Ching-Chang Ko
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
USA
Biography
Ching-Chang Ko, is Professor of Orthodontics in the School of Dentistry at the University of North Carolina (UNC). He received his PhD in bioengineering and biomaterials from the University of Michigan. Since 2014, he has served as Program Director and Vice Chair of the Department of Orthodontics at UNC, and in 2014 was name Hale Distinguished Professor. He has contributed more than 100 publications to the scientific literature. His research is funded by NIH to develop new biomaterials for bone tissue engineering and to study orthodontic biomechanics. He is a member of AADR, AAO, ORS, ASME, ASCER, and Biomaterials.