Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Cassio Silva currently works as an Assistant Professor at the University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry. His research interests are on the effects of cigarette smoke on oral pathogens and immune responses to periodontal disease in oral cells.
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About Cassio Almeida-da-Silva
Cassio Silva currently works as an Assistant Professor at the University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry. His research interests are on the effects of cigarette smoke on oral pathogens and immune responses to periodontal disease in oral cells.
| 2021 - Present | Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of the Pacific ‐ Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry | |
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| 2020 - 2021 | Assistant Professor (part-time), Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of the Pacific ‐ Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry | |
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| 2018 - 2021 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of the Pacific ‐ Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2021 - 2022 | Evaluation of inflammatory markers in the oral cavity of cigarette smokers, electronic-cigarette-smokers and never-smokers |
| University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni, School of Dentistry (USA) - D30060 - Activity 139 | |
| Pilot Grant | |
| Role: PI | |
| Colleague(s): Dr. Norina Tang (Dept. of Periodontics – Dugoni School), and Dr. Craig Vierra (Dept. of Biological Sciences – UOP Stockton) | |
| 2019 - 2021 | Effects of cigarette smoke on inflammasome activation in oral cells |
| Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP), CA, USA - T29FT0540 | |
| Postdoctoral fellowship. | |
| Role: PI | |
| Colleague(s): David M. Ojcius | |
| 2018 - 2019 | Asthma- and COPD-associated inflammasome activation induced by rock dust |
| Alpha Foundation - AFC719-12 | |
| Role: postdoctoral fellow | |
| Colleague(s): David M. Ojcius | |
| 2016 - 2017 | Role of different purinergic receptors in the immune response during infection by Porphyromonas gingivalis |
| Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Brazil - 200417/2016 | |
| FAPERJ Nota 10 Fellowship (awarded to top PhD students of Rio de Janeiro State) | |
| Role: PhD Candidate | |
| 2016 - 2017 | Role of purinergic receptors and the enzyme nucleoside-diphosphate-kinase during spread and control of Porphyromonas gingivalis infection |
| Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Brazil - 200092/2016 | |
| FAPERJ Doctoral Exchange Program Fellowship | |
| Role: PhD candidate | |
| 2014 - 2016 | Role of different purinergic receptors in the immune response during infection by Porphyromonas gingivalis |
| The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brazil - 141715/2014-6 | |
| Fellowship for PhD students | |
| Role: PhD candidate | |
| 2013 - 2014 | Defect in the granulopoiesis in mice deficient in perforin |
| Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Brazil - 100368/2013 | |
| FAPERJ Nota 10 Fellowship (awarded to the best Master’s students of Rio de Janeiro State) | |
| Role: Master’s candidate | |
| 2012 - 2013 | Defect in the granulopoiesis in mice deficient in perforin |
| The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brazil - 131810/2012 | |
| Fellowship for Master’s students | |
| Role: Master’s candidate |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2022 - Present | Member, American Dental Education Association (ADEA) | 2022 - Present | Section Review Editor, Frontiers in Oral Health (Oral Infections and Microbes Section) | 2022 - Present | Section Review Editor, Microbiology Spectrum (Microbiome Section) | 2016 - 2017 | Member, International Association for Dental Research (IADR) | 2014 - 2017 | Member, Purines Club | 2012 | Member, Brazilian Society of Immunology (SBI) |
Honors and Awards
- Best Work at XIX Annual Meeting of Undergraduate Students (FIOCRUZ, Brazil) 2011
- Academic Dignity Cum Laude in Microbiology and Immunology 2013
- FAPERJ Nota 10 Fellowship (Award to the best Master’s students of Rio de Janeiro State) 2013
- FAPERJ Nota 10 Fellowship (Award to the best PhD students of Rio de Janeiro State) 2016
- Honorable Mention during the 6th Brazilian Purine Club Meeting 2016
- Postdoctoral fellowship (Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, Role: PI) 2019-2022
- Top Reviewing Editor Acknowledgement – Spectrum Microbiology 2023
Courses
- DHYG_114_01 - Oral Histology and Embryology
- DS103 - Integrated Case-Based Discussions
- DS101 & DS106 - Integrated Clinical Sciences I
- BMS133 - Applied Orofacial Anatomy
- BMS123 – Gross Anatomy & Histology
| 2016 - 2017 | Doctoral exchange program, Dentistry, University of the Pacific ‐ Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry | |
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| 2014 - 2017 | Ph.D., Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro ‐ Institute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho | |
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| 2012 - 2014 | M.Sc., Microbiology (Immunology), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro ‐ Institute of Microbiology Paulo Goes | |
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| 2008 - 2012 | B.S., Microbiology and Immunology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro ‐ Institute of Microbiology Paulo Goes | |
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Contact Information
University of the Pacific
Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
155 Fifth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 400-8470
Email:
