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Yukiko Kitase

Assistant Professor

Yukiko Kitase

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Dental College of Georgia
Department of Oral Biology

  • YKITASE@augusta.edu
  • (706) 721-5198
  • CB2404B

Education

  • Ph.D., Dentistry (DDS, DMD) Tokushima University, 2000

  • BDS, Dentistry (DDS, DMD) Tokushima University, 1996

Certifications

  • Board certification in orthodontics 2002

  • Japanese Dental License 1996

Awards & Honors

  • Indiana CTSI Pilot Funding Award The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (Indiana CTSI) , 2024

  • The ASBMR Mid-Career Faculty Travel Award The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), 2024

  • IU CDMD Pilot and Feasibility Award The Indiana University Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, 2023

  • Indiana CTSI Pilot Funding Award The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (Indiana CTSI), 2022

  • Showalter Trust Young Investigator Award the Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust Fund , 2017

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • OBMP 9210

    Invest of Problem

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Osteocyte Differentiation Requires Glycolysis, but Mature Osteocytes Display Metabolic Flexibility, 2025
    Other
  • L-β-aminoisobutyric acid (L-BAIBA) in combination with voluntary wheel running exercise enhances musculoskeletal properties in middle-age male mice, 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Both enantiomers of β-aminoisobutyric acid BAIBA regulate Fgf23 via MRGPRD receptor by activating distinct signaling pathways in osteocytes, 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Osteocyte RANKL Drives Bone Resorption in Mouse Ligature-Induced Periodontitis, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Regulation of the Osteocyte Secretome with Aging and Disease, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal