Iowa AADOCR

Iowa Section of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research

The American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) is the premier research organization for advancing oral science, dental, and craniofacial research. The Iowa Section of the AADOCR promotes these core areas of research, provides support to researchers in Iowa, and conducts an annual meeting to publicize important important findings and research in the region.

Mission

As the Iowa Section of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research, we are dedicated to advancing dental, oral, and craniofacial research in Iowa and beyond.

AADOCR

71st Annual Meeting of the Iowa Section of the AADOCR

Bench, Clinic, and Community: Iowa Oral Health Research

7:30 a.m. Breakfast (First Floor Link)

Morning addresses will be presented in the Galagan Auditoria

8:00 a.m. Welcome Address, Dean Clark Stanford

8:10 a.m. Welcome Address and Introduction of Featured Speakers, Associate Dean for Research, Dr. Jin Xie

8:20 a.m. Featured Speaker, Dr. Huojun Cao, "Molecular Mechanism Controlling the Initiation of Tooth Development Program"

8:37 a.m. Featured Speaker, Dr. Julie Reynolds, "Teledentistry Modalities to Improve Dental Access and Efficiency "

8:55 a.m. Keynote Speaker Introduction, Dr. Sukirth Ganesan

9:00 a.m. Keynote Address, Dr. Lawrence Tabak, "The View From NIH: Many Challenges, Many Opportunities"

9:45 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Oral Presentations

(Galagan A, Gal. B, Gal. C, W205, W333, W433, S483, & N212 Oral-B classroom)

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Poster Presentations

(Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research, Fourth Floor Link, W220A/B)

2024 Iowa Section of the the AADOCR Booklet

Keynote Speaker

Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D. is the Principal Deputy Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He served as Acting NIH Director from December 20, 2021, to November 8, 2023. He was appointed as the NIH Principal Deputy Director and the Deputy Ethics Counselor in August 2010 following his tenure as Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research from 2000-10.

Prior to joining NIH, he previously served as the senior associate dean for research and professor of dentistry and biochemistry and biophysics in the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester in New York. A former NIH MERIT recipient, he has received several honors and awards for his work including election to membership in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. He has also received teaching awards for his work with both graduate and medical students.