This year-long program offers grant writing and professional development training. Dr. Benakanakere is one of 10 fellows selected nationwide.
Dr. Michel Koo’s lab has used nanoparticles to activate hydrogen peroxide, producing free radicals that were able to degrade the biofilm matrix and kill the bacteria within.
Dr. Henry Daniell’s lab has developed an oral polio vaccine booster by manipulating plants to express a protein found in the polio virus.
Dr. Anne Koch (D’77, GD’93) and Dr. Anne Klamar have been appointed to the Penn Dental Medicine Board of Overseers.
As the award recipient, Dr. Hyeran Helen Jeon, a Penn Dental Medicine DScD candidate, presented her research on wound healing at the IADR General Session in Korea.
Dr. Yang’s research interests focus on exploring the mechanism of craniofacial and bone development and bone remodeling as well as gene/stem cell therapy of bone diseases.
Drs. Tom Sollecito and Eric Stoopler of the School’s Dept. of Oral Medicine explain how one’s mouth can hold lifesaving clues to other conditions.
The highly selective MERIT Awards are designed to give stable, long-term support to scientists. Less than 5 percent of NIH-funded researchers across all disciplines are selected to receive them.
During his tenure as an American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) director, Dr. Chung has represented the Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists. ABO directors establish policy for the board certification of specialists in orthodontics.
Dr. Kang Ko (D’15, GD’18), a Periodontics-DScD candidate, has been selected to receive a fellowship from Student Clinician Research Program of the ADA.
Dr. Elliot Hersh, Professor of Pharmacology, discusses the issue of opioids and how dental students are instructed on the dangers of overprescribing pain killers.
Each academic year, the graduating class recognizes members of the faculty with teaching awards, presented at the annual Senior Farewell.
The Samuel Charles Miller Lecture Award is among one of the highest honors bestowed by the AAOM and is given for outstanding contributions to the field of oral medicine.
The Wound Healing Society recognized Dr. Graves’ work that has shown the critical role the FOX01 molecule plays in the response to wounds.
An April 8 symposium co-chaired by Dr. Anh Le, Chair of Oral Surgery, and produced with Penn Medicine, examined gender bias in scientific publishing.
The free course runs May 2-June 26 through Penn’s Online Learning Initiative and covers a full range of dental topics, starting from basic concepts and proceeding to review trends in current dental research and technology.
Penn Dental Medicine students shared their passion for the field of dental medicine, encouraging high school and undergraduate students to consider following their path to a career in dentistry at day-long event April 9.
Dr. Ricciardi, Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology, is one of 8 recognized with Penn’s 2016 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.
Held April 2, this was the eighth year that students at Penn Dental Medicine organized the Philadelphia Oral Cancer Walk and 5K to bring attention to the disease and the importance of early detection.
To be held April 8 and the Smilow Center for Translational Research, the Symposium will address strategies to achieve gender parity in academic biomedical careers.
