Sarah Knox

Sarah Knox received her Ph.D. from the University of New South Wales, Australia, in biomedical engineering before pursuing a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. During this time, she discovered that stem cells in glandular organs are regulated by the autonomic nervous system, and bidirectional communication between nerves and stem cells is necessary for salivary gland development.

Knox’s current research focuses on deciphering the mechanisms controlling salivary gland architecture during development and regeneration after injury and aging, with an emphasis on identifying neural molecules that maintain and promote tissue health. She is the immediate past president of the Salivary Research Group, a member group of the International Association for Dental Research, and co-chair of the 2019 Salivary Gland and Exocrine Biology Gordon Research Conference.