Gayathri Visakan, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

2250 Alcazar St.
CSA 149 – HSC 9062
Los Angeles, CA 90033-9062
Phone: (323) 442-2701
Fax: (323) 442-2981
visakan@usc.edu

Education
Experience
Publications

Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India
B.D.S., 2016
Dental Surgery

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
M.S., 2019
Craniofacial Molecular Biology

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Ph.D., 2024
Craniofacial Molecular Biology

  • 2024 – present – Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

  • 2019 – 2024 – Research Assistant – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

  1. Kegulian NC, Visakan G, Bapat RA, Moradian-Oldak J. (2024) Ameloblastin and its multifunctionality in amelogenesis: A review. Matrix Biol. 2024 Aug;131:62-76. doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2024.05.007. Epub 2024 May 28. PMID: 38815936; PMCID: PMC11218920.

  2. Visakan G, Bapat RA, Su J, Moradian-Oldak J. (2022) Modeling ameloblast-matrix interactions using 3D cell culture. Front Physiol. 2022 Dec 1;13:1069519. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1069519. PMID: 36531170; PMCID: PMC9751369.

  3. Su J, Bapat RA, Visakan G, Moradian-Oldak J. (2022) Coemergence of the Amphipathic Helix on Ameloblastin With Mammalian Prismatic Enamel. Mol Biol Evol. 2022 Nov 3;39(11):msac205. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msac205. PMID: 36161489; PMCID: PMC9631975.

  4. Visakan G, Su J, Moradian-Oldak J. (2021) Ameloblastin promotes polarization of ameloblast cell lines in a 3-D cell culture system. Matrix Biol. 2022 Jan;105:72-86. doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2021.11.002. Epub 2021 Nov 20. PMID: 34813898; PMCID: PMC8955733.

  5. Mukherjee K, Visakan G, Phark JH, Moradian-Oldak J. (2020) Enhancing Collagen Mineralization with Amelogenin Peptide: Towards the Restoration of Dentin. ACS Biomater Sci Eng. 2020 Apr 13;6(4):2251-2262. doi:10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01774. Epub 2020 Feb 21. PMID: 33313393; PMCID:PMC7725229.

  6. Su J, Bapat RA, Visakan G, Moradian-Oldak J. (2020) An Evolutionarily Conserved Helix Mediates Ameloblastin-Cell Interaction. J Dent Res. 2020 Aug;99(9):1072-1081. doi: 10.1177/0022034520918521. Epub 2020 May 13. PMID: 32401578; PMCID: PMC7375739.