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Committee Members

Name	Role	Year
Dr. Frank Gibson (Chair)	Full-time faculty elected by Faculty Assembly	2022
Dr. Margarete C Ribeiro Dasilva (Vice chair)	Full-time faculty appointed by the Dean	2022
Dr. Ana P Dias Ribeiro	Full-time faculty elected by Faculty Assembly	2021
Dr. Frank Dolwick	Full-time faculty appointed by the Dean	2022
Dr. Mateus Garcia Rocha	Full-time faculty elected by Faculty Assembly	2023
Luis R. Martinez	Full-time faculty appointed by the Dean	2023
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.

2018-2019 Charge Letter to the Research Committee

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 1½ hours every other month for meetings along with additional time required to review materials through email outside of scheduled monthly meetings.

Schedule of Meetings

The Research Committee meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month, from 12:30–1:45 p.m. in D3-39A, unless otherwise noted. The Research Committee often collaborates electronically via email with decisions noted on each month’s agenda.

2020-2021

Date	Room	Agenda	Final Minutes
June 23, 2021	virtual meeting
May 26, 2021	virtual meeting
April 28, 2021	virtual meeting
March 24, 2021	virtual meeting
February 24, 2021	virtual meeting
January 27, 2021	virtual meeting
December 2, 2020	virtual meeting	View	View
October 28, 2020	meeting canceled	View
September 23, 2020	meeting canceled
August 26, 2020	virtual meeting	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	virtual meeting	View	N/A
September 25, 2019	meeting canceled	N/A	N/A
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	N/A	N/A
September 26, 2018	meeting canceled	N/A	N/A
August 22, 2018	D3-39A	View	View
July 25, 2018	meeting canceled	N/A	N/A

2017-2018


Date	Room	Agenda	Final Minutes	Attachments
June 27, 2018	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
May 23, 2018	D3-39A	View	N/A	N/A
April 25, 2018	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
March 16, 2018	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
February 28, 2018	meeting canceled	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 24, 2018	D3-39A	View	View	View
August 23, 2017	D3-39A	View	View	N/A

2016-2017


Date	Room	Agenda	Final Minutes	Attachments
June 28, 2017	meeting canceled
May 24, 2017	DG-41	View	View	N/A
April 26, 2017	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
March 22, 2017	meeting canceled
February 22, 2017	meeting canceled
January 25, 2017	DG-41	View	View	N/A
October 19, 2016	DG-41	View	View	N/A
September 28, 2016	meeting canceled
August 24, 2016	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
July 27, 2016	D3-39A	View	View	N/A

2015-2016

Date	Room	Agenda	Final Minutes	Attachments
June 22, 2016	meeting canceled
May 24, 2016	meeting canceled
April 27, 2016	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
March 7, 2016	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
January 27, 2016	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
December 23, 2015	meeting canceled
November 5, 2015	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
September 23, 2015	meeting canceled
August 26, 2015	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
July 22, 2015	meeting canceled

2014-2015


Date	Room	Agenda	Final Minutes	Attachments
June 24, 2015	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
May 27, 2015	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
April 22, 2015	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
March 25, 2015	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
February 25, 2015	meeting canceled
January 28, 2015	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
December 17, 2014	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
November 19, 2014	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
October 22, 2014	meeting canceled
September 24, 2014	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
August 27, 2014	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
July 23, 2014	D3-39A	View	View	N/A

2013-2014


Date	Room	Agenda	Final Minutes	Attachments
June 25, 2014	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
May 28, 2014	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
April 16, 2014	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
March 26, 2014	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
February 26, 2014	meeting canceled
January 22, 2014	D3-39A	View	View	View
December 11, 2013 12:00-1:30 p.m.	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
November 13, 2013	meeting canceled
October 23, 2013	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
September 25, 2013	D3-39A	View	View	N/A
August 28, 2013	meeting canceled
July 16, 2013	D3-43	View	View	N/A

