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Current Student Projects

Abbey Ackermann, D2
NIDCR Trainee, 2009, 2008
Mentor: Kim Brogden
Current Project: Identification of P.
gingivalis hemagglutinin B binding proteins in human keratinocyte and
immature myeloid dendritic cells |

Brian Anderson, D3
Dows Awardee 2009
Mentor: Saulo Geraldeli
Current Project: The Ethanol wed-Bonding
Technique: Effects of over-etching Dentin on Short-Term Nanoleakage |

Anthony Brantner, D2
Dental Research Grant 2009
Mentors: Saulo Geraldeli & Marcos Vargas
Project: Fatigue failure of resin dentin
interfaces with and without an ethanol wet bonding technique |

Ryan Borgwardt, D4
Dows Awardee 2007
Mentor: James Wefel, Clark Stanford
Current Project: Tensile Bond Strength of
Provisional Prosthetic Crowns Luted with Amorphous Calcium Phosphate
relative to a Fluoride Varnish |

Andrew Brasser, D2
Dows Awardee 2009
Mentor: Phillip Wertz
Project: Salivary Lipids: Variation in a
Healthy Population |

Scott Bower, D4
Dental Research Grant 2008, Dows Awardee 2007
Mentor: Ali Fakhry
Project: The Anatomic Basis of Palatal
Implants in Adult Patients |
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Diana
Choi, D2
DRA
Mentor: David Drake & Jeff Banas
Project: The Extent of Variability in
Streptococcus mutans Clonal Types and Virulence Potential |
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Louis Christensen, D3
Dows Awardee 2009
Mentor: Marie-Eve Asselin & Rebecca Slayton
Project: Patients with special health care
needs and dental radiographs: an evaluation of patients treated at the
Center for Disabilities and Development dental clinic of the University
of Iowa. |
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Choongseo Chung, D2
DRA
Mentor: Jeffrey Murray
Project: Sequence Analysis of Candidate
Genes for Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip and Palate by Using PolyPhred detecting
Insertion-Deletion Polymorphisms |
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Lindsey Cosper, D3
Dows Awardee 2009
Mentor: John Warren
Project: Comparison of knowledge of beverage
selection among high and low SES |
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Julie Coyne, D2
Dental Research Grant 2009
Mentor: Jeffrey Banas
Current Project: Testing whether DNA plays
a role in Streptococcus mutans sucrose-dependent or -independent biofilm
formation |
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Noemi Cruz-Orcutt, D3
Dental Research Grant 2009; NIDCR Trainee
2008
Mentor: Jon Houtman
Project: Comparison of fluorosis scoring
under wet and dry conditions |

Chandni Desai, D2
Dows Awardee 2009
Mentor: Jeffrey Banas
Project: Evaluating the extent to which
salivary composition shapes the distribution of primary plaque
colonizers |

Deborah Dietrich, D3
NIDCR Trainee 2009, 2008; Dows Undergraduate
Award 2007
Mentor: Kim Brogden
Project: Inhibition of binding of
Porphyromonas gingivalis hemagglutinin B to erythrocyte and keratinocyte
cell membranes, using immunoelectron microscopy |

Alan
Domeyer, D4
DRA
Mentor: Robert Staley
Project: Quantitative Longitudinal Analysis
of Root Growth in Maxillary First Molars |
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Stephanie Dorn, D2
Dental Research Grant 2009
Mentors: Justine Kolker, James Wefel,
Marcella Hernandez, Marcos Vargas
Project: Continuation- Assessing and
quantifying the clinical and histological features of ICDAS non-cavitated
smooth surface lesions using photography, QLF, and PLM |
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Kevin Dow, D3
NIDCR Trainee
2009; Dental Research Grant 2008
Mentors: Karin Weber-Gasparoni & Sandra
Guzman-Armstrong
Project: Self-Determination Theory: An
approach in Motivating High Risk Rampant Caries Patients |

Matthew Drescher, D2
NIDCR Trainee 2009, 2008
Mentor: Sophie Joly
Project: Role of phagosomal processing in
candida-induced inflammasome activation |
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Whitney Dunn, D4
Dows Awardee 2008, 2007
Mentor: John Casko
Project: Analysis of smile esthetics in
highly attractive smiles: Are current standards valid? |

Mark Fischer, D2
DRA
Mentor: Michael Spector
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Jessica Flannigan, D3
NIDCR Trainee 2009, 2008
Mentors: Teresa Marshall & Sandra
Guzman-Armstrong
Project: Effects of methamphetamine on
salivary Characteristics: a pilot study and progress report |

