John J. Sauk
University of Louisville, United States
- Orcid: 0000-0002-9208-5739
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- Keywords: Oral Cancer, Head & Neck, Salivary Gland
Short Bio
- Dr. Sauk received his DDS from the University of Detroit and a MS in Oral Pathology from the University of Minnesota. He served in the US Navy at the Naval Dental Research Institute and later joined the University of Minnesota faculty raising the rank of Professor in the Department of Orofacial Genetics and Pathology. He subsequently, was named Chairperson of Pathology and Associate Dean for Research and Training in the School of Dentistry and Professor of Pathology in the School of Medicine and the Greenebaum Cancer Center at the University of Maryland. He is a fellow of the American Head and Neck Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science Dr. Sauk served as the Dean for the School of Dentistry, University of Louisville (2007-2016) and is currently Professor and a member of the James Graham Brown Cancer Center. Dr. Sauk has published 188 peer reviewed papers, 5 book chapters, 12 patents, more than $16M in research support. Furthermore, he has served on a number of study-sections for the USPHS and has been a consultant to the Veterans Administration, United Cerebral Palsy Center, American Brittle Bone Society, American Fund for Dental Health, Institute of medicine, National Academy of Sciences, The Smithsonian, Hong Kong Research Grants Council, and Wellcome Trust. Dr. Sauk has been a strong advocate for biomedical research. He has served as a cohort, advocating the US Congress for dental and craniofacial research. He has served as a consultant for basic sciences and research to the Commission on Dental Education, and the Advisory Committee to the Commission of Dental Accreditation for Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology.
