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Amy Merrill-Brugger

Research Scientist

Pediatrics

Orcid identifier0000-0002-3660-1575
  • Research Scientist
    Pediatrics
  • Research Scientist
    Jim and Eleanor Randall Surgery
  • Assistant Director, Research
    Guerin Children's

CURRENT CEDARS-SINAI APPOINTMENTS

  • Research Scientist
    Cedars-Sinai, Pediatrics29 Jun 2026 - present
  • Research Scientist
    Cedars-Sinai, Jim and Eleanor Randall Surgery29 Jun 2026 - present
  • Assistant Director, Research
    Cedars-Sinai, Guerin Children's29 Jun 2026 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Dean of Research
    University of Southern California, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, United States1 Aug 2024 - 27 Jun 2026
  • Department Chair
    University of Southern California, Biomedical Sciences, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, United States1 Sep 2021 - 27 Jun 2026
  • Associate Professor, with tenure
    University of Southern California, Biomedical Sciences, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, United States15 Mar 2018 - 27 Jun 2026
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Southern California, Biomedical Sciences, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, United States1 Jul 2026 - 14 Mar 2026
  • Associate Professor, with tenure
    University of Southern California, Stem Cell Biology an Regenerative Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, United States1 May 2025 - 27 Jun 2026
  • Adjunct Associate Professor
    University of Southern California, Biomedical Sciences, Herman Ostrow School of Dentisry, Los Angeles, United States30 Jun 2026 - present

DEGREES

  • B.S., Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
    University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, United States1993 - 1997
  • Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States1999 - 2005

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    University of California, San Francisco, Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco, United States2005 - 2007
    Developmental BiologyPostdoctoral Fellowship
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Medical Genetics, Los Angeles, United States2007 - 2008
    Human GeneticsPostdoctoral Fellowship
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    University of California, Los Angeles, Human Genetics and Orthopaedic Surgery, Los Angeles, United States2008 - 2010
    Human GeneticsPostdoctoral Fellowship

TAGS

  • Guerin Children's - Program in Developmental Biology
  • Craniofacial biology
  • Regenerative medicine (incl. stem cells)
  • Medical genetics (excl. cancer genetics)
  • Orthopaedics