Science Colloquium
The Science Colloquium is a lecture series featuring outstanding leaders in biomedical research at The Ohio State University. These are held each month during the academic year in Postle Hall. The primary audience includes faculty, students, staff, and alumni from the College of Dentistry, along with other health science researchers and the university public.
Science Colloquium archive
How Studying Ocean Viruses is Helping Save the Planet and Cure Disease
Matthew Sullivan, PhD
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Microbiology
Director, Center of Microbiome Science
The Ohio State University
Retroviruses and Cancer: HTLV-1 Pathogenesis
Patrick Green, PhD
Dean for Research and Graduate Studies for the College of Veterinary Medicine
Director of the Center for Retrovirus Research.
Associate Director of Basic Sciences, Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The Ohio State University
Oral Cancer Chemoprevention via Local Delivery
Susan R. Mallery, DDS, MS, PhD
Chair, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
The Mind-Body Connection in Maternal and Child Health
Lisa Christian, PhD
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Member, the Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research
The Ohio State University
Novel Molecular and Cellular Foundations of Sexual Dimorphism among Mammalian Craniofacial Muscles
Peter Reiser, PhD
Chair, Division of Biosciences, College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University
The Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Ohio: Lessons from the Field
Abigail Norris Turner, PhD
Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Chronic Social Stress, Inflammation and Anxiety
John F. Sheridan, PhD
Division of Biosciences, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
Associate Director, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, OSU Wexner Medical Center
How to heal wounds without a scar: Lessons learned from embryonic skin
Traci A. Wilgus, PhD
Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Pediatric Dentistry Research: Studying What Really Matters Now
Kelly Kelleher, MD, MPH
Vice President of Community Health
Principal Investigator, Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
How the biofilm state puts bacteria to Zzzzzzz
Steven D. Goodman, PhD
Director, Oral GI Microbiology Research Affinity Group, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
An Overview of Sinonasal Disorders
Bradley Otto, MD
Rhinology Fellowship Director, Division of Sinus and Allergy, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and Department of Neurological Surgery
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
The Medieval woman with lapis lazuli in her dental calculus: an interdisciplinary detective story
Alison Beach, PhD
Department of History, The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences
"Tasting" sugars beyond the tongue
George Kyriazis, PhD
Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center (DMRC), The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Regenerative strategies including dental pulp stem cells for augmentation of bone and joints
Alicia Bertone, DVM, PhD
Department of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Sciences
Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate School
Rock, Paper, Scissors: The relative contributions of genotype and environment to oral health
Purnima Kumar, BDS, PhD
Division of Periodontology, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
The Use of 3D Printing in Musculoskeletal Regenerative Medicine
David Dean, PhD
Department of Plastic Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Adherence Mechanisms of Oral Streptococci
Samantha King, PhD
Department of Pediatrics and Principal Investigator
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Electronic Cigarettes, Cigarettes and Tobacco Product Design: Integrating Science for Tobacco Product Assessment
Peter Shields, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center - The James
The Role of Confidence in Decision-Making and Action
Richard Petty, PhD
Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University
Effects of Light at Night on Neuroinflammation Metabolism, and Mood
Randy J. Nelson, PhD
Co-Director, Ohio State Neuroscience Research Institute
The Ohio State University
Fossil Teeth and Neanderthal Biology
Debra Guatelli-Steinberg, PhD
Department of Anthropology, The Ohio State University
Matrix Metalloproteinase-20 (MMP20) in Enamel Development: Results From Too Little or Too Much of an Essential MMP
John D. Bartlett, MS, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
College of Dentistry
Calming the Neuroinferno with Diet and Drugs
Gary L. Wenk, PhD
Professor, Departments of Psychology & Neuroscience & Molecular, Virology Immunology and Medical Genetics
The Ohio State University
Current Advances in Transoral Robotic Surgery
Enver Ozer, MD
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University
Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Health Matters
Marc Tasse, PhD
Director, Nisonger Center – UCEDD
Professor, Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry
The Ohio State University
From Herpetic Gingivostomatitis to Cancer Therapy: Taming Herpes Simplex Virus for Public Good
Timothy P. Cripe, MD, PhD
Division Chief Hematology/Oncology & BMT Nationwide Childrens' Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University College of Medicine