Allison Fuller, D3
Dows Awardee 2009; Dental Research Grant 2008
Mentor: John Hellstein
Project: Retrospective Record Review To
Evaluate Treatment Outcomes of odontogenic Keratocysts in the Basal Cell
Carcinoma Nevus Syndrome |

Kevin Gams, D2
Dental Research Grant 2009
Mentor: Emad Estafanous
Current Project: The Effect of Occlusal
Forces on Endodontically Treated Teeth Restored With Custom Fabricated
CAD/CAM Titanium and Zirconia Post and Cores via In-Vitro Fatigue cyclic
Loading |

Marshall Gibbs, D3
NIDCR Trainee 2009; Dental Research Grant 2008
Mentor: Saulo Geraldeli
Project: Ethanol-wet bonding technique:
influence of gel application time on microtensile and nanoleakage
expression at resin-dentin interfaces |

Carole Gleich, D3
Dental Research Grant 2009
Mentor: Justine Kolker
Project: Evaluation of the ICDAS
computerized caries detection learning package as a resource for dental
student education. |

Kirstina Gratz, D3
Dental Research Grant 2009, 2008
Mentor: Michelle McQuistan
Project: Changes in Students' Attitudes
Towards Treating Underserved Populations |

Lacey Greenwald, D4
Dental Research Grant 2009, 2008; Dows
Awardee 2007
Mentor: John Warren
Project: Dental explorer penetration of root
surface lesions in vitro |

Julie Grobe, D2
Dows Awardee 2009
Mentor: Teresa Marshall
Project: Characterization of milk as a
protective factor against dental erosion |

Bassel Haddad, D3
Dental Research Grant 2008
Mentor: Clark Stanford and Galen Schneider
Project: Efficacy of Osseospeed© surface
treatment on dental implants to induce osteoconduction using predefined
surgical defects -- Protein Expression analysis |

Tim Hansen, D3
Dows Undergraduate Award 2007
Mentor: Andrew Lidral
Project: Facial Developmental Expression
Patterns of Transcription Factors Directly Regulated by Wnt Signaling |
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Thomas Heidenreich, D3
Dows Awardee 2009
Mentor: John Warren & Karin Weber-Gasparoni
Project: Evaluation of a Caries Risk
Assessment Tool used at the University of Iowa's Infant Oral Health
Program |

Chad Hines, D4
Dows Awardee 2008, 2007
Mentor: Douglas Trask
Project: Analysis of chemotherapy and
Radiation Resistance of CD44+ Cancer Stem Cells in Oral Cavity and
Oropharnyx Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
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Jaxon Hoopes, D2
DRA
Mentor: Galen Schneider
Project: Expression of Bone Morphogenic
Proteins in Rotary Wall Vessel Engineered Tissue |
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Craig Huber, D2
Dental Research Grant 2009, Dows Awardee
2008
Mentor: Deborah Dawson
Project: Familial Aggregation of Adult
Periodontal Disease in a North Carolina Population |
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Kelly Huston, D2
Dows Awardee 2009, 2008
Mentor: Ali Fakhry
Project: Accuracy of Digital Periapical
Radiographs in Determining Inter-Root Distances for the Placement of
Temporary Anchorage Devices in Adults |
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Sandra Imoehl, D2
NIDCR Trainee 2009
Mentor: Jeff Murray
Project: Investigating Chromosome 8q24 for
Potential Clefting Genes |

Maegan Johnson, D4
Dental Research Grant 2008; Dows Awardee 2007
Mentor: Teresa Marshall
Project: Dietary beverages create surfaces
conducive to microbial biofilm development |

Corey Jones, D2
Dows Awardee 2009
Mentor: Robert Staley
Project: Longitudinal correlation between
the Growth of Bizygomatic Width and Root Growth of Mandibular First
Premolars |

Ben Jorgensen, D2
Dental Research Grant 2009
Mentor: Andrew Lidral
Project: Comparative morphometric Analysis
of wnt96 mice |

Karl Kohlgraf, D2
Dental Research Grant 2009; Dows Awardee 2008
Mentor: Kim Brogden
Project: Human β-defensin 3 inhibits a
pro-inflammatory cytokine response in the nasal wash fluid of mice
exposed to viable Porphyromonas gingivalis |
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Heidi Krug, D3
Dental Research Grant 2009
Mentor: Teresa Marshall
Project: Investigation of the Relationship
between Television Watching and Caries Experience in Preschool Children:
A pilot Study |
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Jordan Ledger, D3
Dows Awardee 2009
Mentor: Karin Weber-Gasparoni
Project: The Relationship between Parental
Language Barrier and Compliance with Oral Health Recommendations among
WIC-Enrolled Children |

