NAME: Mark A. Heiss

BORN:

December 6, 1956, Brooklyn, New York

MARITAL STATUS:

Married, three children

EDUCATION:

University of Illinois at Chicago School of Business 1983-1986, Marketing

State University of New York at Buffalo, DDS 1982, Dentistry with Minor in Education

State University of New York at Buffalo, BS 1978, Biochemistry

HONORS:

Cum Laude, 1978

MEMBERSHIPS:

American Dental Association

Illinois State Dental Society

Chicago Dental Society

Buffalo Grove Board of Health

RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Multiple Drug Resistance in the Oral Flora 1981-82, Dr. Genco/Cr. Evans Suny/Buffalo Department of Oral Biology

Thyl Cells in Epidermis 1982-84, Dr. Donald Chambers, University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Molecular Biology

Resorbable GTR Devices 1991-Present, Drs. Jan Gottlow/John O. Butler Company

TEACHING:

Instructor-laboratory and lecture-UIC College of Dentistry, Biology of the Human Dentition ORLA 312

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

President, Buffalo Grove (Illinois) Board of Health

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

Committee member, Rubber Glove Usage, American Dental Association

PRESENT EMPLOYMENT:

Director of Sales and Marketing for Rexam Medical Packaging, Mundelein, Illinois

PUBLICATIONS:

1999 Heiss, M. A. Sterilization Packaging and Monitoring of Dental Instruments (In submission) CDS Table Clinics

1998 Heiss, M., Irwan, S., Goldberg, A. F., Sterilization Pouches, Shelf Life Study. J. Dent. Res., Vol. 77.

1993 Heiss, M.A., Resorbable GTR Device CDS Table Clinic. CDS Table Clinic.

1985 Cohen, R.L., Belcaster, G., Heiss, M.A., and Chambers, D.A., Ontogeny and Distribution of Thyl-1 Epidermal Cells in Murine Epidermis. J. Dent. Res., Vol. 64:331.

1984 Brysk, M.M., Cohen, R.L., Heiss, M.A., and Chambers, D,A., Expression of Gamma Interferon by oral Mucosa and Skin. J. Dent. Res. Vol. 63:969.

1984 Chambers, D.A., Cohen, R.L., and Heiss, M.A., Sub-populations of E idermal Cells in Nude and Normal Mice Characterized by THY1 Expression of Differentiation Antigens. In: Immune Deficient Animals in Experimental Research, ed. R. Sordat, S. Karger, Basel.

Chambers, D.A., Cohen, R.L., Heiss, M.A., and Alves, M.E.A.F., Heterogeneity of Epidermal Cells Detected by Expression of Antigens in Normal and Nude/Balb/c Mice. J. Invest. Derm. 80:327.

Chambers, D.A., Cohen, R.L., and Heiss, M.A., Heterogeneity of Epidermal Cells Detected by the Presence of Thy-1 Antigen in Athymic (Nude) and Normal Balb/c Mice, 4th Int. Workshop on Immune-Deficient Animals in Exp. Res., Chexbres 1982. pp. 129-132 (Karger, Basel 1984)/Expl. Cell Biol. 52:129-132 (1984).

Chambers, D.A., Cohen, R.L., and Heiss, M.A., Cultured Balb/Mouse Epidermal Cells Express Thyl Protein, Univ. of IL. at Chicago. J. Dent Res. Vol. 63:966.

Heiss, M.A., Cohen, R.L., Alves, M.E.A.F., and D.A. Chambers, Oral Epithelium Contains Cells Expressing Thyl Protein, Univ. of IL at Chicago. J. Dent. Res. Vol. 63:967.

Heiss, M.A., Cohen, R.L., and Chambers, D.A., Epidermal Cells from Nude and Normal Mice Express Thyl Antigen. Fed. Proc. 42:662.

Heiss, M.A., Cohen, R.L,, and Chambers, D.A., The Presence of Epidermal Cells Detected by Expression of Differentiation Antigens. J. Dent. Res. 62:240.

1983 Chambers, D.A., Cohen, R.L., Alves, M.E.A.F., and Heiss, M.A., Balb/c Mouse Epidermis Cells Express Thyl Protein in Culture. J. Biol. 97:67a.

Brysk, M.N., Cohen, R.L., Heiss, M.A., and Chambers, D.A., Gamma Interferon is Expressed in Mouse and Human Epidermis. J.Cell Biol. 97:67a.

1981 Heiss, M.A., Evans, R.T., Slots, J., Curtiss, D., and Genco R.J., Antibiotic Resistance of Oral Bacteria Before and After Administration of Systemic Tetracycline. J. Dent. Res. 60:330.

1978 Soifer, D., Heiss, M.A., et al. Peptides Synthesized Cell-Free System by Rough Membrane and Free Polysomes from Brains of Rats from Birth Through Weaning. Trans. Soc. Neurochem. 9:145.

1977 Soifer, D., Chaffee, J., and Heiss, M.A., Protein Biosynthesis in Rate Brain During Development Cell-Free Studies on Properties of Isolated, Free and Bound Polyribosomes. J. Cell Biol 75:358a.