Rucha Bapat, 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
ruchabap@usc.edu

Education
Experience
Publications

Dr D Y Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pune, India 
B.D.S., 2011
Dental Surgery

University of Southern California
Ph.D., 2020
Craniofacial Molecular Biology

  • 2020 – present – Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2015 – 2020 – 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. Shao C, Bapat RA, Su J, Moradian-Oldak J. (2022) Regulation of Hydroxyapatite Nucleation In Vitro through Ameloblastin-Amelogenin Interactions. ACS Biomater Sci Eng. 2023 Apr 10;9(4):1834-1842. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c01113. Epub 2022 Jan 24. PMID: 35068157; PMCID: PMC9308824.

  5. 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.

  6. Bapat RA, Su J, Moradian-Oldak J. (2020) Co-Immunoprecipitation Reveals Interactions Between Amelogenin and Ameloblastin via Their Self-Assembly Domains. Front Physiol. 2020 Dec 23;11:622086. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.622086. PMID: 33424645; PMCID: PMC7786100.

  7. Bapat RA, Moradian-Oldak J. (2019) Immunohistochemical Co-Localization of Amelogenin and Ameloblastin in Developing Enamel Matrix. Methods Mol Biol. 2019;1922:219-228. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9012-2_22. PMID: 30838580; PMCID:PMC8011542.

  8. Su J, Bapat RA, Moradian-Oldak J. (2019) The Expression and Purification of Recombinant Mouse Ameloblastin in E. coli. Methods Mol Biol. 2019;1922:229-236. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9012-2_23. PMID: 30838581; PMCID: PMC8011534.

  9. Su J, Kegulian NC, Arun Bapat R, Moradian-Oldak J. (2019) Ameloblastin Binds to Phospholipid Bilayers via a Helix-Forming Motif within the Sequence Encoded by Exon 5. ACS Omega. 2019 Feb 28;4(2):4405-4416. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.8b03582. PMID: 30873509; PMCID: PMC6410667.

  10. Ruan Q, Liberman D, Bapat R, Chandrababu KB, Phark JH, Moradian-Oldak J. (2016) Efficacy of amelogenin-chitosan hydrogel in biomimetic repair of human enamel in pH-cycling systems. J Biomed Eng Inform. 2016 Mar;2(1):119-128. doi: 10.5430/jbei.v2n1p119. PMID: 27331142; PMCID: PMC4912123.

  11. Mazumder P, Prajapati S, Bapat R, Moradian-Oldak J. (2016) Amelogenin-Ameloblastin Spatial Interaction around Maturing Enamel Rods. J Dent Res. 2016 Aug;95(9):1042-8. doi: 10.1177/0022034516645389. Epub 2016 May 4. PMID: 27146703; PMCID: PMC4959624.