RESEARCH DAY 2014
Thank you to all the sponsors, vendors and research presenters for Research Day 2014 and to Dr. Anh D. Le the Keynote Speaker.
Grand Prize - ADA DENTSPLY Award
Lior Aljadeff
(D3, Mentor: Theodora Danciu)
Histomorphology, EMT, and stemness markers characterize invasive tumor front behavior and predict overall survival in oral squamous cell carcinoma
Undergraduate, DDS, DH, MS/Certificate - Clinical Application and Technique
First Prize
Mariya Volvovsky
(D4, Mentor: Marita Inglehart)
Dental Students and Faculty Members’ Attitudes towards Community Service: Does Involvement Matter?
Second Prize
Daniel Hammaker, Rachel Sheridan
(D4, Mentor: Tracy de Peralta)
Dental Students’ Perceived Value of Clinical Leadership Experiences
Third Prize
Sarah Baxter
(D3, Mentor: Margherita Fontana)
Metabolic Markers of Caries in Saliva and Plaque of Toddlers
Undergraduate, DDS, DH, MS/Certificate - Basic Science and Research
First Prize
Emily Eubanks
(D3 Mentor: Darnell Kaigler)
Cell Seeding Efficiency and Survival for Clinical Cell Therapy of Craniofacial Defects
Second Prize (TIE)
Lulia Kana
(Undergrad, Mentor: Russell Taichman)
Characterization of Prostate Cancer Dormancy Using Fucci Dye Indicators
Ahmed Maawadh
(MS-Certification, Mentor: Peter Yamen)
Effect of two light intensities on bulk fill composite resin
Third Prize
Riley Schaff
(D1, Mentor: William Giannoble)
Oral Porphyromonas gingivalis infection increases the development and progression of collagen-induced arthritis
Dental Hygiene
First Prize
Jessica Price, Barbara Preston
(DH4, Mentor: Anne Gwozdek)
Faculty and student perceptions of career choices as influenced by gender roles
Second Prize
Alyssa Bergermann, Samantha Metcalf
(DH4, Mentors Susan Taichman, Dan Chiego, Chris Fenno)
Bacterial Contamination & MRSA Detection in Academic Dental Clinics
Third Prize
Renee Berger, Aphton McElheney
(DH4, Mentor Danielle Furgeson, Susan Taichman)
A Comparison of Common Instrumentation Modalities for Dental Calculus Removal
PhD/Postdoctoral Fellow/Faculty/Staff
First Prize (TIE)
Jamie Lane
(PhD Candidate, Mentor: Vesa Kaartinen)
Removal of Transforming growth factor beta 3 signaling components lead to defects in the secondary palatal epithelium
Christina Scanlon
(PhD Candidate, Mentor: Nisha D’Silva)
Perineural invasion in head and neck cancer: Mechanism of development
Second Prize
Fabiana Soki
(PhD Candidate, Mentor: Laurie McCauley)
Macrophages and Prostate Cancer Skeletal Metastasis
Third Prize
Sudha Rajderkar
(PhD Candidate, Mentor: Vesa Kaartinen)
Trim33 is required for lineage potential of myocardial progenitors in developing heart
