overview

Dr. Elia Beniash is an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. His position is located in Oral Biology. Prior to arriving at Pitt in 2007, Dr. Beniash was a staff member at the Forsyth Institute in Boston, Mass. and an instructor at the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Beniash holds an MSc in Zoology and Biology from the St. Petersburg State University in Russia. His PhD in Structural Biology and Chemistry is from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel.

Dr. Beniash's scientific interests include biomineralization, the structure/function relationships in supramolecular assemblies, bioinspired materials, and tissue engineering.

One of the focuses of his lab is biogenic mineralized materials, such as those found in shells, bones, and teeth. His studies are concentrated on understanding basic strategies of mineralization in biological systems and applying these strategies to the design of new, nanostructured composite materials.

As a result of his research, Dr. Beniash holds at least four patents and is the recipient of several awards including the Young Investigator Award from the 8th International Conference on the Chemistry and Biology of Mineralized Tissues and a New Investigator Award from the Enamel VII Symposium

about

(2013) President elect, Mineralized Tissues Group, International Association for Dental Research.

(2012) Chair of a symposium on Novel Bioinspired Approaches for Craniofacial Repair and Regeneration, AADR meeting, March 2012, Tampa, Fl.

(2012 - 2013) Vice-President Mineralized Tissues Group, International Association for Dental Research.

(2011) Chair of a session at the IADR meeting in San Diego,CA.

(2011) Research conducted under NSF Award #0951139 has been selected as a research highlight.

(2011) Journal of Structural Biology Top Cited Article Award, 2009-2011 for the article entitled "Transient amorphous calcium phosphate in forming enamel.".

(2008) Acta Biomaterialia Most Cited Author Award 2005-2008 for the paper entitled: Self-Assembled Peptide Amphiphile Matrices for Cell Entrapment.

(2005) New Investigator Award, Enamel VII Symposium, Brewster, MA, USA.

(2004) New Investigator Award, 8th International Conference on the Chemistry and Biology of Mineralized Tissues, Banff, Canada.

(1998) Young Investigator Award, 6th International Conference on the Chemistry and Biology of Mineralized Tissues, Vittel, France.

Stifler, C.A., Yamazaki, H., Gilbert, P.U.P.A., Margolis, H.C., & Beniash, E. (2022). Loss of biological control of enamel mineralization in amelogenin-phosphorylation-deficient mice. J Struct Biol, 214(2), 107844.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2022.107844.

Ivanina, A.V., Jarrett, A., Bell, T., Rimkevicius, T., Beniash, E., & Sokolova, I.M. (2020). Effects of seawater salinity and pH on cellular metabolism and enzyme activities in biomineralizing tissues of marine bivalves. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol, 248, 110748.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.110748.

Khalid, S., Yamazaki, H., Socorro, M., Monier, D., Beniash, E., & Napierala, D. (2020). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation as an underlying mechanism of inorganic phosphate (Pi)-induced mineralization of osteogenic cells. Free Radic Biol Med, 153, 103-111.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.04.008.

Patel, A., Zaky, S.H., Schoedel, K., Li, H., Sant, V., Beniash, E., Sfeir, C., Stolz, D.B., & Sant, S. (2020). Design and evaluation of collagen-inspired mineral-hydrogel nanocomposites for bone regeneration. Acta Biomater, 112, 262-273.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.05.034.

Shin, N.Y., Yamazaki, H., Beniash, E., Yang, X., Margolis, S.S., Pugach, M.K., Simmer, J.P., & Margolis, H.C. (2020). Amelogenin phosphorylation regulates tooth enamel formation by stabilizing a transient amorphous mineral precursor. J Biol Chem, 295(7), 1943-1959.Elsevier. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA119.010506.

Socorro, M., Shinde, A., Yamazaki, H., Khalid, S., Monier, D., Beniash, E., & Napierala, D. (2020). Trps1 transcription factor represses phosphate-induced expression of SerpinB2 in osteogenic cells. Bone, 141, 115673.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115673.

