Ranya El Sayed

Assistant Professor

Ranya El Sayed

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Dental College of Georgia
Department of Periodontics

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy

Bio

Dr. Ranya Elsayed is an assistant professor at the Periodontics Department. Dr. Elsayed graduated from the dental school at Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. She earned her PhD in Oral Biology and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dental College of Georgia along with an MBA at the Hull College of Business, Augusta University. After completing her postdoctoral training at Molecular Immunology and microbiology lab at the Periodontics Department, she joined the Periodontics Department in October 2021 as an assistant professor.

  • (706) 446-7156
  • CB2604

Education

  • MBA, Business Administration and Ma Augusta University, 2020

  • Ph.D., Oral Biology and Oral and Maxi Augusta University, 2019

Awards & Honors

  • 2023 Finalist for Hatton Award Competition AADOCR for presentation of project:" P.gingivalis induces senescence of gingival keratinocytes: A novel mechanism of Periodontitis,. Ranya Elsayed corresponding author, PI and mentor AADOCR 2023 annual meeting in Portland. Oregon, 2023

  • 2023 Finalist for Hatton Award Competition AADOCR for presentation of project:"Human dendritic cell exosomes as effective delivery system for reprogramming immune response in periodontal disease". Ranya Elsayed corresponding author, PI and mentor. AADOCR 2023 annual meeting in Portland. Oregon, 2023

  • 2023: AAP Research Forum Basic Science Award First Place, for the porjectEngineered Small Extra-Cellular Vesicles for Endogenous Mesenchymal Stem Cells Recruitment and in situ Periodontal Tissue Regeneration, Ranya Elsayed ( Corresponding author PI and mentor) American Academy of Periodontology Annual Meeting, 2023, Austin, TX , 2023

  • Competitive ISEV2022 Scholarship award. ISEV 2022 international organization committee, 2022

  • 2022 American Association of Immunologists AAI Early Career Faculty Travel Grant American association of Immunologists, 2022

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • PERI 5211

    Fundamentals of Periodontology
  • BMFN 5102

    Biomedical Foundations II
  • BMOM 5101

    Intro to the Oral Microenviro
  • BMNN 5101

    Nervous SyS & Neuroscience I
  • SPDS 5001

    Special Dental Studies

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Exogenous and Endogenous Dendritic Cell-Derived Exosomes: Lessons Learned for Immunotherapy and Disease Pathogenesis., 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Matrix-Bound Zolzoledronate Enhances the Biofilm Colonization of Hydroxyapatite: Effects on Osteonecrosis., 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Porphyromonas gingivalis Provokes Exosome Secretion and Paracrine Immune Senescence in Bystander Dendritic Cells., 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Proteomic Characterization, Biodistribution, and Functional Studies of Immune-Therapeutic Exosomes: Implications for Inflammatory Lung Diseases., 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Enterococcus faecalis shifts macrophage polarization toward M1-like phenotype with an altered cytokine profile., 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

College Service

  • SARC 2023 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • Research Advisory Committee -DCG Intramural Grants Review 2023 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • Research and Table Clinic Day 2022 - Present

    Role: Other

University Service

  • Flowcytometry core advisory board 2022 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

Professional Service

  • Frontiers in Immunology journal 2023 - Present

    Role: Reviewer, Journal Article
  • Frontiers in Immunology, research topic “Exosome mediated intercellular communication: Immune stimulation and suppression.” 2023 - Present

    Role: Editor
  • Frontiers in Medicine 2023 - Present

    Role: Reviewer, Journal Article
  • Frontiers in Microbiology, Infectious Agents and Disease 2023 - Present

    Role: Other
  • Immunological Tolerance and Regulation, Frontiers 2023 - Present

    Role: Editor