Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 6, 2018 -– Noriaki Ono, assistant professor in the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, has new research about skeletal stem cells that is being published in the journal Nature. The study, “Resting zone of the growth plate harbors a unique class of skeletal stem cells,” is important because it will help explain …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 15, 2018 -– Dr. William Giannobile, chair of the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the School of Dentistry, has received the Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research from the American Dental Association. The award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions in clinical investigations that have …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Aug. 8, 2018 -– A dual DDS/PhD student at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry has won one of the top awards for student researchers from the International Association of Dental Research. Alexandra Oklejas won the IADR Unilever Hatton Award for her project, “Combination chemotherapy decreases head and neck cancer stem cells.” The project …
Ann Arbor, Mich., June 6, 2018 -– A new School of Dentistry program that immerses graduate students in regenerative dentistry research is accepting applications for its first cohort of students who will enroll this fall. The Dental Postgraduate Program in Regenerative Dentistry is one of only a few in the world for this area of study. …
UMS Grant, Music Students Help Dentistry Professor Research Stress Ann Arbor, Mich., May 22, 2018 -– Can a stringed quartet playing beautiful classical music soothe the stressed-out dental student? Or perhaps even improve student performance on tests and other difficult dentistry procedures? A School of Dentistry faculty member is researching those questions in a campus collaboration …
Research provides foundation, but treating patients is his future This profile is one in a series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. Ann Arbor, Mich., March 12, 2018 — It’s easy to assume that second-year dental student Curtis Herzog must be headed for a career in research rather than clinical practice. Even before he …
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 2, 2018 — The University of Michigan School of Dentistry received more research funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research in fiscal 2017 than any dental institution in the country. A newly-released compilation of NIDCR grants shows that the school received $16.3 million for a wide variety of research …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 22, 2018 — A dual degree DDS/PhD student studying head and neck cancer stem cells received one of the top awards Wednesday at the School of Dentistry’s 2018 Research Day, which also honored research staff and faculty for their contributions to the school’s research mission. The annual event showcases a wide array …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 22, 2018 — Funding scientific research all around the world is a complex enterprise for the National Institutes of Health, but good science is based on a much simpler concept — the individual researcher applying rigorous standards while logging countless hours at the lab bench and computer screen. That continual quest for …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 18, 2017 -– The Michigan-Pittsburgh-Wyss Regenerative Medicine Resource Center, led by the School of Dentistry, is moving forward in its quest to find and support promising new ways to restore dental, oral and craniofacial tissues lost to disease, injury or congenital disorders. Announced last March, the center is funded by an $11.7 …