Zaky, S.H., AlQahtani, Q., Chen, J., Patil, A., Taboas, J., Beniash, E., Ray, H., & Sfeir, C. (2020). Effect of the Periapical "Inflammatory Plug" on Dental Pulp Regeneration: A Histologic In Vivo Study. J Endod, 46(1), 51-56.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2019.10.006.

Beniash, E., Stifler, C.A., Sun, C.Y., Jung, G.S., Qin, Z., Buehler, M.J., & Gilbert, P.U.P.A. (2019). The hidden structure of human enamel. Nat Commun, 10(1), 4383.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-12185-7.

Chiba, R., Okubo, M., Yamamoto, R., Saito, M.M., Kobayashi, S., Beniash, E., & Yamakoshi, Y. (2019). Porcine keratin 75 in developing enamel. J Oral Biosci, 61(3), 163-172.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.job.2019.06.002.

Hong, D., Zaky, S.H., Chong, R., Lukashova, L., Beniash, E., Verdelis, K., Witte, F., & Sfeir, C. (2019). Controlling magnesium corrosion and degradation-regulating mineralization using matrix GLA protein. Acta Biomater, 98, 142-151.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.05.048.

Patil, A., Zaky, S.H., Chong, R., Verdelis, K., & Beniash, E. (2019). In vivo study of self-assembled alkylsilane coated degradable magnesium devices. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater, 107(2), 342-351.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.34126.

Yamazaki, H., Tran, B., Beniash, E., Kwak, S.Y., & Margolis, H.C. (2019). Proteolysis by MMP20 Prevents Aberrant Mineralization in Secretory Enamel. J Dent Res, 98(4), 468-475.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0022034518823537.

Yang, X., & Beniash, E. (2019). Immunofluorescence Procedure for Developing Enamel Tissues. Methods Mol Biol, 1922, 191-196.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9012-2_19.

Yang, X., Yamazaki, H., Yamakoshi, Y., Duverger, O., Morasso, M.I., & Beniash, E. (2019). Trafficking and secretion of keratin 75 by ameloblasts in vivo. J Biol Chem, 294(48), 18475-18487.Elsevier. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA119.010037.

Alqahtani, Q., Zaky, S.H., Patil, A., Beniash, E., Ray, H., & Sfeir, C. (2018). Decellularized Swine Dental Pulp Tissue for Regenerative Root Canal Therapy. J Dent Res, 97(13), 1460-1467.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0022034518785124.

Ivanina, A.V., Borah, B., Rimkevicius, T., Macrander, J., Piontkivska, H., Sokolova, I.M., & Beniash, E. (2018). The Role of the Vascular Endothelia Growth Factor (VEGF) Signaling in Biomineralization of the Oyster Crassostrea gigas. FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, 5(AUG), 309.Frontiers. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00309.

Ivanina, A.V., Borah, B.M., Vogts, A., Malik, I., Wu, J., Chin, A.R., Almarza, A.J., Kumta, P., Piontkivska, H., Beniash, E., & Sokolova, I.M. (2018). Potential trade-offs between biomineralization and immunity revealed by shell properties and gene expression profiles of two closely related Crassostrea species. J Exp Biol, 221(Pt 18), jeb183236.The Company of Biologists. doi: 10.1242/jeb.183236.

Stifler, C.A., Wittig, N.K., Sassi, M., Sun, C.Y., Marcus, M.A., Birkedal, H., Beniash, E., Rosso, K.M., & Gilbert, P.U.P.A. (2018). X-ray Linear Dichroism in Apatite. J Am Chem Soc, 140(37), 11698-11704.American Chemical Society (ACS). doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b05547.

Beniash, E. (2017). Co-option of Hair Follicle Keratins into Amelogenesis Is Associated with the Evolution of Prismatic Enamel: A Hypothesis. Front Physiol, 8(OCT), 823.Frontiers. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00823.

Ivanina, A.V., Falfushynska, H.I., Beniash, E., Piontkivska, H., & Sokolova, I.M. (2017). Biomineralization-related specialization of hemocytes and mantle tissues of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. J Exp Biol, 220(Pt 18), 3209-3221.The Company of Biologists. doi: 10.1242/jeb.160861.

