Research

The UFCD's nationally recognized Student Research Group, or SRG, welcomes Dayane Oliveria (D.D.S., Ph.D.) as new faculty advisor this spring.

The UFCD DMD/PhD program identifies and trains the next generation of academically focused dental researchers.

Callahan Katrak has been awarded a two-year NIH F30 training grant totaling $83,225 from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research for her project titled "Exploring the Role of C. albicans Oxidative Stress Pathways in S. mutans Reactive Oxygen Species Tolerance."

In July of 2024, Marley was awarded a three-year NIH F31 grant totaling $138,421 from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research for her project entitled “Role of FOXK Subfamily in KSHV Infection.”

Multi-principal investigators Dr. Margarete Ribeiro Dasilva and Dr. Roger B. Fillingim received a five-year $3,322,546 NIH UH3 from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. The MPIs provided the following information about their award. The project, “Photobiomodulation for the Management of Temporomandibular Disorder Pain,” aims to rigorously test…

Dr. José Lemos, a professor in the Department of Oral Biology, received a five-year $2,257,662 NIH R01 from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. Dr. Lemos and his team sheds light on the potential implications for oral health and beyond. The project, “Mechanisms of metal ion…

DMD/PHD Student Natalie Atyeo chosen to speak on her educational experience during the recent UF Health Strategic launch.

Four dedicated DMD students use the Center for Dental Biomaterials resources to develop 3D-printed high-performance sports mouthguard

National Institutes of Health will provide support to institutions to recruit diverse groups or “cohorts” of early-stage research faculty and prepare them to thrive as NIH-funded researchers. Progress has been made to increase participation of historically underrepresented groups in biomedical research training stages, however members of these…

The University of Florida College of Dentistry celebrated oral health research with its annual Spring Synergy event March 27-29, 2019, on the UF Academic Health Center campus. Featuring several continuing dental education opportunities with presentations from Kaplan Scholar Nico Geurs, D.D.S., M.S., chair of periodontology at the University of Alabama…