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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.

Dr. Gretchen Gibson, an expert in oral health care for older adults who have special needs, conducted a site visit and review of the College of Dentistry’s Advanced Education Program in Geriatrics and Special Needs. The review was overwhelming positive and highlighted the great need for advanced training in the area and Iowa’s role in being a leader in the field with this program. Read more about the program on the College of Dentistry’s website.

For almost a decade, Dr. Julie Holloway has been the head of the Department of Prosthodontics at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and she will be retiring on May 3. In addition to leadership of her department, she has also served as president of the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics and Carl O. Boucher Prosthodontic Conference and been a model of excellence in research and in educating and mentoring advanced prosthodontics students. Read more about Dr. Holloway’s accomplishments on the College of Dentistry website. 

The American Association of Orthodontists Foundation awarded Dr. Shankar Rengasamy Venugopalan, associate professor in orthodontics, and Dr. Huojun Cao, assistant professor in Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research, a $30K grant for their project, “The Analyses and Validation of Super-enhancers in Craniofacial Microsomia Associated Genomic Region.” The project is aimed at understanding the genetic causes of craniofacial microsomia. Read more about the project on the College of Dentistry website. 

After a remarkable and fruitful 34-year academic career, the last decade of which was at Iowa, Dr. Isabelle Denry will be retiring from Iowa on May 3, 2021. Denry’s excellence as a scientist, as reflected in her recent IADR Distinguished Scientist Award, will be felt for years to come at the College of Dentistry. Read more about Dr. Denry on the College of Dentistry website.