Pamela C. Yelick, PhD

Professor and Director, Craniofacial and Molecular Genetics, Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Pamela C. Yelick, PhD, is a tenured full professor in the Department of Orthodontics at the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston MA, where she Directs the Division of Craniofacial and Molecular Genetics. Dr. Yelick also Directors the Genetics Program at the Tufts University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and holds adjunct appointments in the Tufts Biomedical Engineering and Developmental, Molecular and Cellular Biology Departments.  Dr. Yelick is an internationally recognized leader in dental tissue engineering and craniofacial development and disease, with ~125 peer-reviewed basic research publications, more than two dozen reviews, and over 400 abstracts since the year 2000. She has received national and international acclaim for her research on dental tissue and whole tooth tissue engineering and has participated in over 300 Invited Speaker Lectureships. Dr. Yelick is the Cofounder and Chief Scientific Officer of RegendoDent Inc., along with cofounder and Chief Medical Officer Luiz Bertassoni, President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Olson, and Project Manager Anissa Bartolome.  Their product, RegendoGel, is a first-generation regenerative endodontic product that revitalizes teeth by inducing natural dental pulp and dentin regeneration.  Dr. Yelick was recently elected Vice President of the International Association for Dental Research, a four-year term of VP, President Elect, President, and Immediate Past President. Dr. Yelick has received many awards including the IADCR Distinguished Scientist Award in 2017 and 2019, was elected as a 2022 AAAS Fellow in recognition of her sustained contributions to the field of Craniomaxillofacial development, disease and regeneration.