2012-2013


Date	Room	Agenda	Final Minutes	Attachments
June 11, 2013	D3-43	View	View	N/A
May 14, 2013	D3-43	View	View	N/A
April 9, 2013	D3-43	View	View	N/A
March 12, 2013	D3-43	View	View	N/A
February 12, 2013	D3-43	View	View	N/A
January 8, 2013	D3-43	View	View	N/A
December 11, 2012	D3-43	View	View	N/A
November 13, 2012	meeting canceled
October 9, 2012	D3-43	View	View	N/A
September 11, 2012	D3-43	View	View	N/A
July 17, 2012	D5-10	View	View	View

2011-2012


Date	Room	Agenda	Final Minutes	Attachments
June 27, 2012	DG-41	View	View	N/A
May 23, 2012	DG-41	View	View	View
April 25, 2012	DG-41	View	View	View
March 28, 2012	DG-41	View	View	N/A
February 22, 2012	DG-41	View	View	N/A
January 25, 2012	DG-41	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 5, 2011	DG-41	View	View	N/A
November 23, 2011	meeting canceled
October 26, 2011	DG-41	View	View	N/A
September 28, 2011	D9-11	View	View	N/A
August 24, 2011	D5-10	View	View	N/A
July 27, 2011	D7-11	View	View	N/A

2010-2011


Date	Room	Agenda	Final Minutes	Attachments
June 22, 2011	D9-11	View	View	View
May 25, 2011	D9-11	View	View	View
May 10, 2011	D9-11	N/A	View	N/A
April 27, 2011	D9-11	View	View	N/A
March 23, 2011	D9-11	View	View	N/A
March 9, 2011	D8-46	View	View	N/A
February 23, 2011	D9-11	View	View	N/A
January 26, 2011	D9-11	View	View	N/A
January 12, 2011	D9-11	View	View	N/A
November 19, 2010	D9-11	View	View	N/A
October 27, 2010	D9-11	View	View	View
September 22, 2010	D9-11	View	View	View
August 25, 2010	D9-11	View	View	View
July 28, 2010	D9-11	View	View	View

2009-2010


Date	Room	Agenda	Final Minutes	Attachments
June 23, 2010	meeting canceled
May 26, 2010	D9-11	View	View	N/A
April 21, 2010	D9-11	View	View	View
March 30, 2010 12:00–2:00 p.m.	D8-46	View	View	View
February 24, 2010	D9-11	View	View	View
January 27, 2010	meeting canceled
December 23, 2009	meeting canceled
November 25, 2009	meeting canceled
October 28, 2009	D9-11	View	View	View
September 23, 2009	D9-11	View	View	View
August 26, 2009	D9-11	View	View	View
July 22, 2009	D9-11	View	View	View

2008-2009


Date	Room	Agenda	Final Minutes	Attachments
June 10, 2009	D9-11	View	View	N/A
May 20, 2009	meeting canceled
April 15, 2009	D9-11	View	View	N/A
March 18, 2009	D9-11	View	View	N/A
February 18, 2009	meeting canceled
January 21, 2009	D9-11	View	View	View
December 10, 2008	D9-11	View	View	N/A
November 12, 2008	D9-11	View	View	View
October 7, 2008	meeting canceled
September 17, 2008	D9-11	View	View	View
August 20, 2008	D8-46	View	View	View
July 24, 2008	D8-46	View	View	View

2007-2008


Date	Room	Agenda	Final Minutes	Attachments
April 29, 2008	D7-11	View	View	View
March 14, 2008	D9-11	View	View	N/A
January 7, 2008	D9-11	N/A	View	View View View
December 12, 2007	D9-11	N/A	View	N/A

2006-2007

2006-2007
Date	Room	Agenda	Final Minutes	Attachments
April 30, 2007	D9-11	N/A	View
March 8, 2007	D10-11	N/A	View	N/A
January 12, 2007	D9-11	N/A	View	N/A
December 18, 2006	D9-11	N/A	View
September 6, 2006	D9-11	N/A	View

2005-2006


Date	Room	Agenda	Final Minutes	Attachments
June 5, 2006	D9-11	N/A	View	N/A

2004-2005


Date	Room	Agenda	Final Minutes	Attachments
July 7, 2004	D9-11	N/A	View	N/A

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