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

Diana Choi, D2 DRA Mentor: David Drake & Jeff Banas Project: The Extent of Variability in Streptococcus mutans Clonal Types and Virulence Potential

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.

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

Lindsey Cosper, D3 Dows Awardee 2009 Mentor: John Warren Project: Comparison of knowledge of beverage selection among high and low SES

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

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

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

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

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 Project:

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

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

Jaxon Hoopes, D2 DRA Mentor: Galen Schneider Project: Expression of Bone Morphogenic Proteins in Rotary Wall Vessel Engineered Tissue

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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   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 Aaron Williams, D4 DRA Mentor: Lina Moreno Project: Characterization of lip and palate defects in IRF6 knockout mice