Professor Robert J. Genco made extraordinary research advances in immunology, periodontology, and microbiology research, pioneering major advances in oral science. In addition to his extraordinary research advancements in oral biology, his pioneering advances in oral science leadership at the local/university, national, and international levels are recognized worldwide, as are his educational advancements. In his era, he is truly the “father” of oral science.
BeckJDKochGGZambonJJGencoRJTudorGE. 1992. Evaluation of oral bacteria as risk indicators for periodontitis in older adults. J Periodontol. 63(2):93–99.
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BrennanRMGencoRJWildingGEHoveyKMTrevisanMWactawski-WendeJ.2007. Bacterial species in subgingival plaque and oral bone loss in postmenopausal women. J Periodontol. 78(6):1051–1061.
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CianciolaLJGencoRJPattersMRMcKennaJvan OssCJ. 1977. Defective polymorphonuclear leukocyte function in a human periodontal disease. Nature. 265(5593):445–447.
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CianciolaLJParkBHBruckEMosovichLGencoRJ. 1982. Prevalence of periodontal disease in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (juvenile diabetes). J Am Dent Assoc. 104(5):653–660.
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GencoROffenbacherSBeckJ.2002. Periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease: epidemiology and possible mechanisms. J Am Dent Assoc. 133(Suppl):14S–22S.
GencoRJ.2017. Service to the profession. UB Dentist. Spring:23.
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GencoRJTaubmanMA. 1969. Secretory gamma-A antibodies induced by local immunization. Nature. 221(5181):679–681.
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GencoRJVan DykeTE. 2010. Prevention: reducing the risk of CVD in patients with periodontitis. Nat Rev Cardiol. 7(9):479–480.
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GencoRJVan DykeTEParkBCiminelliMHoroszewiczH.1980. Neutrophil chemotaxis impairment in juvenile periodontitis: evaluation of specificity, adherence, deformability, and serum factors. J Reticuloendothel Soc. 28(Suppl):81s–91s.
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GrossiSGZambonJJHoAWKochGDunfordRGMachteiEENorderydOMGencoRJ. 1994. Assessment of risk for periodontal disease. I. Risk indicators for attachment loss. J Periodontol. 65(3):260–267.
MoutonCHammondPGSlotsJGencoRJ. 1981. Serum antibodies to oral Bacteroides asaccharolyticus (Bacteroides gingivalis): relationship to age and periodontal disease. Infect Immun. 31(1):182–192.
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NelsonRGShlossmanMBuddingLMPettittDJSaadMFGencoRJKnowlerWC. 1990. Periodontal disease and NIDDM in Pima Indians. Diabetes Care. 13(8):836–840.
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OkudaKSlotsJGencoRJ. 1981. Bacteroides gingivalis, Bacteroides asaccharolyticus, and Bacteroides melaninogenicus subspecies: cell surface morphology and adherence to erythrocytes and human buccal epithelial cells. Curr Microbiol. 6(1):7–12.
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PattersMRChenPMcKennaJGencoRJ. 1980. Lymphoproliferative responses to oral bacteria in humans with varying severities of periodontal disease. Infect Immun. 28(3):777–784.
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PlautAGGencoRJTomasiTBJr.1974. Isolation of an enzyme from Streptococcus sanguis which specifically cleaves IgA. J Immunol. 113(1): 589–591.
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SlotsJReynoldsHSGencoRJ. 1980. Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in human periodontal disease: a cross-sectional microbiological investigation. Infect Immun. 29(3):1013–1020.
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TaubmanMAGencoRJ. 1971. Induction and properties of rabbit secretory A antibody directed to group A streptococcal carbohydrate. Immunochemistry. 8(12):1137–1155.
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ZhengWTsompanaMRuscittoASharmaAGencoRSunYBuckMJ. 2015. An accurate and efficient experimental approach for characterization of the complex oral microbiota. Microbiome. 3:48.
