Dr. Nan Hatch is the Lysle E Johnston, Jr. Collegiate Endowed Professor of Orthodontics, and the Chair of the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Michigan. Dr. Hatch received her clinical orthodontic training and a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, USA. Dr. Hatch has previously served as the Great Lakes representative to the American Association of Orthodontic’s Council on Scientific Affairs, as president of the Craniofacial Biology Group of the International Association of Dental Research and on the Awards Review Committee of the International Association of Dental Research.
Dr. Hatch is certified by the American Board of Orthodontists. She has mentored numerous orthodontic residents on their research, several of whom have won research awards from the American Association of Orthodontists and/or the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation. She has served as a primary organizer and host of the Moyers Symposium on Orthodontics for the past five years. Dr. Hatch’s research interests include basic and translational research in bone biology and the molecular etiology of craniofacial anomalies, as well as the development of biologic mediators and drug delivery systems for control of orthodontic tooth movement and retention. Her research has been funded by the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation, foundations, corporations, and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH/NIDCR).