Carina Meyers, DDS, MS, PhD, MPH

With a lifetime devoted to education, Dr. Meyers is a resourceful Health Sciences professional with experience in teaching, research, mentoring, and clinical practice. Passionate about Biological Sciences, she developed research in Human Anatomy and Physiology Departments, initially in the School of Dentistry and later in the Nursing and Medicine Schools. Specialized in Oral Surgery, she also decided to pursue a Master’s and a Ph.D. in Biology, focusing on Regenerative Techniques for Bones and Nervous Tissues. Her Ph.D. was published in the Nature Journal twice, highlighting my commitment to excellence in developing innovative Neurosciences projects for the assessment and evaluation of the Central, Peripheral, and Enteric Nervous System. She completed Neurosciences training in the Medicine School of the University of Melbourne in Australia, and worked as a Researcher at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) in the Enteric Neurosciences Program of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physiology. Later, as a Molecular Biologist at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, she studied oral pathologies from Bone to Nervous Tissues, working on the creation of novel therapeutic approaches for periodontal disease, osteoporosis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

Research Interest

As a Biomarker Scientist, Dr. Meyers worked for several years in a Pharmaceutical Company, coordinating Biomarker Plan and Data Analytics in clinical trials for the testing of novel cancer treatments. Her research topics encompass individualized genomics; regenerative medicine; the gut-brain axis (enteric nervous system inputs to brain and other systems); oral microbiome and gut microbiome systemic interactions; and peripheral and autonomic nerve regeneration through novel therapeutic approaches, as well as head and neck anatomy and pathologies for clinical settings and cancer research.