Research Funding Awards

  • Dr. Pradeep Bhagavatula (PI), Professor, Program in Dental Public Health in the Department of Clinical Services and Dr. Shengtong Han (Co-PI), Assistant Professor of Biostatistics have received a one-year $50,000 award from The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI) for their research project entitled 鈥淔ollow-up care after Emergency Department visits for Non-Traumatic Dental conditions (NTDC) in Southeastern (SE) Wisconsin.鈥� Dr. Naveen Bansal and Dr. Wenhui Shen from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics are co-investigators.
  • Dr. Shengtong Han, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics in the 蜜桃影像 School of Dentistry is the 蜜桃影像 P.I. on an N.I.H. R01 sub-award for an N.I.H. National Human Genome Research Institute (N.H.G.R.I.) R01 Project entitled, 鈥淩efining mutation rates and measures of purifying selection with an application to understanding the impact of non-coding variation on neuropsychiatric diseases.鈥� The University of Chicago is the primary on the award.
  • Dr. Guentsch, Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgical Sciences at the 蜜桃影像 School of Dentistry is the P.I. on a new Research Service Center Agreement with Straumann Dental Implants entitled, 鈥淪leeve or sleeve-less guided implant surgery.鈥�  The Research Service Center Agreement was coordinated by the Office of Corporate Engagement. This research award continues to build on the 蜜桃影像 Dental School鈥檚 strong research theme of Biomaterials, Dental Medical Devices, and Tissue Engineering. 
  • Reagan Saxe and Jennifer Bjork, both clinical supervisors in general dental sciences receive research funding from the Office of the Provost - Project title: 鈥淐raniofacial Growth Prediction Using Machine Learning鈥� ().
  • Dr. Mariana Reis, a post-doctoral researcher in the School of Dentistry, has been awarded a Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health worth about $1,457,000 to study the effect aging and periodontal disease has on oral health in living organisms ().
  • Dr. Shivam Mehta, Clinical Assistant Professor of Developmental Sciences at the 蜜桃影像 School of Dentistry, has obtained research funding from the American Association of Orthodontics Foundation (A.A.O.F.) for the Research Project entitled, 鈥淥rthodontic Diagnosis with Artificial Intelligence.鈥� The one-year $20,000 award is through the Orthodontic Faculty Development Fellowship Award (O.F.D.F.A.) program. This continues the 蜜桃影像 School of Dentistry鈥檚 success at receiving funding from the A.A.O.F. Past 蜜桃影像 School of Dentistry fellowship award recipients have included: Dr. Dawei Liu, Dr. Bhoomika Ahuja, and Dr. Ghada Nimeri.
  • Dr. Vrisiis Kofina, Graduate Program Director for Periodontics in the Dental School, has been awarded the F.Y.22 Faculty Development Award to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research in Atlanta, Georgia on March 22- 26, 2022.
  • Dr. Christopher Okunseri, Professor and Predoctoral Program Director for Public Health in the Department of Dental Clinical Services, has obtained new research funding from the N.I.H. - National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research (N.I.D.C.R.) for the research project entitled, 鈥淣o-Show Prevention Practices in Dental Care Settings Serving Underserved Populations.鈥� Prof. Okunseri is the 蜜桃影像 Principal Investigator on this Multi-Investigator award. This award is a phased award 鈥� we have received notice that a milestone-driven planning phase (U.G.3) has been funded. The amount funded for the first year of the two-year phase 1 U.G.3. is $337,401. This phase of the project starts February 1, 2022. Based on successful achievement of the project milestones, transition to a clinical trial implementation phase of up to an additional five years (U.H.3) would result in a total award of $4.2 M awarded over all seven years. Funding is a vehicle to conduct research. ()
  • Dr. Vrisiis Kofina, Assistant Professor and Program Director of Graduate program in Periodontics, has been awarded the by the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation. The fellowship is a $30,000 award ($10,000 per year, for up to 3 years) for periodontists who show great potential for research and leadership.