Leadership and Administration

Leadership and Administration

OHRI Director

Anderson T. Hara DDS, MSD, PhD

Dr. Hara is a dentist, researcher and educator, with 25 years of experience in the dental field. He currently holds the academic/administrative positions of Professor (tenured) and Cariology Division Director in the Department of Cariology and Operative Dentistry, and Director of the Oral Health Research Institute, both at Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD). His research and teaching responsibilities focus on the fundamental understanding of dental hard-tissue pathologies, specifically dental caries and erosive tooth wear, as well as on the development and test of clinical strategies for the management and prevention of these conditions. He has been the PI, Co-PI and Co-I in several research grants funded by federal agencies and oral care industry, totaling over US$ 14 million in funds; and has an extensive track-record of publications including over 150 full-papers and 9 book chapters. In addition to the administrative functions at IUSD, he is also actively involved as reviewer, consultant and/or member of several dental organizations, including the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the American Dental Association, the Cariology Research Group of the International Association for Dental Research and the European Organization for Caries Research. 

OHRI Medical Director

Ana Gossweiler, DDS, MSD

Dr. Ana Gossweiler is an Associate Research Professor and the Medical Dental Director of the Oral Health Research Institute (OHRI) at Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD). She has an Odontologist Degree from the Universidad Central de Venezuela and a DDS and MDS degree in Periodontology from IUSD. She has expertise, leadership, and training in periodontal conditions, Oral Pathology, Caries Diagnosis, and Ozone Therapy. In the last 18 years, she has participated as a Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on several university, industry, and NIH-funded grants. As the Medical/Dental Director, she has been involved in developing various research projects, including in-situ caries models, caries detection, gingivitis, periodontitis, dry mouth, denture adhesive, plaque removal, and stomatitis studies. Dr. Gossweiler is involved with the Latino Community in the IU Indy campus and at IUSD. She is the director and co-creator of the basic dental Spanish elective course at IUSD, the chair of the Latine/x Faculty Staff Council, a Latinx/e Staff & Faculty Task Force member of the IU Indy campus.

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OHRI Laboratory Core Director

Frank Lippert, PhD, MSc

IUSD appointed Frank Lippert as Director of the Lab Core in 2021.

OHRI CRC Assist. Director

Lorena Galvez, CCRC

Lorena Galvez has been appointed as the  Assistant Director of the OHRI Clinical Research Core in 2022. She has accumulated a lot of experience and knowledge as study coordinator for several of our major clinical studies over the years, and is now stepping up to be a key person leading our clinical core.