Patil, A.J., Jackson, O., Fulton, L.B., Hong, D., Desai, P.A., Kelleher, S.A., Chou, D.T., Tan, S., Kumta, P.N., & Beniash, E. (2017). Anticorrosive Self-Assembled Hybrid Alkylsilane Coatings for Resorbable Magnesium Metal Devices. ACS Biomater Sci Eng, 3(4), 518-529.American Chemical Society (ACS). doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00585.

Yamazaki, H., Beniash, E., Yamakoshi, Y., Simmer, J.P., & Margolis, H.C. (2017). Protein Phosphorylation and Mineral Binding Affect the Secondary Structure of the Leucine-Rich Amelogenin Peptide. Front Physiol, 8(JUN), 450.Frontiers. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00450.

Yang, X., Vidunas, A.J., & Beniash, E. (2017). Optimizing Immunostaining of Enamel Matrix: Application of Sudan Black B and Minimization of False Positives from Normal Sera and IgGs. Front Physiol, 8(APR), 239.Frontiers. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00239.

Chaudhary, S.C., Kuzynski, M., Bottini, M., Beniash, E., Dokland, T., Mobley, C.G., Yadav, M.C., Poliard, A., Kellermann, O., Millán, J.L., & Napierala, D. (2016). Phosphate induces formation of matrix vesicles during odontoblast-initiated mineralization in vitro. Matrix Biol, 52-54, 284-300.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2016.02.003.

Dickinson, G.H., Yang, X., Wu, F., Orihuela, B., Rittschof, D., & Beniash, E. (2016). Localization of Phosphoproteins within the Barnacle Adhesive Interface. Biol Bull, 230(3), 233-242.University of Chicago Press. doi: 10.1086/BBLv230n3p233.

Dickinson, G.H., Yang, X., Wu, F., Orihuela, B., Rittschof, D., & Beniash, E. (2016). Localization of Phosphoproteins within the Barnacle Adhesive Interface. BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN, 231(3), 233-242.University of Chicago Press. doi: 10.1086/bblv230n3p233.

Duverger, O., Beniash, E., & Morasso, M.I. (2016). Keratins as components of the enamel organic matrix. Matrix Biol, 52-54, 260-265.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2015.12.007.

Verdelis, K., Szabo-Rogers, H.L., Xu, Y., Chong, R., Kang, R., Cusack, B.J., Jani, P., Boskey, A.L., Qin, C., & Beniash, E. (2016). Accelerated enamel mineralization in Dspp mutant mice. Matrix Biol, 52-54, 246-259.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2016.01.003.

Bagwe, R., Beniash, E., & Sokolova, I.M. (2015). Effects of cadmium exposure on critical temperatures of aerobic metabolism in eastern oysters Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791). Aquat Toxicol, 167, 77-89.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.07.012.

Ivanina, A.V., Hawkins, C., Beniash, E., & Sokolova, I.M. (2015). Effects of environmental hypercapnia and metal (Cd and Cu) exposure on acid-base and metal homeostasis of marine bivalves. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol, 174-175(1), 1-12.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2015.05.001.

Duverger, O., Ohara, T., Shaffer, J.R., Donahue, D., Zerfas, P., Dullnig, A., Crecelius, C., Beniash, E., Marazita, M.L., & Morasso, M.I. (2014). Hair keratin mutations in tooth enamel increase dental decay risk. J Clin Invest, 124(12), 5219-5224.American Society for Clinical Investigation. doi: 10.1172/JCI78272.

Fang, P.A., Verdelis, K., Yang, X., Lukashova, L., Boskey, A.L., & Beniash, E. (2014). Ultrastructural organization of dentin in mice lacking dentin sialo-phosphoprotein. Connect Tissue Res, 55 Suppl 1(0 1), 92-96.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.3109/03008207.2014.923861.

Götze, S., Matoo, O.B., Beniash, E., Saborowski, R., & Sokolova, I.M. (2014). Interactive effects of CO₂ and trace metals on the proteasome activity and cellular stress response of marine bivalves Crassostrea virginica and Mercenaria mercenaria. Aquat Toxicol, 149, 65-82.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.01.027.

Hu, J.C.C., Hu, Y., Lu, Y., Smith, C.E., Lertlam, R., Wright, J.T., Suggs, C., McKee, M.D., Beniash, E., Kabir, M.E., & Simmer, J.P. (2014). Enamelin is critical for ameloblast integrity and enamel ultrastructure formation. In van Wijnen, A. (Ed.). PLoS One, 9(3), e89303.Public Library of Science (PLoS). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089303.

Kwak, S.Y., Kim, S., Yamakoshi, Y., Simmer, J.P., Beniash, E., & Margolis, H.C. (2014). Regulation of calcium phosphate formation by native amelogenins in vitro. Connect Tissue Res, 55 Suppl 1(0), 21-24.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.3109/03008207.2014.923853.

Sfeir, C., Fang, P.A., Jayaraman, T., Raman, A., Xiaoyuan, Z., & Beniash, E. (2014). Synthesis of bone-like nanocomposites using multiphosphorylated peptides. Acta Biomater, 10(5), 2241-2249.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2014.01.007.

Boskey, A.L., Verdelis, K., Spevak, L., Lukashova, L., Beniash, E., Yang, X., Cabral, W.A., & Marini, J.C. (2013). Mineral and matrix changes in Brtl/+ teeth provide insights into mineralization mechanisms. Biomed Res Int, 2013(1), 295812.Hindawi. doi: 10.1155/2013/295812.

Cantaert, B., Beniash, E., & Meldrum, F.C. (2013). Nanoscale confinement controls the crystallization of calcium phosphate: relevance to bone formation. Chemistry, 19(44), 14918-14924.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/chem.201302835.

Cantaert, B., Beniash, E., & Meldrum, F.C. (2013). The Role of Poly(Aspartic Acid) in the Precipitation of Calcium Phosphate in Confinement. J Mater Chem B, 1(48), 6586-6595.Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). doi: 10.1039/C3TB21296C.

Cui, W., Beniash, E., Gawalt, E., Xu, Z., & Sfeir, C. (2013). Biomimetic coating of magnesium alloy for enhanced corrosion resistance and calcium phosphate deposition. Acta Biomater, 9(10), 8650-8659.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.06.031.

Dickinson, G.H., Matoo, O.B., Tourek, R.T., Sokolova, I.M., & Beniash, E. (2013). Environmental salinity modulates the effects of elevated CO2 levels on juvenile hard-shell clams, Mercenaria mercenaria. J Exp Biol, 216(Pt 14), 2607-2618.The Company of Biologists. doi: 10.1242/jeb.082909.

Fang, P.A., Margolis, H.C., Conway, J.F., Simmer, J.P., & Beniash, E. (2013). CryoTEM study of effects of phosphorylation on the hierarchical assembly of porcine amelogenin and its regulation of mineralization in vitro. J Struct Biol, 183(2), 250-257.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2013.05.011.

Ivanina, A.V., Beniash, E., Etzkorn, M., Meyers, T.B., Ringwood, A.H., & Sokolova, I.M. (2013). Short-term acute hypercapnia affects cellular responses to trace metals in the hard clams Mercenaria mercenaria. Aquat Toxicol, 140-141, 123-133.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.05.019.

Ivanina, A.V., Dickinson, G.H., Matoo, O.B., Bagwe, R., Dickinson, A., Beniash, E., & Sokolova, I.M. (2013). Interactive effects of elevated temperature and CO2 levels on energy metabolism and biomineralization of marine bivalves Crassostrea virginica and Mercenaria mercenaria. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol, 166(1), 101-111.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.05.016.

Matoo, O., Dickinson, G., Ivanina, A., Beniash, E., & Sokolova, I. (2013). Elevated CO2, temperature and salinity interactively affect biomineralization and shell properties of hard shell clams Mercenaria mercenaria. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY, 53, E327.

Matoo, O.B., Ivanina, A.V., Ullstad, C., Beniash, E., & Sokolova, I.M. (2013). Interactive effects of elevated temperature and CO(2) levels on metabolism and oxidative stress in two common marine bivalves (Crassostrea virginica and Mercenaria mercenaria). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol, 164(4), 545-553.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.12.025.

