Isabel Garcia, DDS, MPH, is deputy director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR).
Local AADR Research Day, February 14, 2012
Students, faculty and staff are invited to activities, and to attend the evening reception and awards banquet. NOTE: D1-D3 classes and clinics will be closed this year. D4 students who are participating in Research Day, please sign up with Dean Catherine Solow's office as soon as possible. Dr. Solow's office will then notify course/clinic instructors.
| Iowa Section of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) 59th Annual Meeting, Tuesday February 14th, 2012 |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Reception with Coffee and Rolls (1st floor link) |
| 8:30 a.m. | Dean’s Welcome (Galagan Auditoria) Dr. David Johnsen Keynote Speaker Introduction Drs. Clark Stanford and Steve Levy |
| 8:45 a.m. | Keynote Address (Galagan Auditoria) Dr. Isabel Garcia |
| 9:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Oral Presentations (Galagan Auditoria) Pre-doctoral (Gal. A) Graduate & Post-doctoral (Gal. B) |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. | Poster & Table Clinic Presentations (W220 A&B) |
| 5:30 p.m. | Awards Banquet Reception with Cash Bar (Coralville Holiday Inn) |
| 6:30 p.m. | Awards Banquet Dinner & Awards (Coralville Holiday Inn) |
Our Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker, Isabel Garcia, DDS, MPH
Keynote Address:
Dr. Isabel Garcia is the deputy director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. NIDCR is the federal government’s largest funder of research and research training focusing on oral, dental and craniofacial diseases and disorders. As deputy director, Dr. Garcia shares the responsibility with the director to lead and manage all of NIDCR’s programs and activities. Dr. Garcia is a career officer with the U.S. Public Health Service and holds the rank of rear admiral (lower half). She has been NIDCR’s deputy director since January 2007.
Dr. Garcia received her bachelor degree in science from the University of Mary Washington, a doctor in dental surgery from the Medical College of Virginia, and a master's degree in public health from the University of Michigan where she also completed a residency in dental public health. Her experience spans over 30 years of work in dental public health, research and administration at the local, state and national levels. Since joining NIDCR in 1995, Dr. Garcia has held several positions within the Institute. In addition to serving as acting institute director from August 2010-2011, Dr. Garcia has led NIDCR’s science transfer efforts, directed the Institute’s science planning, health policy, legislative, and evaluation programs and led the development of NIDCR’s last two strategic plans. Prior to her career in the Public Health Service Dr. Garcia worked in the private sector as a clinician and later held health management positions in Virginia and Ohio.
Dr. Garcia is a diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public Health. She has served as an officer in the American Association of Public Health Dentistry’s Executive Council,
the Oral Health Section of the American Public Health Association and the American Board of Dental Public Health. In addition to her duties as deputy, Dr. Garcia directs NIDCR’s residency program
in dental public health and serves as her Institute's’ coordinator for international health. In addition to numerous honors and awards, Dr. Garcia has been recognized for her role in a presidential
and secretarial health diplomacy mission, which provided health care to people in 12 Latin American countries.
Abstract Submission Link
Deadline: January 9, 2012
Use your HawkID and password to enter your abstract.
- Awards:
Please see the description of the awards and select your choice of competition(s) when entering your abstract.
Description of the Awards (.pdf)
Ed Media Poster Material Submission Deadline: January 30, 2012
- Poster Production Guidelines:
TEXT: Text is preferred in Microsoft Word. PowerPoint is acceptable.
IMAGES: It is preferable to submit high-quality original images/illustrations that have not previously been embedded in PowerPoint or Word. If these original images are unavailable except in embedded form, we will accept them in PowerPoint or Word, but some quality compromises may be necessitated. Images taken from the web usually are not acceptable.
ABSTRACT: Abstract and abstract number (for poster) needs to be supplied by presenter when possible.
Work on your poster WILL NOT BEGIN until you have come in person to Educational Media Services to review materials and layout issues with Kasey or Pat.
Contact Persons – Kasey Befeler, room N338, 335-7179; Pat Conrad, room N321, 335-7172.
Banquet Information
All AADR members, research staff, and students involved in dental research are invited to attend the awards banquet and buffet dinner that will be hold at the Coralville Holiday Inn. Cocktails (cash bar) and conversation will begin at 5:30 PM and dinner will begin at 6:30 PM.
If you submitted an abstract and you are participating in any of the awards categories, we encourage your attendance at the banquet for the presentation of the awards.
Please fill out the Banquet PDF form and return a hard copy of this form with a check, payable to the Local AADR, to Sharon Seydel (N418) by Friday, February 3rd, 2012.
Banquet Registration Form (.pdf)
For additional information, please contact Justine Kolker ( 5-7583 ), Sherry Timmons ( 5-7408 ), or Sharon Seydel ( 5-7389 ).