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Research Honorees Recognized at IUSD Research Day 2021

By: Megan Stephens

Monday, April 12, 2021

Indiana University School of Dentistry’s (IUSD) 29th annual Research Day was a great triumph! The hybrid virtual event, held April 12, 2021, featured almost 70 poster presentations, remarks from Dean Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch and research updates from Dr. Tien-Min Gabriel Chu, associate dean for research. Dr. Marcelo Araujo, DDS, MS, PhD, CEO ADA Science & Research Institute, foundation and chief science officer, American Dental Association, served as keynote speaker. He discussed "The use of scientific strategy to support health policy and clinical practice."

 

“The search for truth and new knowledge is at the heart of our mission to improve the oral health of the people of the state of Indiana and around the world,” said Dr. Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch, IUSD dean. “Participating in research and other forms of scholarship enhances the education of our students by exposing them to the thrill of discovery of new knowledge and providing opportunities for them to disseminate this knowledge through presentations and publications.

 

“I am very proud of all of our student investigators and their faculty research mentors who presented their work today. Our annual Research Day is the day we showcase their science, appreciate the breadth of our work and its impact, and celebrate our investigators for their accomplishments and contributions to advance oral health through excellence in research.”

 

As a hybrid event, student research posters were displayed along the Main Street and High Street corridors of the Fritts Clinical Center. Each presenter recorded presentations to accompany their posters, which can be accessed via a smartphone using the QR codes positioned below each participating poster. For a list of abstracts visit the 2021 Research Day website.

 

The IUSD 29th Annual Research Day awardees:

 

IUSD Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award for Research

Dr. Thankam Thyvalikakath, associate professor and director, Dental Informatics Core Group

 

IUSD Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching

Dr. Daniel Bennett, clinical assistant professor, Biomedical Sciences and Comprehensive Care

 

IN-AADR Research Staff Award

Sheryl McGinnis, Oral Health Research Institute

 

Dean’s Award for Research Excellence

Sydney Twiggs, Dentoalveolar Changes in Class ll/Division 2 Patients Using .018” Appliances

 

DDS Research Honors Program Certificate of Achievement

Co-recipients: Rebecca Shembarger, p53 in Predicting Progression of Potentially Malignant Oral Epithelial Lesions, and Sydney Twiggs, Dentoalveolar Changes in Class ll/Division 2 Patients Using .018” Appliances

 

Cyril S. Carr Research Scholarship

Co-winners: Rebecca Shembarger and Sydney Twiggs

 

King Saud University Distinguished Research Faculty Travel Award

Dr. Angela Bruzzaniti, associate professor and director, Student Research

 

Elizabeth A. Hughes Dental Hygiene Case Report Award

Honorable Mention: Tha Sung and Deborah Gregory, Cultural Challenges and the Effects on Oral Health

Winners: Lindsey Owens and Yelena Fox, Communicating with Individuals with Hearing Impairments in a Clinical Setting

 

IN-AADR Undergraduate Student Award

Olivia Hendzel, Effects of Kalirin on Osteocyte Apoptosis and Bone Mass

 

AADR Student Research Day Award

Marcus Levitan, Timepoint optimization for bone resorption analysis in mouse ligature-induced periodontitis

 

AADR/Dentsply Sirona Student Award for Advancing Dental Research and its Application

Mikki Jaramillo, ACE2 Expression in Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients

 

IDA Student Research Award

Sydney Twiggs

 

King Saud University Travel Award for Excellence in Preventive Oral Health Care

Rebecca Shembarger

 

IN-AADR D4 Case Report Award

Raziel Velgis, Application of CO2 Laser for Maxillary Labial Frenectomy and Vestibuloplasty

 

Delta Dental Award for Innovation in Oral Care Research

Co-Winner: Dr. Katherine Ferry, Evaluation of Soft Tissue Thickness Measurement Accuracy: Three Different Methodologies, and Dr. Kasey Ryan, Radiation of CBCT and Traditional Orthodontic Imaging Utilizing Pediatrics Phantom

 

King Saud University Travel Award for Best Clinical Case Report

Co-winners: Dr. Chandni Batra, Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique for Regenerative Therapy of Intrabony Defects, and Dr. Takahiro Fujii, Correction of Gummy Smile with Lip Repositioning Procedure: Care Report

 

King Saud University Ph.D. Student Travel Award

Dr. Gina Castiblanco-Rubio, Dietary Factors Affecting Urinary Fluoride During Pregnancy in Mexican Women

 

Maynard K. Hine Award for Excellence in Dental Research

Dr. Alice Anne Alcorn, Longitudinal In Vitro Effects of Silver Diamine Fluoride on Early Enamel Caries Lesions 

 

Congratulations to all the awardees for your fantastic work and dedication to research!

 

 

Indiana chapter of American Association of Dental Research President Dr. Kamolphob Phasuk, clinical assistant professor and director, Predoctoral Implant Prosthodontics, and Drashty Mody, D2, served as online co-hosts of this year’s event. Terry Wilson, director, Public Relations and Marketing, and Caleb Clements, clinical photographer and videographer, Dental Illustrations, provided multimedia production for this hybrid event. Other members of the Research Day Organizing Committee include: Nicole Alderson, Dr. Angela Bruzzaniti, Dr. Tien-Min Gabriel Chu, Taylor Dietl, Dr. Simone Duarte, Roxana Fuentes, Dr. Richard Gregory,  Dr. Yusuke Hamada, Lisa Maxwell, Sheryl McGinnis, Dean Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch, Keli Seering, Dr. Sabrina Feitosa Sochacki, Dr. Mythily Srinivasan, and Dr. Yasuyoshi Ueki.

 

 

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