Sokolova, I., Ivanina, A., & Beniash, E. (2013). Elevated CO2 levels affect cellular uptake and homeostasis of trace metals in hard shell clams Mercenaria mercenaria. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY, 53, E373.

Syed-Picard, F.N., Jayaraman, T., Lam, R.S.K., Beniash, E., & Sfeir, C. (2013). Osteoinductivity of calcium phosphate mediated by connexin 43. Biomaterials, 34(15), 3763-3774.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.01.095.

Beniash, E., Simmer, J.P., & Margolis, H.C. (2012). Structural changes in amelogenin upon self-assembly and mineral interactions. J Dent Res, 91(10), 967-972.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0022034512457371.

Dickinson, G.H., Ivanina, A.V., Matoo, O.B., Pörtner, H.O., Lannig, G., Bock, C., Beniash, E., & Sokolova, I.M. (2012). Interactive effects of salinity and elevated CO2 levels on juvenile eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica. J Exp Biol, 215(Pt 1), 29-43.The Company of Biologists. doi: 10.1242/jeb.061481.

Dickinson, G.H., Matoo, O.B., Beniash, E., & Sokolova, I.M. (2012). THE NORTHERN QUAHOG (=HARD CLAM), MERCENARIA MERCENARIA IN A CHANGING OCEAN: INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF ELEVATED CO2, TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY ON PHYSIOLOGY AND SHELL PROPERTIES. JOURNAL OF SHELLFISH RESEARCH, 31(1), 275-276.

Fang, P., Beniash, E., Conway, J., Margolis, H., & Simmer, J. (2012). Cryo-TEM Study on Hierarchical Self-assembly of Amelogenin and Regulation of Biomineralization at the Nanoscale. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 18(S2), 1588-1589.Oxford University Press (OUP). doi: 10.1017/s1431927612009798.

Lam, R.S.K., Metzler, R.A., Gilbert, P.U.P.A., & Beniash, E. (2012). Anisotropy of chemical bonds in collagen molecules studied by X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy. ACS Chem Biol, 7(3), 476-480.American Chemical Society (ACS). doi: 10.1021/cb200260d.

Sokolova, I., Ivanina, A., Matoo, O., Dickinson, G., & Beniash, E. (2012). Interactive effects of elevated CO2, temperature and salinity on physiology and shell properties of hard shell clams Mercenaria mercenaria. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, 163(1), S9.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.05.031.

Beniash, E. (2011). Biominerals--hierarchical nanocomposites: the example of bone. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Nanomed Nanobiotechnol, 3(1), 47-69.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/wnan.105.

Beniash, E., Deshpande, A.S., Fang, P.A., Lieb, N.S., Zhang, X., & Sfeir, C.S. (2011). Possible role of DMP1 in dentin mineralization. J Struct Biol, 174(1), 100-106.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2010.11.013.

Deshpande, A.S., Fang, P.A., Zhang, X., Jayaraman, T., Sfeir, C., & Beniash, E. (2011). Primary structure and phosphorylation of dentin matrix protein 1 (DMP1) and dentin phosphophoryn (DPP) uniquely determine their role in biomineralization. Biomacromolecules, 12(8), 2933-2945.American Chemical Society (ACS). doi: 10.1021/bm2005214.

Fang, P.A., Conway, J.F., Margolis, H.C., Simmer, J.P., & Beniash, E. (2011). Hierarchical self-assembly of amelogenin and the regulation of biomineralization at the nanoscale. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 108(34), 14097-14102.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1106228108.

Fang, P.A., Lam, R.S.K., & Beniash, E. (2011). Relationships between dentin and enamel mineral at the dentino-enamel boundary: electron tomography and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy study. Eur J Oral Sci, 119 Suppl 1(Suppl 1), 120-124.Wiley. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2011.00876.x.

Fang, P.A., Margolis, H.C., Conway, J.F., Simmer, J.P., Dickinson, G.H., & Beniash, E. (2011). Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy study of amelogenin self-assembly at different pH. Cells Tissues Organs, 194(2-4), 166-170.Karger Publishers. doi: 10.1159/000324250.

