Dr. Horacio de la Iglesia, PhD, Professor, Department of Biology
Horacio de la Iglesia finished his undergraduate studies in Biology at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He got his PhD in Neuroscience and Behavior at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he studied the neuroanatomical interactions between the master circadian clock of mammals and the brain centers that control reproduction . He then continued his research on the neural control of circadian rhythms as a Post-doctoral Fellow and as an Instructor in the laboratory of William Schwartz at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, while he was also an Instructor at Harvard University. He joined the University of Washington Department of Biology in 2003.
Dr. Zi-Jun Liu, PhD, Professor, Department of Orthodontics
Dr. Zi-Jun (Zee) Liu, DDS, MS PhD, is a Research Professor of Dept. Orthodontics and adjunct Research Professor of Dept. Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, and Research Professor of Graduate School, University of Washington. Dr. Liu completed his dental education (DDS) from Nanjing Medical University in China in 1983, received his MS degree from the Fourth Military Medical University in 1986 and PhD degree from Osaka University in Japan and the Fourth Military Medical University in China in 1991. After getting his PhD degree, Dr. Liu worked as a full-time faculty member at the Fourth Military Medical University from 1991-1994. He completed his post-doc training from 1994-1995 and was later offered a full-time faculty position (Assistant Professor) from 1996-1997 in the Dept. Orthodontics of Kagoshima University in Japan. Dr. Liu came to UW in Nov. 1997 as a Visiting Assistant Professor and was appointed as a Research Assistant Professor in 2000. Dr. Liu has published extensively with more than 90 peer-reviewed papers and 11 book chapters. He serves for the editorial boards of several international dental journals and is an invited reviewer for about 40 academic journals worldwide. Dr. Liu’s research has been continuously supported by NIH/NIDCR, US Dept. Defense, and UW Royal Research Fund since 2004, and he has served for the study sections of NIH/NIDCR, and special review panels of NIH/CSR for reviewing various NIH grant applications since 2006. He also serves as an Oversea Expert for French National Research Agency, Higher Education Ministry of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Research Funding Department of United Arab Emirates, and National Natural Science Foundation of China. His research interests cover the following fields: 1) Craniofacial growth, function, adaptation, and biomechanics, focusing on tongue function, malfunction, and regeneration, as well as mandibular distraction osteogenesis; 2) TMJ function, imaging, and disorders; 3) Functional tooth mobility and orthodontic tooth movements; and 4) Obstructive sleep apnea in relation to the oropharyngeal morphology and function.
Dr. Edward M. Weaver, MD, MPH, Professor of Otolaryngology
Edward M. Weaver, MD, MPH is a professor of otolaryngology, the chief of sleep surgery, and a co-director of the UW Medicine Sleep Center. He is also a staff surgeon at the Seattle Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He is board certified in otolaryngology and sleep medicine, and he practices a wide range of sleep apnea surgery. He is fellowship trained in health services research and has an active outcomes research program studying sleep apnea.