Renny T Franceschi
Marcus L Ward Collegiate Professor of Dentistry
Professor of Dentistry
Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine
School of Dentistry
Professor of Biological Chemistry
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Available to mentor
Renny T Franceschi
Professor
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  • Recent Publications
    • Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Regenerative Medicine Resource Center
    • Center Member
      Center for Cell Plasticity and Organ Design
    • Center Member
      Biosciences Initiative
    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Synthetic helical peptides on nanofibers to activate cell-surface receptors and synergistically enhance critical-sized bone defect regeneration
      Zhou T, C. Cavalcante R, Ge C, Franceschi RT, Ma PX. Bioactive Materials, 2025 Jan 1; 43: 98 - 113. DOI:10.1016/j.bioactmat.2024.08.017
    • Journal Article
      Ultrasound-generated bubbles enhance osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stromal cells in composite collagen hydrogels.
      Maji S, Aliabouzar M, Quesada C, Chiravuri A, Macpherson A, Pinch A, Kazyak K, Emara Z, Abeid BA, Kent RN, Midekssa FS, Zhang M, Baker BM, Franceschi RT, Fabiilli ML. Bioact Mater, 2025 Jan; 43: 82 - 97. DOI:10.1016/j.bioactmat.2024.09.018
      PMID: 39345992
    • Journal Article
      Discoidin domain receptor 2 signaling through PIK3C2α in fibroblasts promotes lung fibrosis.
      Ling S, Kwak D, Takuwa Y, Ge C, Franceschi R, Kim KK. J Pathol, 2024 Apr; 262 (4): 505 - 516. DOI:10.1002/path.6253
      PMID: 38332727
    • Journal Article
      Localized compaction of collagen hydrogels using acoustic droplet vaporization promotes osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells
      Maji S, Aliabouzar M, Quesada C, Macpherson A, Zhang M, Baker BM, Franceschi R, Fabiilli ML. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2024 Mar 1; 155 (3_Supplement): a287 - a287. DOI:10.1121/10.0027529
    • Journal Article
      A multi-stem cell basis for craniosynostosis and calvarial mineralization.
      Bok S, Yallowitz AR, Sun J, McCormick J, Cung M, Hu L, Lalani S, Li Z, Sosa BR, Baumgartner T, Byrne P, Zhang T, Morse KW, Mohamed FF, Ge C, Franceschi RT, Cowling RT, Greenberg BH, Pisapia DJ, Imahiyerobo TA, Lakhani S, Ross ME, Hoffman CE, Debnath S, Greenblatt MB. Nature, 2023 Sep; 621 (7980): 804 - 812. DOI:10.1038/s41586-023-06526-2
      PMID: 37730988
    • Journal Article
      Synthetic peptides activating discoidin domain receptor 2 and collagen-binding integrins cooperate to stimulate osteoblast differentiation of skeletal progenitor cells.
      Ge C, Li Y, Wu F, Ma P, Franceschi RT. Acta Biomater, 2023 Aug; 166: 109 - 118. DOI:10.1016/j.actbio.2023.05.039
      PMID: 37245640
    • Journal Article
      Acoustic droplet vaporization for on-demand modulation of microporosity in smart hydrogels.
      Aliabouzar M, Quesada C, Chan ZQ, Fowlkes JB, Franceschi RT, Putnam AJ, Fabiilli ML. Acta Biomater, 2023 Jul 1; 164: 195 - 208. DOI:10.1016/j.actbio.2023.04.037
      PMID: 37121372
    • Journal Article
      11. Mesenchymal Lineage Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Affects Heterotopic Ossification Formation and Extracellular Matrix Organization
      Pagani CA, Bancroft AC, Tower RJ, Livingston N, Sun Y, Hong JY, Nanes BA, Kent RN, Dean K, Franceschi R, Baker BM, Weiss SJ, Levi B. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 11 (5S): 7 - 8. DOI:10.1097/01.gox.0000937640.56138.fb