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Professor Joester’s research group is driven by the desire to understand not only the design, i.e. the structure and functional organization of biominerals, but also their integrated synthesis. On a cellular level, these two, design and its execution, are inextricably linked. Their highly interdisciplinary approach reflects this complexity and rests on both the engineering of biomaterials synthesis in cell culture and the biologically inspired synthetic (re)construction of artificial mineralizing systems. In this way, they hope to find ways to create new materials of functional and architectural sophistication that rival that of biominerals.
Following their recent discovery of a highly soluble Mg-rich intergranular film in vertebrate tooth enamel, they embarked on an investigation into its role in tooth decay and bioinspired approaches to prevent caries. Research in the Joester group therefore includes (bio)synthesis, functional properties, and degradation of biominerals.
Education/Academic qualification
Chemistry, PhD, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Chemistry, MSc, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Chemistry and Pharmacy, BA, University of Tübingen
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Enamel atlas: systems-level amelogenesis tools at multiple scales
Joester, D., Alvares, K. & Stock, S. R.
University of California, San Francisco, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
8/1/21 → 7/31/24
Project: Research project
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Unlocking the Cryo-Domain: Bio-Cryo-Tomography from Micro to Atomic Scale
2/1/21 → 7/31/22
Project: Research project
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Acquisition of a K2 Camera for Soft Matter Transmission Electron Microscopy
Gianneschi, N., Dichtel, W., Dravid, V. P., Farha, O. K., Joester, D., Meade, T. J., Mirkin, C. A., Mrksich, M., Scott, E. A., Stupp, S., Weiss, E. A. & Wu, J.
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
8/12/19 → 8/11/24
Project: Research project
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The stoic tooth root: how the mineral and extracellular matrix counterbalance to keep aged dentin stable
Reis, M., Alania, Y., Leme-Kraus, A., Free, R., Joester, D., Ma, W., Irving, T. & Bedran-Russo, A. K., Jan 15 2022, In: Acta Biomaterialia. 138, p. 351-360 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dynamic Barriers to Crystallization of Calcium Barium Carbonates
Whittaker, M. L., Sun, W., Duggins, D. O., Ceder, G. & Joester, D., Aug 4 2021, In: Crystal Growth and Design. 21, 8, p. 4556-4563 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Iron phosphate mediated magnetite synthesis: a bioinspired approach
Mirabello, G., GoodSmith, M., Bomans, P. H. H., Stegbauer, L., Joester, D. & de With, G., Jul 21 2021, In: Chemical Science. 12, 27, p. 9458-9465 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Persistent polyamorphism in the chiton tooth: From a new biomineral to inks for additive manufacturing
Stegbauer, L., Smeets, P. J. M., Free, R., Wallace, S. G., Hersam, M. C., Alp, E. E. & Joester, D., Apr 29 2021, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 118, 23, e2020160118.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Semantic segmentation of mouse jaws using convolutional neural networks
Cooley, V., Stock, S. R., Guise, W., Verma, A., Wald, T., Klein, O. & Joester, D., 2021, Developments in X-Ray Tomography XIII. Muller, B. & Wang, G. (eds.). SPIE, 1184009. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 11840).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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