Discoveries in the course of his research into periodontitis, led Dr. George Hajishengallis and an NIH colleague to successfully treating leukocyte adhesion deficiency.
Dr. Yuan Liu has been selected as the first recipient of the Fellowship. Her research will target the identification of risk biomarkers for early childhood caries.
Dr. Mupparapu, Professor of Oral Medicine, has been on the faculty since 2012. Penn presents eight Lindback awards each year for teaching excellence.
Dr. Hydar Ali, in the Dept. of Pathology, has spent his career discerning mast cells’ unique qualities and honing in on strategies to modulate their activity to improve health.
Penn Dental Medicine is now accepting applications for its first class of prosthodontics residents to begin in July 2017. The application deadline is April 20, 2017.
A new study from the lab of Dr. Henry Daniell gives hope for a therapy to keep hemophilia patients from developing antibodies that cause a rejection of clotting-factor infusions.
Taking a look at drugs to manage dental pain, Consumer Reports talks with Dr. Elliot Hersh on the effectiveness of over-the-counter options vs. prescription opioids.
Dentsply Sirona has established a four-year agreement with Penn Dental Medicine that will provide equipment for student instruction and support the clinical curriculum.
The School has launched a Million Dollar Challenge to increase scholarship resources for underrepresented minority and disadvantaged students, and to strengthen pipeline programs designed to build diversity.
