Faculty Profile for Dr. Hugo Antonio Pedrozo

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Dr. Hugo Antonio Pedrozo
Lecturer — Biology
SUPP 247
phone: (512) 245-2129

Biography Section

Biography and Education

I have worked most of my professional life in industry in biomedical devices and biologics product development with primary focus on Orthobiologics. For the past 8 years my primary professional focus has shifted to do docentship.

Teaching Interests

Human anatomy and physiology. Pathophysiology. Cellular physiology. Embryology

Research Interests

Adult human stem cells

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Brodke, D., Pedrozo, H., Kapur, T., Attawia, M., Kraus, K., Holy, C., … Bruder, S. (2006). Bone grafts prepared with selective cell retention technology heal canine segmental defects as effectively as autograft. JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH, 24(5), 857–866. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.20094
  • Pedrozo, H. A. (2005). Regenerative hemi-arthroplasty of the shoulder glenoid: A polymer’s journey from concept to application. In ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (Vol. 230, pp. U4317–U4317).
  • Moore, D., Pedrozo, H., Crisco, J., & Ehrlich, M. (2004). Preformed grafts of porcine small intestine submucosa (SIS) for bridging segmental bone defects. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A, 69A(2), 259–266. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.20123
  • Schwartz, Z., Pedrozo, H., Sylvia, V., Gomez, R., Dean, D., & Boyan, B. (2001). 1 alpha,25-(OH)(2)D-3 regulates 25-hydroxyvitamin D-3 24R-hydroxylase activity in growth zone costochondral growth plate chondrocytes via protein kinase C. CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL, 69(6), 365–372.
  • Densman, A., Pedrozo, H. A., Dean, D., Sylvia, V., Boyan, B., & Schwartz, Z. (2000). 1,25-(OH)(2)D-3 regulates 1 alpha- and 24R-hydroxylase activities in growth plate chondrocytes via a PKC-dependent mechanism. In JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH (Vol. 79, pp. 301–301).

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Young Investigator Award, International Association for Dental Research (IADR). 1998
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Young Investigator Award, The Fifth International Conference on the Chemistry and Biology of Mineralized Tissues. 1998
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Young Investigator Travel Award., The Fifth International Conference on the Chemistry and Biology of Mineralized Tissues. 1995
  • Award / Honor Recipient: First Prize Winner in the pre-doctoral category, Young Investigator Award 13th Annual Dental Symposium. 1994
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Monetary award: Council of International Relations, Council of International Relations. 1986

Selected Service Activities

Participant
University Survey Committee
June 2020-June 2023
Member
January 1, 2024-Present
Member
September 2022-Present