Kwak, S.Y., Green, S., Wiedemann-Bidlack, F.B., Beniash, E., Yamakoshi, Y., Simmer, J.P., & Margolis, H.C. (2011). Regulation of calcium phosphate formation by amelogenins under physiological conditions. Eur J Oral Sci, 119 Suppl 1(Suppl 1), 103-111.Wiley. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2011.00911.x.

Le Norcy, E., Kwak, S.Y., Wiedemann-Bidlack, F.B., Beniash, E., Yamakoshi, Y., Simmer, J.P., & Margolis, H.C. (2011). Leucine-rich amelogenin peptides regulate mineralization in vitro. J Dent Res, 90(9), 1091-1097.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0022034511411301.

Le Norcy, E., Kwak, S.Y., Wiedemann-Bidlack, F.B., Beniash, E., Yamakoshi, Y., Simmer, J.P., & Margolis, H.C. (2011). Potential role of the amelogenin N-terminus in the regulation of calcium phosphate formation in vitro. Cells Tissues Organs, 194(2-4), 188-193.Karger Publishers. doi: 10.1159/000324827.

Tomanek, L., Zuzow, M.J., Ivanina, A.V., Beniash, E., & Sokolova, I.M. (2011). Proteomic response to elevated PCO2 level in eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica: evidence for oxidative stress. J Exp Biol, 214(Pt 11), 1836-1844.The Company of Biologists. doi: 10.1242/jeb.055475.

Watkins, M., Grimston, S.K., Norris, J.Y., Guillotin, B., Shaw, A., Beniash, E., & Civitelli, R. (2011). Osteoblast connexin43 modulates skeletal architecture by regulating both arms of bone remodeling. In Assoian, R.K. (Ed.). Mol Biol Cell, 22(8), 1240-1251.American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). doi: 10.1091/mbc.E10-07-0571.

Wiedemann-Bidlack, F.B., Kwak, S.Y., Beniash, E., Yamakoshi, Y., Simmer, J.P., & Margolis, H.C. (2011). Effects of phosphorylation on the self-assembly of native full-length porcine amelogenin and its regulation of calcium phosphate formation in vitro. J Struct Biol, 173(2), 250-260.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2010.11.006.

Beniash, E., Ivanina, A., Lieb, N.S., Kurochkin, I., & Sokolova, I.M. (2010). Elevated level of carbon dioxide affects metabolism and shell formation in oysters Crassostrea virginica. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES, 419(0), 95-108.Inter-Research Science Center. doi: 10.3354/meps08841.

Deshpande, A.S., Fang, P.A., Simmer, J.P., Margolis, H.C., & Beniash, E. (2010). Amelogenin-collagen interactions regulate calcium phosphate mineralization in vitro. J Biol Chem, 285(25), 19277-19287.Elsevier. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109.079939.

Beniash, E., Metzler, R.A., Lam, R.S.K., & Gilbert, P.U.P.A. (2009). Transient amorphous calcium phosphate in forming enamel. J Struct Biol, 166(2), 133-143.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2009.02.001.

Beniash, E., Metzler, R.A., Lam, R.S.K., & Gilbert, P.U.P.A. (2009). Transient amorphous calcium phosphate in forming enamel (vol 166, pg 133, 2009). JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, 167(1), 95.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2009.04.002.

Kwak, S.Y., Wiedemann-Bidlack, F.B., Beniash, E., Yamakoshi, Y., Simmer, J.P., Litman, A., & Margolis, H.C. (2009). Role of 20-kDa amelogenin (P148) phosphorylation in calcium phosphate formation in vitro. J Biol Chem, 284(28), 18972-18979.Elsevier. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109.020370.

Baldassarri, M., Margolis, H.C., & Beniash, E. (2008). Compositional determinants of mechanical properties of enamel. J Dent Res, 87(7), 645-649.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/154405910808700711.

Deshpande, A.S., & Beniash, E. (2008). Bio-inspired Synthesis of Mineralized Collagen Fibrils. Cryst Growth Des, 8(8), 3084-3090.American Chemical Society (ACS). doi: 10.1021/cg800252f.

