Research Committee

Committee Members

Name Role Year
Dr. William Duncan (Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science) Full-time faculty appointed by the Dean 2025
Dr. Lin Zeng (Oral Biology) VICE CHAIR Full-time faculty appointed by the Dean 2026
Dr. Nadeem Khan (Oral Biology) Full-time faculty appointed by the Dean 2025
Dr. Bruna Garcia (Restorative Dental Sciences) Full-time faculty elected by Faculty Assembly 2027
Dr. Kesavalu Lakshmyya (Periodontology) Full-time faculty elected by Faculty Assembly 2026
Dr. Dayane Oliveira (Restorative Dental Sciences) CHAIR Full-time faculty elected by Faculty Assembly 2025
Dr. Luis Martinez (Oral Biology) Full-time faculty elected by Faculty Assembly 2027
Dr. Valeria Gordan Ex officio: Interim Associate Dean for Research
Denise Webb Support staff
Ronda Breton Support staff

Committee Composition

The committee consists of seven members: three full-time faculty elected by the Faculty Assembly, three full-time faculty appointed by the dean. The Associate Dean for Research will serve as an ex-officio member. The committee elects the chairperson and vice chairperson from among the members. For more information, please refer to the college’s Constitution and Bylaws.

Standing Committee Charge

As stated in the Constitution and Bylaws, it is the responsibility of this committee to stimulate interest in research by faculty members and students, review stimulus grant applications and to communicate to students and faculty members the availability of research opportunities. Additionally, this standing committee is to function in an advisory role to the Dean and the Associate Dean for Research and to identify mechanisms that will enhance the national reputation of the College of Dentistry in basic, applied, and clinical research.

Individual Faculty Member Responsibilities

Research Committee meetings are 1 to 1½ hours in length. In addition to attending meetings, members are required to review proposals, seed grant applications, UF scholar applications, professorship award nominations, research track applications, summer research student applications, research honors/high honors applicants, etc.as needed in between meeting dates.

Time commitment: Approximately one hours every other month for meetings along with additional time required to review materials through email outside of scheduled monthly meetings.

Schedule of Meetings

Unless otherwise noted, the Research Committee meets on the second Wednesday of every other month, from 12:30–1:30 p.m. in D3-39A. The Research Committee often collaborates electronically via email with decisions noted.

2024-2025

Date room agenda final minutes attachments
May 14, 2025 D3-39A VIEW VIEW ––
March 12, 2025 D3-39A VIEW VIEW ––
January 8, 2025 CANCELLED VIEW VIEW ––
September 11, 2024 D3-39A VIEW VIEW ––
July 10, 2024 D3-39A VIEW VIEW ––

2023-2024

Date room agenda final minutes attachments
June 12, 2024 CANCELLED WORKING THROUGH EMAIL ––
May 8, 2024 CANCELLED WORKING THROUGH EMAIL ––
April 10, 2024 CANCELLED WORKING THROUGH EMAIL ––
March 13, 2024 CANCELLED WORKING THROUGH EMAIL ––
February 14, 2024 CANCELLED WORKING THROUGH EMAIL ––
January 10, 2024 CANCELLED WORKING THROUGH EMAIL ––
December 13, 2023 CANCELLED WORKING THROUGH EMAIL ––
November 8, 2023 CANCELLED WORKING THROUGH EMAIL ––
October 11, 2023 View View ––
September 13, 2023 View View ––
August 16, 2023 CANCELLED ––
July 19, 2023 CANCELLED ––

2022-2023

Date Room Agenda Final Minutes Attachments
June 21, 2023 Zoom View View
May 17, 2023 CANCELLED
April 19, 2023 Zoom View View
March 15, 2023 Zoom View View
February 15, 2023 CANCELLED
January 18, 2023 CANCELLED
December 21, 2022 CANCELLED
November 16, 2022 Zoom View View ––
October 19, 2022 CANCELLED
September 21,2022 CANCELLED –– –– ––
August 17, 2022 Zoom View View ––
July 20, 2022 CANCELLED –– –– ––

2021-2022

date Room agenda final minutes Attachments
June 15, 2022 Zoom view View
May 18, 2022 Zoom view View
April 20, 2022 meeting canceled
March 16, 2022 Zoom View View
February 16, 2022 Zoom View View
January 19, 2022 Zoom View View
December 1, 2021 (Nov/Dec) Zoom View View
October 20, 2021 Zoom View View
September 15, 2021 meeting canceled
August 18, 2021 Zoom View View
July 21, 2021 meeting canceled

2020-2021

DATe room agenda final minutes attachments
June 16, 2021 Zoom View View
May 19, 2021 Zoom View View
April 21, 2021 Zoom View View
March 17, 2021 Zoom View View
February 17, 2021 Zoom View View
January 27, 2021 Zoom View View
December 2, 2020 Zoom View View
October 28, 2020 meeting canceled
September 23, 2020 meeting canceled
August 26, 2020 Zoom View View
July 22, 2020 meeting canceled

2019-2020

date room agenda final minutes attachments
June 24, 2020 meeting canceled Dr. Frank Gibson elected 2020-2021 Committee Chair (vote via email)
May 27, 2020 meeting canceled
April 22, 2020 meeting canceled
March 25, 2020 meeting canceled
February 26, 2020 D3-39A View View
January 22, 2020 D3-39A View View
December 4, 2019 D3-39A View View
October 23, 2019 meeting canceled
September 25, 2019 meeting canceled
August 28, 2019 D3-39A View View
July 24, 2019 D3-39A View View

2018-2019

date room agenda final minutes attachments
June 26, 2019 D3-39A View View RC Membership
May 22, 2019 meeting canceled
April 24, 2019 D3-39A View View
March 27, 2019 D3-39A View View
February 27, 2019 D3-39A View View
January 23, 2019 D3-39A View View
November 28, 2018 D3-39A View View
October 24, 2018 meeting canceled
September 26, 2018 meeting canceled
August 22, 2018 D3-39A View View
July 25, 2018 meeting canceled

2017-2018

date room agenda final minutes attachments
June 27, 2018 D3-39A View View
May 23, 2018 meeting canceled
April 25, 2018 D3-39A View View
March 16, 2018 D3-39A View View
February 28, 2018 meeting canceled
January 24, 2018 D3-39A View View View
August 23, 2017 D3-39A View View

Related Materials

 To request information prior to 2017-2018 please contact staff support committee member.