Dean's Seminar Series

The Research Office encourages all UFCD departments to participate in the monthly Dean's Seminar Series. The Office of Research will provide up to $1,500 in funding to assist with a speaker's honorarium ($500.00) and travel expenses ($1000.00). For more information, or to schedule a speaker, please contact Jane Moore in the Office of Research at 352-392-9778.

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January, 2008

January 23, Wednesday, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, D8-46 (Faculty Lounge)

• Dr. Bruce Pihlstrom, Professor Emeritus, Preventive Sci-Periodontology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Formerly, Acting Director, Center for Extramural Clinical Research, NIH/NIDCR, Bethesda, MD)
  
  "Lessons Learned at the NIH: What You Need to Know"
  
  Sponsor: Dr. Ivar Mjör

February, 2008

February 1, Friday, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, D1-26

• Dr. Timothy Rose, Professor, Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  
  "The Characterization of KSHV and Related Herpesviruses and Their Role in AIDS-Related Malignancies"
  
  Sponsor: Dr. Ozlem Yilmaz

February 5, Tuesday, 4:30 - 5:30 PM, LG-110 (Brain Institute)

• Dr. Laurence Bradley, Professor, Department of Medicine, Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
  
  "Knee Osteoarthritis: Why Pain Research Matters"
  
  Sponsor: Dr. Roger Fillingim

February 19, Friday, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, D8-46 (Faculty Lounge)

• Dr. Asbjorn Jokstad, Professor and Head, Prosthodontics, Nobel Biocare Chair in Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  
  "Dental Implant Therapy - Trends and Critical Appraisal of the Literature"
  
  Sponsor: Dr. Ivar Mjör

March, 2008

March 21, Friday, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, C1-3 (Communicore)

• Dr. Dennis Kinane, Associate Dean for Research and Enterprise, Endowed Professor of Periodontology and Professor of Immunology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
  
  "Interaction of Oral Epithelial Cells and P. gingivalis"
  
  Sponsor: Dr. Martin Handfield

April, 2008

April 7, Monday, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, D8-46 (Faculty Lounge)

• Dr. José Luiz Lage-Marques, School of Dentistry - Endodontics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
  
  "Antimicrobial Activity of Laser in Endodontics - Infection Control"
  
  Sponsor: Dr. Marc Heft

April 8, Tuesday, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, D3-3

• Dr. Derek LeRoith, Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
  
  "An Update of Type 2 Diabetes Pathophysiology and Management: Applications for the Oral Surgeons"
  
  Sponsor: Dr. Joseph Katz

April 10, Thursday, 12:15 - 1:15 PM, D8-46 (Faculty Lounge)

• Dr. Susanne S. Scherrer, Department of Prosthodontics-Biomaterials, School of Dental Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
  
  "Implementing Current Ceramic Knowledge in Daily Clinical Practice"
  
  Sponsor: Dr. K.J. Anusavice and Allyson Barrett

May, 2008

May 6, Tuesday, TBA, TBA

• Dr. Gary MacFarlane, Professor and Chair, Epidemiology Group, Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Foresterhill, Aberdeen Scotland, United Kingdom
  
  "TBA"
  
  Sponsor: Dr. Roger Fillingim

May 20, Tuesday, TBA, TBA

• Dr. Robert B. Donoff, Dean, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
  
  "TBA"
  
  Sponsor: Dr. Marc Heft

May 28, Wednesday, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, D8-46 (Faculty Lounge)

• Dr. Keith V. Krell, Clinical Professor, Department of Endodontics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  
  "Cracked Teeth: 18 Years of Clinical Evaluation"
  
  Sponsor: Dr. Roberta Pileggi

October, 2008

October 20, Monday, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, D8-46 (Faculty Lounge)

• Dr. Scannapieco Frank, Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral Biology, University of Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY
  
  "The Role of Oral Bacteria in Respiratory Infection: Clinical Implications and Potential Mechanisms"
  
  Sponsor: Dr. Kesavalu Lakshmyya

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