Metzler, R.A., Kim, I.W., Delak, K., Evans, J.S., Zhou, D., Beniash, E., Wilt, F., Abrecht, M., Chiou, J.W., Guo, J., Coppersmith, S.N., & Gilbert, P.U.P.A. (2008). Probing the organic-mineral interface at the molecular level in model biominerals. Langmuir, 24(6), 2680-2687.American Chemical Society (ACS). doi: 10.1021/la7031237.

Metzler, R.A., Kim, I.W., Delak, K., Evans, J.S., Zhou, D., Beniash, E., Wilt, F., Killian, C.E., Abrecht, M., Chiou, J.W., Guo, J., Coppersmith, S.N., & Gilbert, P.U.P.A. (2008). Probing the organic-mineral interface at the molecular level in model biominerals. In Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 1131, (pp. 1-6).

Elangovan, S., Margolis, H.C., Oppenheim, F.G., & Beniash, E. (2007). Conformational changes in salivary proline-rich protein 1 upon adsorption to calcium phosphate crystals. Langmuir, 23(22), 11200-11205.American Chemical Society (ACS). doi: 10.1021/la7013978.

Wiedemann-Bidlack, F.B., Beniash, E., Yamakoshi, Y., Simmer, J.P., & Margolis, H.C. (2007). pH triggered self-assembly of native and recombinant amelogenins under physiological pH and temperature in vitro. J Struct Biol, 160(1), 57-69.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2007.06.007.

Beniash, E., Skobe, Z., & Bartlett, J.D. (2006). Formation of the dentino-enamel interface in enamelysin (MMP-20)-deficient mouse incisors. Eur J Oral Sci, 114 Suppl 1(s1), 24-29.Wiley. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2006.00293.x.

Fowler, C.E., Beniash, E., Yamakoshi, Y., Simmer, J.P., & Margolis, H.C. (2006). Co-operative mineralization and protein self-assembly in amelogenesis: silica mineralization and assembly of recombinant amelogenins in vitro. Eur J Oral Sci, 114 Suppl 1(s1), 297-303.Wiley. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2006.00288.x.

Margolis, H.C., Beniash, E., & Fowler, C.E. (2006). Role of macromolecular assembly of enamel matrix proteins in enamel formation. J Dent Res, 85(9), 775-793.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/154405910608500902.

Bartlett, J.D., Dwyer, S.E., Beniash, E., Skobe, Z., & Payne-Ferreira, T.L. (2005). Fluorosis: a new model and new insights. J Dent Res, 84(9), 832-836.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/154405910508400910.

Beniash, E., Hartgerink, J.D., Storrie, H., Stendahl, J.C., & Stupp, S.I. (2005). Self-assembling peptide amphiphile nanofiber matrices for cell entrapment. Acta Biomater, 1(4), 387-397.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2005.04.002.

Beniash, E., Simmer, J.P., & Margolis, H.C. (2005). The effect of recombinant mouse amelogenins on the formation and organization of hydroxyapatite crystals in vitro. J Struct Biol, 149(2), 182-190.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2004.11.001.

Bartlett, J.D., Beniash, E., Lee, D.H., & Smith, C.E. (2004). Decreased mineral content in MMP-20 null mouse enamel is prominent during the maturation stage. J Dent Res, 83(12), 909-913.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/154405910408301204.

Silva, G.A., Czeisler, C., Niece, K.L., Beniash, E., Harrington, D.A., Kessler, J.A., & Stupp, S.I. (2004). Selective differentiation of neural progenitor cells by high-epitope density nanofibers. Science, 303(5662), 1352-1355.American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). doi: 10.1126/science.1093783.

Ellingsen, J.E., & Lyngstadaas, S.P. (2003). Bio-Implant Interface. In Bio-Implant Interface: Improving Biomaterials and Tissue Reactions. (pp. 393-406).CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9780203491430.

Li, L., Beniash, E., Zubarev, E.R., Xiang, W., Rabatic, B.M., Zhang, G., & Stupp, S.I. (2003). Assembling a lasing hybrid material with supramolecular polymers and nanocrystals. Nat Mater, 2(10), 689-694.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1038/nmat983.