Jeff Lenius, D3
Dows Awardee 2008
Mentor: Robert Staley
Project: Orthodontic Patient Attitudes about
Enamel white Spot Lesions after Treatment |

Will McBride, D4
NIDCR Trainee 2008, 2007
Mentor: John Warren
Project: Dominance of non-mutans acid
streptococci: Incipient and advanced caries in children |
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Asana Mohamad, D4
Dows Awardee 2009, 2007; Dental Research
Grant 2008
Mentor: Michelle McQuistan
Project: Oral health Literacy: Patient's
Comprehension of Dental Treatment Plans |

Katherine Motz, D2
Dental Research Grant 2009
Mentor: Karin Weber-Gasparoni & David Drake
Current Project: In vitro investigation of
the relative erosion potentials of acidic vitamin C supplements
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Sarah Murrell, D2
NIDCR Trainee 2008, 2007
Mentor: Teresa Marshall
Project: Comparison of erosion potentials
between popular UK and US beverages |

Melissa Nensel, D3
Dows Awardee 2009; NIDCR Trainee 2008
Mentor: Steve Armstrong
Project: Effect of tubule occlusion with
calcium oxalate on in vivo dentin bond durability after 3 months of
service |
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Lindsey Pingel, D4
DRA; Dows Undergraduate Awardee 2006
Mentor: Kim Brogden
Project: HBD3 alters signaling pathways in
human dendritic cells induced by Porphyromonas gingivalis
recombinant hemagglutinin B |

Jordan Poss, D3
Dental Research Grant 2009, 2008
Mentor: Teresa Marshall
Project: Video gaming teenagers: Dietary
behaviors and caries risk |

Julie Reynolds, D3
Dental Research Grant 2009, 2008
Mentor: David Drake
Project: Reduction of Streptococcus mutans
in Young Adults: Comparison of Kavidy KopsTM and Chlorhexidine Gel |
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Jason Rogers, D2
Dental Research Grant 2009
Mentor: Rebecca Slayton & Kim Brogden
Project: Analysis of FOXE1 Expression in
strain of CBA Micc. |

Michael
Schiff, D4
DRA
Mentor: Clark Stanford
Project: Effect of CAD/CAM-machining
modification of Y-TZP Zirconia Dental Ceramic Abutment Wall Thicknesses
in Relation to Cyclic Fatigue and Fracture Strength |

Cherie Senger, D2
Dows Awardee 2009
Mentor: Justine Kolker
Project: Assessment of root caries activity.
An in vivo-study with histological evaluation |

Sean Sherry, D3
Dental Research Grant 2008
Mentor: David Gratton
Project: Fracture Resistance of zirconia
all-ceramics after cyclical fatigue loading |
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Brian Smith, D1
NIDCR Trainee 2009
Mentor: Jeff Murray
Project: Identification of New Gene-Gene
Interactions Involving IRF6 and TFAP2A Associated With the Occurrence of
Cleft Lip and Palate |
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Nathifa Smith, D4
Dows Awardee 2007
Mentor: James Wefel
Project: A Comparison Between the
Cariostatic Effect of Glass Ionomer Cements with Varying Fluoride
Releasing Quantities |
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Mark
Sorensen, D4
Dental Research Grant 2008, Dows Awardee 2007
Mentor: Clark Stanford
Project: Retrospective Chart Review of Oral
Bisphosphonate Therapy and Delayed Healing Associated with Dental
Extractions |

Karl Swenson, D4
Dental Research Grant 2008; NIDCR Trainee 2007
Mentor: Thomas Southard
Project: Analysis of Forces Along the
Premaxillary-Maxillary and Coronal Facial Sutures in Sus scrofa |

Anuj Soni, D4
DRA
Mentor: John Hellstein
Project: Identification of Accurate Image
Orientation for Digital Transmission of Fuji and DuPont Radiographs |

Karla
Thole, D4
DRA
Mentor: Ronald Ettinger
Project: Oral Hygiene Care for Intermediate
Care Facility Residents |
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David Thuet, D4
Dows Awardee 2008, 2007
Mentor: Robert Staley
Project: Evaluation of micro-bubble
formation with different methods of application of ProSealTM |

Ryan Walsh
Dental Research Grant 2008
Mentor: David Drake & Jeff Banas
Project: Microbicidal Activity of
Sphingosine Against Cariogenic Bacteria in Monoculture, Polymicrobial
Suspensions and Sucrose-Biofilms |
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Aaron
Williams, D4
DRA
Mentor: Lina Moreno
Project: Characterization of lip and palate
defects in IRF6 knockout mice |
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