Prof. Dr. med. dent. James Deschner

since 2009 Professorship in Experimental Dento-Maxillo-Facial Medicine, University of Bonn, Germany

2013 Call to professorship in periodontology at Charité Berlin, Germany (declined)

2007 Habilitation in Dento-Maxillo-Facial Medicine Habilitation Thesis: “Regulatory Effects of Biomechanical Forces on Fibrochondrocytes in vitro“, University of Bonn, Germany

2000 Periodontology Specialty License, German Society of Periodontology

1997 Doctorate Thesis: “Cytokine Release from Human Bone and PDL Cells in Response to LPS from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans”, Department of Periodontology and Synoptic Dentistry, Free University Berlin, Germany

1994 Dental License, Free University Berlin, Germany

since 2008 Head of Clinical Research Unit 208 "Aetiology and Sequelae of Periodontal Diseases - Genetic, Cell Biological and Biomechanical Aspects", Center of Dento-Maxillo-Facial Medicine, University of Bonn, Germany

2006-2008 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Periodontology, Operative and Preventive Dentistry, Center of Dento-Maxillo-Facial Medicine, University of Bonn, Germany

2003-2006 Visiting Assistant Professor, Section of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

2004-2005 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Section of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA 2003 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Section of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

2002-2003 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Division of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

1999-2002 Associate Professor, Dept. of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Center of Dento-Maxillo-Facial Medicine, University of Cologne, Germany

1998-1999 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Center of Dento-Maxillo-Facial Medicine, University of Cologne, Germany

1995-1998 Assistant Professor, Dept. Periodontology and Synoptic Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Humboldt University Berlin (Charité), School of Dentistry, Germany

1994-1995 Research Fellowship, Dept. of Periodontology and Synoptic Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Humboldt University Berlin (Charité), Germany

2002 Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1999 Dept. of Periodontology and Dept. of Informatics, Temple University, School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, PA, USA

1996 Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les tissus calcifiés et les biomatériaux, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France

since 2008 Head of Clinical Research Unit 208 "Aetiology and Sequelae of Periodontal Diseases - Genetic, Cell Biological and Biomechanical Aspects", Center of Dento-Maxillo-Facial Medicine, University of Bonn, Germany

• AfG-Straumann Award 2014, with Waller et al., 46. Annual Meeting of the AfG Mainz, Germany, 2014
• 2013 Espertise Talent Award for Dental Scientists, with Waller et al., 3M Espe Seefeld, Germany, 2013
• AfG-Straumann Award 2013, with Memmert et al., 45. Annual Meeting of the AfG, Mainz, Germany, 2013
• AfG-GABA-Award 2011, with Konermann et al., 43. Annual Meeting of the AfG, Mainz, Germany, 2011
• Poster Award 2010, with Kebschull et al., DGP-ARPA Autumn Meeting, Bonn, Germany, 2010
• AfG-Straumann Award 2010, with Konermann et al., 42. Annual Meeting of the AfG, Mainz, Germany, 2010
• Best Oral Presentation, 40. Annual Meeting of the DGFDT, Bad Homburg, Germany, 2007
• IADR/Unilever Hatton Award (Senior Category-Basic Science), with Madhavan et al., 84. General Session and Exhibition of the IADR, Brisbane, Australia, 2006
• AADR/Pfitzer Hatton Award (Senior Category), with Madhavan et al., 35. Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the AADR, Orlando, USA, 2006
• Alumni Merit Award, with Snider et al., Post-College Assembly, College of Dentistry, OSU, USA, 2005

• Deschner, J.: The effect of adipokines and obesity on periodontal destruction and regeneration. DFG/TP4/KFO208/2
• Deschner, J., Jepsen, S., Jäger, A.: Promotion of junior scientists. DFG/TP9/KFO208/2
• Deschner, J., Jepsen, S., Jäger, A.: Promotion of junior scientists. DFG/TP9/KFO208/1
• Deschner, J., Jepsen, S., Jäger, A.: Coordination project. DFG/TPZ/KFO208/2
• Deschner, J.: The effect of functional loading on periodontal wound healing in regenerative therapy with enamel matrix derivatives. DFG/TP4/KFO 208/1