Ann Arbor, MI — March 28, 2011 — Three U-M School of Dentistry faculty and four students received awards from the International and American Associations for Dental Research during the annual meeting of the organizations earlier this month in San Diego.  

IADR Faculty Awards

Dr. Stephen Bayne, chair, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, Wilmer Souder Award

This science award for dental materials research is presented for outstanding scientific achievement that has advanced, or is expected to significantly advance, public dental health.  The award is supported by the William T. Sweeney Memorial Fund and by the IADR Dental Materials Group.

Dr. Laurie McCauley, chair, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, Basic Research in Biological Mineralization Award

This award is designed to stimulate, encourage, and recognize basic research in biological mineralization.  This includes research on the mechanism of mineralization in biologic systems, including teeth, bone, ectopic deposits, or model systems with evidence of original thought and accomplishment in the field of calcification.  It is supported by the Unilever Oral Care Division.

Dr. Jacques Nör, (senior author) professor, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, IADR/AADR William J. Gies Award

Casagrande L, Demarco F, Zhang Z, Araujo FB, Shi S, Nör JE.  Dentin-derived BMP2 and odontoblastic differentiation of SHED.  Journal of Dental Research 89:603-608, 2010.

The William J. Gies Award is given for the best paper published in the Journal of Dental Research during the preceding year (see above).  Nominations are made by individuals, by the Gies Award Committee, and by the editor of the JDR.  The JDR Gies Award is open to anyone who publishes in the Journal of Dental Research. This award is supported by J. Morita USA, Inc. 

AADR Student Awards — Student Research Fellowships

Rob Vander Broek, D2

Title: p38 mediated cytokine secretion in the progression of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; Mentor: Dr. Nisha D’Silva; Sponsored by DENTSPLY International

Janet Zalucha, DH3

Title: Osteoclastic mobilization of hematopoietic stem cell leads to increased metastasis to bone of prostate cancers; Mentor: Dr. Russell Taichman; Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline

NIDCR/AADR Bloc Travel Grant

A block travel grant, which supports travel for U.S. dental students to present their research at IADR’s General Session and Exhibition, was presented to Anne Ziegler, D3:  Title: Erythropoietin couples hematopoiesis with bone formation; Mentor: Dr. Russell Taichman; Sponsored byNIDCR/AADR

IADR Student Award

Peter Nguyen, D2: Title:  Retreatment of Restorations: Comparison of Healthy Kids Dental and Medicaid; Mentor: Dr. Woosung Sohn; Sponsored by: Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research Group

All recipients are University of Michigan School of Dentistry Student Research Program participants.