2025 Cohort pictured left to right: Nick Brunetti, Amanda Abdala, Laura Carrasco Cordero, Lauren Mai, Denise Webb (Program Coordinator), Jerold Te, Viet Nguyen, Emily Sardzinski, Samantha Bender and Ryan Yap Amanda Abdala Faculty mentor: Jacqueline Abranches “Better together: NaF-H2O2 treatment effectively reduces Streptococcus mutans-Candida albicans…
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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 the…
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 homeostasis…
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
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…
