C, Mah SJ, Helms JA. PMID: 23996396; PMCID: PMC4541795.
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    23. The cytoplasmic extension of the integrin β6 subunit regulates epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Anticancer Res. 2014 Feb; 34(2):659-64. Lee C, Lee C, Lee S, Siu A, Ramos DM. PMID: 24510996.
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    24. Expression of EMMPRIN modulates mediators of tumor invasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2013 Nov; 41(11):831-8. Siu A, Chang J, Lee C, Lee S, Lee C, Ramos DM. PMID: 24341135.
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    25. Alphavbeta3 suppresses the RhoA-LIMK1 pathway in K1735 melanoma. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2012 Dec; 40(12):921-7. Lee C, Siu A, Chang J, Dang D, Ramos DM. PMID: 23362664.
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    26. Revisiting epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition through adenoid cystic carcinoma. Anticancer Res. 2012 Sep; 32(9):3683-8. Siu A, Lee C, Pham E, Ramos DM. PMID: 22993306.
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    27. Stem cell markers as predictors of oral cancer invasion. Anticancer Res. 2012 Apr; 32(4):1163-6. Siu A, Lee C, Dang D, Lee C, Ramos DM. PMID: 22493345.
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    28. EMMPRIN expression in oral SCC is regulated by FYN kinase. Anticancer Res. 2011 Apr; 31(4):1205-9. Ramos DM, Dang D. PMID: 21508366.
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    29. Expression of Fyn kinase modulates EMT in oral cancer cells. Anticancer Res. 2010 Jul; 30(7):2591-6. Lewin B, Siu A, Baker C, Dang D, Schnitt R, Eisapooran P, Ramos DM. PMID: 20682987.
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    30. Modulation of EGFR by oral squamous cell carcinoma cell lines. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2009 Dec; 37(12):869-74. Dang D, Sadler S, Ramos DM. PMID: 20066875.
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    31. Identification of {alpha}v{beta}6-positive stem cells in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Anticancer Res. 2009 Jun; 29(6):2043-9. Dang D, Ramos DM. PMID: 19528463.
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    32. The role of the integrin alpha v beta6 in regulating the epithelial to mesenchymal transition in oral cancer. Anticancer Res. 2009 Jan; 29(1):125-30. Ramos DM, Dang D, Sadler S. PMID: 19331141.
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    33. EMMPRIN modulates migration and deposition of TN-C in oral squamous carcinoma. Anticancer Res. 2008 Jul-Aug; 28(4B):2049-54. Dang D, Atakilit A, Ramos DM. PMID: 18751374.
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    34. Alphavbeta3 integrin and cofilin modulate K1735 melanoma cell invasion. Exp Cell Res. 2006 Feb 15; 312(4):468-77. Dang D, Bamburg JR, Ramos DM. PMID: 16337627.
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    35. The expression of integrin alpha(v)beta6 promotes the epithelial cell morphology and suppresses invasive behavior in transformed oral keratinocytes. Anticancer Res. 2005 Mar-Apr; 25(2A):751-5. Mogi S, Dang D, Van Waes C, Ellis D, Atakilit A, Ramos DM. PMID: 15868906.
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    36. Beta-6 Integrin, tenascin-C, and MMP-1 expression in salivary gland neoplasms. Oral Oncol. 2005 Feb; 41(2):170-4. Westernoff TH, Jordan RC, Regezi JA, Ramos DM, Schmidt BL. PMID: 15695119.
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    37. Tenascin-C deposition requires beta3 integrin and Src. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2004 Sep 24; 322(3):935-42. Yang Y, Dang D, Mogi S, Ramos DM. PMID: 15336554.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    38. Matrix metalloproteinases and TGFbeta1 modulate oral tumor cell matrix. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2004 Apr 09; 316(3):937-42. Dang D, Yang Y, Li X, Atakilit A, Regezi J, Eisele D, Ellis D, Ramos DM. PMID: 15033492.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 12     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    39. Specific alpha v integrin receptors modulate K1735 murine melanoma cell behavior. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2003 Sep 05; 308(4):814-9. Yang Y, Dang D, Atakilit A, Schmidt B, Regezi J, Li X, Eisele D, Ellis D, Ramos DM. PMID: 12927791.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    40. Alphavbeta6-Fyn signaling promotes oral cancer progression. J Biol Chem. 2003 Oct 24; 278(43):41646-53. Li X, Yang Y, Hu Y, Dang D, Regezi J, Schmidt BL, Atakilit A, Chen B, Ellis D, Ramos DM. PMID: 12917446.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 39     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    41. Proliferation and invasion factors in HIV-associated dysplastic and nondysplastic oral warts and in oral squamous cell carcinoma: an immunohistochemical and RT-PCR evaluation. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2002 Dec; 94(6):724-31. Regezi JA, Dekker NP, Ramos DM, Li X, Macabeo-Ong M, Jordan RC. PMID: 12464898.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    42. Oral mucosal carcinogenesis in SENCAR mice. Anticancer Res. 2002 Sep-Oct; 22(5):2733-40. Kim TW, Chen Q, Shen X, Regezi JA, Ramos DM, Tanaka H, Jordan RC, Kramer RH. PMID: 12529989.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    43. Tenascin and beta 6 integrin are overexpressed in floor of mouth in situ carcinomas and invasive squamous cell carcinomas. Oral Oncol. 2002 Jun; 38(4):332-6. Regezi JA, Ramos DM, Pytela R, Dekker NP, Jordan RC. PMID: 12076695.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 26     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    44. Expression of integrin beta 6 enhances invasive behavior in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Matrix Biol. 2002 Apr; 21(3):297-307. Ramos DM, But M, Regezi J, Schmidt BL, Atakilit A, Dang D, Ellis D, Jordan R, Li X. PMID: 12009335.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 44     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
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