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81
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3811
National Ranking
1886

Overview

Jill A. Helms is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and related fields. Their body of work spans major areas including molecular biology, biomedical engineering, oral surgery, surgery, and oncology. The focus within these fields covers a variety of topics such as dental implant techniques and outcomes, bone tissue engineering materials, dental development and anomalies, bone metabolism and diseases, orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, periodontal regeneration and treatments, and bone health and treatments.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Xue Yuan, John Brunski, Pedro L. Cuevas, Benjamin R. Coyac, and Fabiana Aellos. This network suggests interdisciplinary collaboration within biomedical and dental research communities.

Their publications have been featured predominantly in these venues:

  • Journal of Dental Research
  • Clinical Oral Implants Research
  • Journal of Periodontology
  • Journal Of Clinical Periodontology
  • Scientific Reports

Recent published papers reflect diverse contributions to clinical and translational medicine, orthodontics, oncology, and periodontology. Selected works include:

  • Clinically relevant preclinical animal models for testing novel cranio-maxillofacial bone 3D-printed biomaterials, 2022, Clinical and Translational Medicine
  • Root resorption and ensuing cementum repair by Wnt/β-catenin dependent mechanism, 2020, American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
  • Targeting Notch Inhibitors to the Myeloma Bone Marrow Niche Decreases Tumor Growth and Bone Destruction without Gut Toxicity, 2021, Cancer Research
  • The Junctional Epithelium Is Maintained by a Stem Cell Population, 2020, Journal of Dental Research
  • Interspecies comparison of alveolar bone biology: Tooth extraction socket healing in mini pigs and mice, 2020, Journal of Periodontology

Their research demonstrates a consistent emphasis on bone biology, implant techniques, and regenerative processes, reflecting multidisciplinary approaches that integrate molecular and clinical insights.

Best Publications

  • Functional Demarcation of Active and Silent Chromatin Domains in Human HOX Loci by Noncoding RNAs

    John L. Rinn;Michael Kertesz;Jordon K. Wang;Sharon L. Squazzo

  • A long noncoding RNA maintains active chromatin to coordinate homeotic gene expression

    Kevin C. Wang;Yul W. Yang;Bo Liu;Amartya Sanyal

  • MMP-9/Gelatinase B Is a Key Regulator of Growth Plate Angiogenesis and Apoptosis of Hypertrophic Chondrocytes

    Thiennu H Vu;J.Michael Shipley;Gabriele Bergers;Joel E Berger

  • Mechanobiology of skeletal regeneration

    Dennis R. Carter;Gary S. Beaupré;Nicholas J. Giori;Jill A. Helms

  • Does adult fracture repair recapitulate embryonic skeletal formation

    Cristin Ferguson;Eytan Alpern;Theodore Miclau;Jill A Helms

  • CHD7 cooperates with PBAF to control multipotent neural crest formation

    Ruchi Bajpai;Denise A. Chen;Alvaro Rada-Iglesias;Junmei Zhang

  • Craniofacial Tissue Engineering by Stem Cells

    J.J. Mao;W.V. Giannobile;J.A. Helms;S.J. Hollister

  • Altered fracture repair in the absence of MMP9

    Céline Colnot;Zachary Thompson;Theodore Miclau;Zena Werb

  • Endochondral ossification is required for haematopoietic stem-cell niche formation

    Charles K. F. Chan;Ching-Cheng Chen;Cynthia A. Luppen;Jae-Beom Kim;Jae-Beom Kim

  • The role of sonic hedgehog in normal and abnormal craniofacial morphogenesis.

    D. Hu;J.A. Helms

  • Mutations of PVRL1, encoding a cell-cell adhesion molecule/herpesvirus receptor, in cleft lip/palate-ectodermal dysplasia.

    Koji Suzuki;Diane Hu;Tania Bustos;Joel Zlotogora

  • A model for intramembranous ossification during fracture healing

    Zachary Thompson;Theodore Miclau;Diane Hu;Jill A. Helms

  • Sonic hedgehog participates in craniofacial morphogenesis and is down-regulated by teratogenic doses of retinoic acid

    J.A. Helms;C.H. Kim;D. Hu;R. Minkoff

  • Targeted Disruption of Hotair Leads to Homeotic Transformation and Gene Derepression

    Lingjie Li;Bo Liu;Orly L. Wapinski;Miao-Chih Tsai

  • Differentiation of multipotent vascular stem cells contributes to vascular diseases

    Zhenyu Tang;Aijun Wang;Aijun Wang;Falei Yuan;Zhiqiang Yan

  • Embryonic origin and Hox status determine progenitor cell fate during adult bone regeneration

    Philipp Leucht;Jae Beom Kim;Raimy Amasha;Aaron W. James

  • Local retinoid signaling coordinates forebrain and facial morphogenesis by maintaining FGF8 and SHH.

    Richard A. Schneider;Diane Hu;John L. R. Rubenstein;Malcolm Maden

  • Wnt and FGF signals interact to coordinate growth with cell fate specification during limb development.

    Derk ten Berge;Samantha A. Brugmann;Jill A. Helms;Roel Nusse

  • Molecular aspects of healing in stabilized and non-stabilized fractures

    A. X. Le;T. Miclau;D. Hu;J. A. Helms

  • Cranial Neural Crest Cells on the Move: Their Roles in Craniofacial Development

    Dwight R. Cordero;Samantha Brugmann;Yvonne Chu;Ruchi Bajpai

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhi-jun Li
Zhi-jun Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael T. Longaker
Michael T. Longaker Stanford University
Roel Nusse
Roel Nusse Stanford University
Howard Y. Chang
Howard Y. Chang Amgen (United States)
Paul T. Sharpe
Paul T. Sharpe King's College London
Antonio Nanci
Antonio Nanci University of Montreal
Ralph S. Marcucio
Ralph S. Marcucio University of California, San Francisco
Teresita Bellido
Teresita Bellido University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Dennis R. Carter
Dennis R. Carter Stanford University
Zena Werb
Zena Werb University of California, San Francisco

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