The College of Dentistry recently opened a Dental Clinical Research Unit (DCRU), as a collaborative effort with the University of Florida Clinical and Translation Science Institute (CTSI), to facilitate and encourage translational research. The DCRU provides a fully equipped dental clinical environment, which is immediately prepared to host single…
Maria Lucia Aguilar, D.D.S., M.S.D., M.S.-C.I., a prosthodontics professor in the department of restorative dental sciences, received a research supplement award of $258,037 from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. The 21-month Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research Award supplements the…
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…
Each summer since 1995, the University of Florida College of Dentistry Student Summer Research Program provides incoming freshmen dental students with the opportunity to complete a ten-week intensive research experience. The students work under the direction of a UFCD faculty member on a cutting edge research project. Participants receive…
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…
Scott Tomar, D.M.D., Ph.D., received the 2011 H. Trendley Dean Memorial Award during the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) annual meeting in San Diego, Ca., in March 2011. One of the highest honors bestowed by the IADR, the award recognizes distinguished accomplishments in research and development in…
Dr. Lorena Baccaglini, left, and Giselle Serrano Giselle Serrano, a UF undergraduate research student mentored by Dr. Lorena Baccaglini in the department of community dentistry and behavioral science at the UF College of Dentistry, won the prestigious Dr. Robert and…
The Third Annual Spring Synergy weekend, which combines continuing education, research, the American Student Dental Association, and some Gator spirit with the Orange and Blue game, was a great success. Held at the college and in other locations around campus and in Gainesville, the events are…
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…