Hartgerink, J.D., Beniash, E., & Stupp, S.I. (2002). Peptide-amphiphile nanofibers: a versatile scaffold for the preparation of self-assembling materials. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 99(8), 5133-5138.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi: 10.1073/pnas.072699999.

Hartgerink, J.D., Beniash, E., & Stupp, S.I. (2001). Self-assembly and mineralization of peptide-amphiphile nanofibers. Science, 294(5547), 1684-1688.American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). doi: 10.1126/science.1063187.

Beniash, E., Traub, W., Veis, A., & Weiner, S. (2000). A transmission electron microscope study using vitrified ice sections of predentin: structural changes in the dentin collagenous matrix prior to mineralization. J Struct Biol, 132(3), 212-225.Elsevier. doi: 10.1006/jsbi.2000.4320.

Beniash, E., Addadi, L., & Weiner, S. (1999). Cellular control over spicule formation in sea urchin embryos: A structural approach. J Struct Biol, 125(1), 50-62.Elsevier. doi: 10.1006/jsbi.1998.4081.

Weiner, S., Veis, A., Beniash, E., Arad, T., Dillon, J.W., Sabsay, B., & Siddiqui, F. (1999). Peritubular dentin formation: crystal organization and the macromolecular constituents in human teeth. J Struct Biol, 126(1), 27-41.Elsevier. doi: 10.1006/jsbi.1999.4096.

Beniash, E., Aizenberg, J., Addadi, L., & Weiner, S. (1997). Amorphous calcium carbonate transforms into calcite during sea urchin larval spicule growth. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 264(1380), 461-465.The Royal Society. doi: 10.1098/rspb.1997.0066.

Beniash, E., Aizenberg, J., Weiner, S., & Addadi, L. (1997). Amorphous calcium carbonate transforms into calcite during sea urchin larval spicule growth. Proc. Roy. Soc. London, B, 264(0), 461-465.

Beniash, E., Yerlikkova, N., & Yevdonin, L. (1993). On anatomy of nervous system of Dinophilus vorticoides. Explorations of the fauna of the Seas, Zoological Institute, Russ. Acad. Sci., 43(51), 5-9.

Han, Q., Yang, X., Chen, Q., Beniash, E., & Ouyang, H.J. (2017). Deficiency of Osteoblast Lineage-intrinsic TSC1 leads to severe Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress in Osteoblasts and Compromised Osteogenesis. In JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, 32, (p. S176).

Dickinson, G.H., Ivanina, A.V., Matoo, O.B., Beniash, E., & Sokolova, I.M. (2011). INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF SALINITY AND ELEVATED CO2 LEVELS ON JUVENILES OF THE EASTERN OYSTERS CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA (GMELIN). In JOURNAL OF SHELLFISH RESEARCH, 30(2), (pp. 499-500).

Ping, A.F., Conway, J.F., Margolis, H.C., Simmer, J.P., & Beniash, E. (2011). Supramolecular assemblies of amelogenin guide organization of calcium phosphate prenucleation clusters into highly ordered mesostructures. ACS National Meeting.Denver, CO.

Sokolova, I.M., Ivanina, A., Lieb, N., Kurochkin, I., & Beniash, E. (2010). Elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide levels affect metabolism and shell formation in oysters Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin). In INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY, 50, (p. E165).

Metzler, R.A., Evans, J.S., Zhou, D., Beniash, E., Wilt, F., Abrecht, M., Coppersmith, S.N., & Gilbert, P.U.P.A. (2007). Probing the organic-mineral interface (OMI) at the molecular level in model biominerals. In GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA, 71(15), (p. A658).

Claussen, R.C., Rabatic, B.M., Beniash, E., & Stupp, S.I. (2003). Self-assembling peptide rod amphiphiles based on 4′-hydroxy-4-biphenyl carboxylic acid. In ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 226, (p. U403).

Stupp, S.I., Zubarev, E., Hartgerink, J., Beniash, E., & Li, L.M. (2002). Self-assembly of dendron rodcoil molecules into nanoribbons. In ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 223, (p. D22).

Research interests

biomaterials
biomineralization
bone diseases, developmental
carbon dioxide
crassostrea
dentin
interface
osteoblasts
self-assembly
structural biology