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
Medical School
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Renny T Franceschi
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    • Journal Article
      Discoidin domain receptor 2 is an important modulator of BMP signaling during heterotopic bone formation
      Wu F, Ge C, Pan H, Han Y, Mishina Y, Kaartinen V, Franceschi RT. Bone Research, 2025 Dec 1; 13 (1): DOI:10.1038/s41413-024-00391-z
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      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
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      Ultrasound-generated bubbles enhance osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stromal cells in composite collagen hydrogels
      Zhang M, Maji S, Aliabouzar M, Quesada C, Chiravuri A, Macpherson A, Emara Z, Abeid B, Kent III R, Midekssa F, Baker B, Franceschi R, Fabiilli M. 2024 May 8;
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      Nanofibrous 3D scaffolds capable of individually controlled BMP and FGF release for the regulation of bone regeneration
      Rambhia KJ, Sun H, Feng K, Kannan R, Doleyres Y, Holzwarth JM, Doepker M, Franceschi RT, Ma PX. Acta Biomaterialia, 2024 Dec 1; 190: 50 - 63. DOI:10.1016/j.actbio.2024.10.044
      PMID: 39486780
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      Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Signaling Through PIK3C2α In Fibroblasts Promotes Lung Fibrosis
      Ling S, Kwak D, Franceschi R, Ge C, Takuwa Y, Kim K. Journal of Pathology, 2023 Jun 8;
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      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 Jul 5; 155 (3_Supplement): a287 - a287. DOI:10.1121/10.0027529
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      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 28; 621 (7980): 804 - 812. DOI:10.1038/s41586-023-06526-2
      PMID: 37730988
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      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 Biomaterialia, 2023 Aug 1; 166: 109 - 118. DOI:10.1016/j.actbio.2023.05.039
      PMID: 37245640