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 …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 28, 2017 -– Among the myriad mysteries of cancer is how some types of the disease can fuel tumor growth as part of the body’s natural process for removing dead and dying cells. A new study from researchers at the School of Dentistry identifies the pathway by which this action occurs in …
DaSilva lab demonstrates neuro-imaging techniques Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 30, 2017 -– A School of Dentistry lab was among the University of Michigan research projects featured Friday during the Third Century Expo as part of the UMich200 Fall Festival. Dr. Alexandre DaSilva’s Headache and Orofacial Pain Effort, or H.O.P.E. lab, presented a demonstration in one of …
SOAR award supports Dr. Nisha D’Silva’s head and neck cancer research Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 4, 2017 -– A School of Dentistry clinician-scientist has received a major grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to support her research into head and neck cancer. Dr. Nisha D’Silva received the Sustaining Outstanding Achievement in Research …
Dr. Margherita Fontana will lead researchers from U-M, other universities Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 22, 2017 -– Two grants totaling $18.3 million from the National Institutes of Health will allow a School of Dentistry professor to expand research into predicting caries risk in young children and assessing the efficacy of a new treatment. Dr. Margherita Fontana, …
Legislative assistants for members of Congress focus on research Ann Arbor, Mich., Aug. 21, 2017 -– Legislative staffers for several members of Michigan’s Congressional delegation toured the high-tech lab of a School of Dentistry faculty member this week to learn more about his pain research and improvements in telemedicine. The University Research Corridor organized the three-day …