Congratulations to the following UF College of Dentistry researchers who received funding for projects in July and August 2018:
Dr. Jean-Francois Roulet
UF Department of Restorative Dental Sciences
Project: Wear of one capsulated basic composite and flowable bulkfil composite (control)
Award: $13,754
Ivoclar-Vivadent Service Agreement
Dr. Joseph Katz
UF Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences
Project: For the support of student research
Award: $5,000 for one year
Egyptian Cultural and Education Bureau
Dr. Roger Fillingim, Principal Investigator
UF Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science
UF Pain Research & Intervention Center of Excellence
Project: Effect of COMT genetic polymorphisms on response to propranolol therapy in TMD
Award: $70,150 for one year
UNC/NIH/NIDCR U01DE024169
Dr. Kevin McHugh, Principal Investigator
UF Department of Periodontology
Dr. Jennifer Hagen, Principal Investigator
UF Department of Orthopedics-Medicine
Dr. Peter McFetridge, Principal Investigator
UF Department of Biomedical Engineering
Project: Utilizing human-derived soluble matrix to augment healing of critical size bone defects
Award: $358,851 for two years
NIH/NIAMS R21AR072291
Dr. Robert Burne, Principal Investigator
Dr. Lin Zeng, Principal Investigator
UF Department of Oral Biology
NIH/NIDCR R01DE012236
Project: Gene regulation and histology of Streptococcus mutans”
Award: $1,810,940 for five years
UFCD Office of Research
This information is provided by the UF College of Dentistry Office of Research. For more information about these and other research awards at the college, visit the awards and sponsored funding area of the UFCD Office of Research website. Current and archived editions of the Office of Research newsletters can be found here.