Patient Information Related to COVID-19.

COVID-19 Resource Information for Faculty, Staff and Students.
 

In 2020, the University of Iowa reached a new milestone in funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) achieving a top ten ranking, 2nd in the Big Ten, with over $6.4M in funds granted, which represented more than a 100% increase in funding since 2018 and a 20-point improvement in rankings. Read more about this achievement on the College of Dentistry website.

Dr. Sukirth Ganesan, assistant professor in periodontics, and a team of researchers in the Carver College of Medicine were awarded a Carver Trust COVID-19 Pilot Collaborative Award. The grant, Unraveling the role of saliva in COVID- 19 pathogenesis using a comprehensive multi-omics approach, will involve a multi-arm, cross-sectional, case-control study with an integrated -omics approach to determine the microbial, metabolic, functional, and immune alterations in the saliva of COVID-19 patients. Read more about the project on the College of Dentistry website.

The American Association of Orthodontists Foundation awarded Dr. Kyungsup Shin, assistant professor in Orthodontics, and Dr. Aaron Figueroa, assistant professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, a $30K grant for their project, "Anti-fibrotic Effect of Exosomes on Human Temporomandibular Joint Tissues: A Pilot Study." The project is aimed at understanding the anti-fibrosis therapeutic effect of exosomes on fibrous tissues retrieved from human patients' temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Read more on the College of Dentistry website.

Researchers at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry are working to make this bone regeneration a reality through novel tissue engineering strategies and cutting-edge science. Dr. Hongli Sun is one of several faculty members at the college leading the charge to develop novel bone regeneration strategies for particular conditions and diseases. Read more on the College of Dentistry website.