Biography:

 

Daniel Graf received his BSc (Biochemistry) and PhD (Immunology) from the Swiss Federal School of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland. For almost 20 years he has used genetic models to study craniofacial, oral, and dental development. He moved to the University of Alberta in 2014, where he held the Alberta Dental Association & College Endowed Chair in Oral Health Research from 2020-203. He joined the University of British Columbia in fall 2023 to establish and direct the new UBC research excellence cluster ‘CODED’ dedicated to rare craniofacial, oral, and dental disorders. He is passionate about development, physiology and regeneration of craniofacial tissues, choosing a genetics angle for his studies. He is engaged with rare diseases through ClinGen, KBG syndrome focus group, and CAN-ACT for inherited aortopathies. He is equally passionate about student mentoring and helped establish the Student Research Groups at the School of Dentistry, University of Alberta, and Faculty of Dentistry, UBC.