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Recent Grants and Awards
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Homa Amini, DDS, MS, MPH
Dental faculty loan repayment program; Health Resources & Services Administration: $60,750
John Bartlett, MS, PhD
Enamelysin processing mechanisms in amelogenesis; National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research: $514,584
Canise Bean, DMD, MPH
Medicaid Equity Simulation Project; Ohio Department of Medicaid: $23,101
Lewis Claman, DDS, MS
Tobacco cessation counseling training for Ohio Medicaid dental providers; Ohio Department of Medicaid: $112,376
Bryant Cornelius, DDS, MBA, MPH
Comparing oral ketamine and liquid oxycodone for postoperative pain management following surgical removal of two mandibular third molars, American Society of Dentists Anesthesiologists: $7,206
Shareef Dabdoub, PhD
Uncovering the functional potential of the developing peri-implant microbiome; National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research: $148,200
Brian Foster, PhD
Function of cementocytes in cellular cementum formation and resorption; National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research: $148,304
Brian Foster, PhD
Modeling odontohypophosphatasia in the sheep; Texas A&M University: $15,251
Brian Foster, PhD
Functions of extracellular matrix proteins in dental and skeletal mineralization; National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research: $701,593
Brian Foster, PhD
Role of tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase in dentoalveolar development and disease; National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research: $156,000
Rachel Kearney, BSDH, MS
An evaluation of the effects of listening to music on dental anxiety during a scheduled dental appointment; International Federation of Dental Hygienists: $1,000
Do-Gyoon Kim, PhD
Effects of reproduction and lactation on postmenopausal bone health; University of Pennsylvania: $6,274
Purnima Kumar, BDS, MS, PhD
Interactive Omics: Black raspberry metabolites and the oral microbiome in smokers; National Cancer Institute: $132,858
Purnima Kumar, BDS, MS, PhD
E-cigarettes and perturbations in the subgingival ecosystem; National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research: $473,892
Purnima Kumar, BDS, MS, PhD
Assessment of the relevance of the plaque biofilm-oral disease matrix; William Wrigley Jr. Company: $60,782
Purnima Kumar, BDS, MS, PhD
Impact of peri-implant treatment using glycine powder air-abrasive debridement on the oral microbiome; Colgate-Palmolive Company: $30,000
Eugene Leys, PhD
The oral microbiome in HIV-associated oral warts and candidiasis; LSU Health Sciences Center: $10,000
Eugene Leys, PhD
Diabetes reversal and the subgingival microbiota; University of Pennsylvania: $189,371
College of Dentistry researchers received nearly $4.8 million in funding for new and continuation grants and contracts in the last year (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020)
Susan Mallery, DDS, MS, PhD
Secondary chemoprevention of oral cancer by locally delivered agents; National Cancer Institute: $320,630
Susan Mallery, DDS, MS, PhD
Assessment of chemopreventive effects of a mucoadhesive fenretinide patch on premalignant oral epithelial lesions; National Cancer Institute: $665,263
Susan Mallery, DDS, MS, PhD
Assessment of Fenretinide+Tocilizumab Nanoparticles’ Chemopreventive Efficacy in an Oral Carcinogenesis Murine Model; James Cancer Center Peletonia IDEA grant; $75,000
Kristin McNamara, DDS, MS
Role of cornulin in the progression of oral premalignant lesions; Indiana University Health: $1,806
Deborah A. Mendel, DDS
Development of a Dynamic Impact Experiment for Mouthguard Performance Assessment (Clinical Pilot Grant): $17,654
Caroline Sawicki
The role of reactive brain endothelium in modulating stress-induced immunological and behavioral changes; National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research: $33,665
John Sheridan, PhD
Behavioral and cellular determinants of treadmill training and recovery after SCI; National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Strokes: $13,227
John Sheridan, PhD
Characterizing sleep disruption as a postinjury immune stressor; National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Strokes: $3,322
John Sheridan, PhD
Post-injury sleep disruption alters the inflammatory response to traumatic brain injury; Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity: $10,264
John Sheridan, PhD
Social defeat and stress-sensitization: Neuroimmune role of spleen in recurrence of anxiety; National Institute of Mental Health: $277,168
John Sheridan, PhD
Dynamic cellular interactions associated with inflammatory monocyte accumulation in the neurovasculature with social stress; National Institute of Mental Health: $271,391
Dimitris Tatakis, DDS, PhD
Effects of Pro Relief dental gel soothing formula on palatal donor site wound healing; Oxyfresh: $11,192
Susan Travers, MS, PhD
Inhibitory modulation and circuitry in the rostral solitary nucleus; National Institute of Deafness & Other Communication: $331,500
Yun Wang, DDS, PhD
Instructive scaffolds capable of simultaneously regenerating multiple periodontal structures; Washington University: $43,518
