Research Assistant – Doctoral Student
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

2250 Alcazar St.
CSA 210 – HSC 9062
Los Angeles, CA 90033-9062
Phone: (323) 442-3170
Fax: (323) 442-2981
abhojwan@usc.edu

Education
Experience
Publications

University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California
B.S., 2019
Biochemistry & Cell Biology

  • 2021 – present – Research Assistant – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

  • 2019 – 2021 – Research Technician – University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA

  • 2017 – 2019 – Undergraduate Research Assistant – University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA

  • 2016 – 2017 – Undergraduate Research Volunteer – Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA

  • 2014 – 2016 – Intern – Chest Research Foundation, Pune, India

  1. Bobzin L, Nickle A, Ko S, Ince M, Huang A, Bhojwani A, Roberts R, Merrill AE. FGFR2 directs inhibition of WNT signaling to regulate anterior fontanelle closure during skull development. Development. 2025 Jan 15;152(2):dev204264. doi: 10.1242/dev.204264. Epub 2025 Jan 20. PMID: 39775862; PMCID: PMC11829768.

  2. Ye Q, Bhojwani A, Hu JK. (2022) Understanding the development of oral epithelial organs through single cell transcriptomic analysis. Development. 2022 Aug 15;149(16):dev200539. doi: 10.1242/dev.200539. Epub 2022 Aug 17. PMID: 35831953; PMCID: PMC9481975.

  3. Du W, Bhojwani A, Hu JK. (2021) FACEts of mechanical regulation in the morphogenesis of craniofacial structures. Int J Oral Sci. 2021 Feb 5;13(1):4. doi: 10.1038/s41368-020-00110-4. PMID: 33547271; PMCID: PMC7865003.