Researchers Offer New Insight into Tooth Decay UF researchers are exploring new ways to identify children at risk for tooth decay, which allow for time- and money-saving preventative care. Marcelle M. Nascimento of the Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, and Robert A. Burne, of the Department of Oral Biology…
On Friday, May 17, the Curtis M. Philips Center was bright with promise and the smiles of the 79 graduates of the University of Florida College of Dentistry D.M.D. Class of 2013 as they crossed the stage to accept their degrees. Family, friends, and the college’s faculty and staff…
For the second time this year Edward Chan, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Florida Department of Oral Biology, has received a mentoring award. The most recent one is the 2013 UF-HHMI Science for Life Distinguished Mentor Award which honors UF’s most academically talented undergraduates and the faculty…
Scott Harden has been selected as the first candidate to enter the University of Florida College of Dentistry integrated D.M.D./Ph.D. program. Harden, who just completed his third year of the D.M.D. program, will focus for the next four to five years on an ambitious course of study and research,…
Dana Catalfamo, a pre-doctoral fellow in the Department of Oral Biology, received a F31 Individual Pre-Doctoral National Research Service Award (NRSA) grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). Caltafamo’s research project, “Osteoclast Differentiation and Activation in the Context of Diabetes,” looks at the role of…
Congratulations to four faculty members at the College of Dentistry who received notification of promotions from University of Florida President J. Bernard Machen, and three who were selected as senior faculty at the university and recognized for their contributions to the university. Effective July 1, 2011, Robert Burne, will be…
Jeannine Brady, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Oral Biology, was one of 33 UF faculty members as UF Research Foundation Professors for 2011-2014, for her distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda that will likely lead to continuing distinction in her field. Factors…
Cuong Nguyen, Ph.D., a research assistant professor in oral biology, recently received notice that the Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation (SSF) is extending his current research grant for a second year saying his renewal application had “demonstrated clear and significant progress during the first year of his grant.” The $35,000…
Dr. Gary Wang, assistant professor in the College of Medicine, and College of Dentistry oral biology professors Clay Walker, Ph.D., and Dr. Ingvar Magnusson, will find out the role of various pathogens in the progression of oral disease among people infected with HIV through a $330,000 grant from the National…
Clay Walker, Ph.D. Clay Walker, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Oral Biology, has accepted the appointment of Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, effective March 1. Since joining the college in 1981, Walker has been very involved in shared governance at the…
