Research Day Awards 2023

Faculty “Paper of the Year” Awards

Category: Basic Science

Authors: Sulyanto et al. Griffen.

Publication:  "Silver diamine fluoride alters microbial communities in subsurface dentin.” JADA Foundational Science. (2022) 1, 100004.

Division of Pediatric Dentistry

Category: Clinical Research

Authors: Wang et al. Mallery.

Publication: "Fenretinide combines perturbation of signaling kinases, cell-extracellular matrix interactions and matrix metalloproteinase activation to inhibit invasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma cells.” Carcinogenesis. (2022) 43:9, 851-864.

Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Category: Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Health Research

Authors: Hammersmith et al. Peng 

Publication: "“The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on applicants to advanced education in pediatric dentistry programs and recommendations for virtual interviews.” J Dentistry for Children. (2022) 89:2, 117-125.

Division of Pediatric Dentistry

Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Research

Dental Student Awards

1st place:

Alexis Powers
Advisor: Brian Foster, PhD
Title: Impaired Incisal Attachment and Eruption Following Bone Sialoprotein Conditional Ablation

2nd place

Nathan Kim
Advisor: Do-Gyoon Kim, PhD
Title: Bone Mineral Density of Temporomandibular Condyle in Dental Implant Patients

3rd place:

Aakriti Chaudhry
Advisor: Purnima Kumar, PhD/Binnaz Leblebicioglu, DDS, PhD
Title: Antibiotic resistance acquisition in a de-novo community versus established community

Graduate Student Awards

1st place:

Gene Park
Advisor: Binnaz Leblebicioglu, DDS, PhD
Title: Accuracy of implant placement with 3D-printed and conventional surgical guides

2nd place:

Lily Eteman
Advisor: Ching-Chang Ko, DDS, PhD
Title: Machine learning with cross-institutional prediction for orthodontic tooth extraction

3rd place:

Natalie Andras
Advisor: Brian Foster, PhD
Title: Gene-editing provides functional evidence for the ectomesenchymal origin of cementoblasts

Center for Clinical and Translational Science Best Clinical and Translational Abstract

Robert Bettinger
Advisor: Justin Kaspar, PhD
Title: Identification of genes that impact fitness in streptococcus gordonii

Post-doctoral Fellow Award

Fatma F. Mohamed
Advisor: Brian L. Foster, PhD
Title: Alpl ablation in dental epithelium disrupts ameloblasts and enamel mineralization

AADR/Dentsply Student Clinician Award  

Natalie Andras
Advisor: Britan Foster, PhD
Title: Gene-editing provides functional evidence for the ectomesenchymal origin of cementoblasts

OSU Alumni Merit Award

Kazune Pax
Advisor: Purnima Kumar, PhD/Binnaz Leblebicioglu, DDS, PhD​
Title: Subgingival and salivary microbiota in placenta drive pregnancy complications

OSU Alumni Achievement Award

Nathan Kim
Advisor: Do-Gyoon Kim, PhD
Title: Bone Mineral Density of Temporomandibular Condyle in Dental Implant Patients

AADOCR Student Research Day Award

Alexis Powers
Advisor: Brian Foster, PhD
Title: Impaired incisal attachment and eruption following bone sialoprotein conditional ablation

Hygiene Student Award

Joseph Osborne
Advisor: Binnaz Leblebicioglu, DDS, PhD
Title: Retrospective study to determine the prevalence of periodontal bone loss as a function of age - preliminary findings