Science Day Keynote Addresses Gum Disease/Diabetes Link
The diabetes epidemic is being worsened by the prevalence of chronic periodontal disease, according to current research. Both are lifestyle-related diseases that are considered biologically linked. Dr. George W. Taylor researches the relationships between oral and systemic health, particularly the connection between periodontal infection and diabetes. He discussed how treating periodontal disease may improve diabetes […]
Dr. John Samuelson Receives Research Grant
Dr. John Samuelson, Professor in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, was recently awarded a research grant of $30,000 from the Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience. Dr. Samuelson is working with Dr. Phillips Robbins, Professor in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, and Post-doctoral Associate Guy Bushkin on the proposal, “Roles for β-1,3-glucan in […]
GSDM’s Carina Pina Co-Authors Article
Carina Pina, Clinical & Educational Operations Coordinator at the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), is second co-author of an article that has been published in the Pediatric Emergency Care journal’s March 2013 issue. Pina worked with several physicians and staff members from Boston Children’s Hospital and Duke University on the […]
Doctoral Student Works Toward a Potential Treatment for Bone Loss
Someday, we may be able to regrow bone using a protein that is already inside each of us. Ahmad Almehmadi PERIO 15 is studying the effect of VWC2 protein on calvarial (skull) bone formation under the guidance of Associate Professor Dr. Yoshiyuki Mochida. “We are learning how this protein works and how it induces bone […]
Dr. Kukuruzinska Spurs Salivary Research at Gordon Research Conference
Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska recently returned from Galveston, Texas, where she co-chaired the Gordon Research Conference on Salivary Glands & Exocrine Biology from February 3 to February 8, 2013, with Dr. Indu S. Ambudkar of the National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). A total of 136 senior and junior investigators attended to share their […]
Layeeq Ahmed AS 13 Presents in Prestigious Science Competition
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) held its 2013 Annual Meeting in Boston February 14-18. Layeeq Ahmed AS 13 presented in the AAAS Student Poster Competition on February 16, 2013, at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. The competition recognizes the individual efforts of students actively working toward an undergraduate, graduate, or […]
Dr. Frank Oppenheim and Colleagues Publish Promising Research on Genetically Enhanced Antimicrobial Salivary Proteins
Henry M. Goldman Distinguished Scientist and Professor of Periodontology & Oral Biology Dr. Frank Oppenheim—along with co-authors Drs. Eva J. Helmerhorst, Urs Lendenmann, and Gwynneth D. Offner—build on decades of research achievement on the structure and function of salivary proteins in the article “Anti-candidal activity of genetically engineered histatin variants with multiple functional domains,” published […]
GSDM Resident Awarded AAE Grant
GSDM resident Dr. Haytham Sabri Jaha was recently awarded a $13,010 grant by the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) foundation to support his research project, “The effect of DSP fragment on dental pulp stem cells.” Dr. Sami Chogle, Director of the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Endodontics, applauded Dr. Jaha’s achievement. “We are proud of […]
Dr. Jonathan Shenkin Publishes in Prestigious Textbook
Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research Dr. Jonathan Shenkin recently published a chapter in the notable textbook “Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy through Adolescence.” The chapter provides an overview of dental public health and describes how public health outreach can improve children’s oral health. In the chapter, Dr. Shenkin writes, […]
Three Members of GSDM Community Awarded First Ever Seed Grants
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) named three faculty members as winners of the first-ever Seed Funding Competition. GSDM’s Research Endowment Fund awarded the 2012 winners $15,000 each in grant funds to enhance research at the school. These grants are intended primarily to support new investigators but can also be […]