The American Association for Dental Research received a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The grant funds are being used develop, mentor, and support a diverse and inclusive network of oral health and dental researchers. Dr. David Drake is one of the co-principal investigators and Director of the Midwest Hub for this national project. Read more on the College of Dentistry website.

A team of faculty members, led by Drs. John Warren, Howard Cowen, and Kecia Leary, have received a grant from US Department of Health and Human Services to establish an advanced combined training program in Dental Public Health and either Geriatric and Special Needs Dentistry or Pediatric Dentistry. Read more on the College of Dentistry website.

The National Institutes of Health awarded Dr. Hongli Sun a five-year grant totaling over $1.7 million for his research on a novel nanofibrous drug delivery system that helps rejuvenate and repair bones. Read more on the College of Dentistry website.

Dr. Shankar Rengasamy Venugopalan, Dr. Brad Amendt, and their team received the Biomedical Research Award, a one-year $30,000 grant, from the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation for his project, “Analyses of microRNA Target-site Polymorphisms in Craniofacial Microsomia.” Read more on the College of Dentistry website. 

Dr. Isabelle Denry’s innovative research continues to pay off. The NIH awarded Dr. Denry a 2-year grant for $424,875 to contine developing a self-assembled gallo-silicate microsphere material with unique blood-clotting properties. Read more on the College of Dentistry website.