NYUCD's annual Student Research Days, held April 14 and
15, 2011, showcased outstanding work by 21 NYUCD students
in areas ranging from the basic sciences to clinical
treatment. The two-day event also featured Dr. Jane A.
Weintraub, the Lee Hysan Professor and Chair of the
Division of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health at
the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School
of Dentistry; director of the UCSF Center to Address
Disparities in Children's Oral Health; and incoming dean of
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill College of
Dentistry. Dr. Weintraub's keynote lecture was entitled "An
Outlier's Research Path: Integrating Population Science,
Practice, and Policy to Improve the Public's Oral Health."
In recognition of her accomplishments, Dr. Weintraub
received the 2011 NYUCD Distinguished Scientist Award. Vice
Dean for Research Dr. Louis Terracio presided over the
poster and awards presentations.
"All of the awardees have contributed to the knowledge
base in the health sciences," said Dean Bertolami. "Their
achievements and their collaborations with faculty mentors
exemplify NYUCD's commitment to research as an integral
part of the dental education experience."
NYUCD congratulates all of the student awardees, whose
names, presentations, and mentors are listed below.
Dean's Award and Best Master of Science Presentation
Dr. Elyse Wagner, '11
Investigation of Oral Mucosa Stromal-Cell Interactions in
3-D Models
Mentor: Dr. Zoya Kurago
Best Postdoctoral Presentation
Dr. Pablo Peixoto, Basic Science and Craniofacial
Biology
MAC Function Triggers Bystander Effects in Cancer
Cells
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Kinnally
Honorable Mention, Postdoctoral Presentation
Dr. Zhou Chen, Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology
Correlation of Periodontopatho-genic Bacterial
Colonization and HIV Infection: Preliminary Results
Mentor: Dr. Yihong Li
Best Presentation by Resident in Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Alfonse Doan, PG '11
Current Views about Orthodontic Education in Pediatric
Dental Residencies
Mentor: Dr. Frederick More
Best International Fellow Presentation (CTOR)
Dr. Bandar Alyami, PG Orthodontics '11
Osteogenic Effect of High Frequency, Low Magnitude Forces
on Alveolar Bone
Mentors: Dr. Mani Alikhani and Dr. Cristina Teixeira
Best Presentation by Resident in Implant Dentistry
Dr. Ismael El Khouly Castilla, PG '11
A New Osteotome Technique in Atrophic Posterior Maxilla -
A Case Series
Mentor: Dr. Sang-Choon Cho
Honorable Mention, Resident in Implant Dentistry
Dr. Manasee Joshi, PG '11
Improve Parallelism of Implants for Immediate Loading: A
Retrospective Case Series
Mentor: Dr. Sang-Choon Cho
Dr. Ignacio Aliaga, PG '11
Dental Implant Placement and Simultaneous Bone Grafting in
Atrophic Ridges
Mentor: Dr. Sang-Choon Cho
Dr. Takanori Suzuki, PG '11
Treatment Options for Compromised Extraction Socket in the
Esthetic Area - Socket Preservation Techniques vs. Early
Implant Placement
Mentor: Dr. Sang-Choon Cho
Dr. Jonathan Beley, PG '11
Enhance Peri-Implant Soft Tissue Contours with Orthodontic
Techniques After Implant Placement
Mentor: Dr. Sang-Choon Cho
Dean's Award, DDS Research and Dentsply Award
Mr. Sam Bae, '12
Local Effect of IB4+ Neurons in Carcinogenesis & Pain
Mentor: Dr. Brian L. Schmidt
Best Basic Science Presentation
Ms. Thikamphaa Bertrand, '12
Inflammatory Markers at Various Stages of Oral Epithelial
Carcinogenesis
Mentor: Dr. Zoya Kurago
Best Clinical Science Presentation
Mr. Jason Kwan, '13
The Effects of Cell Phone Light on Dental Radiographic
Film
Mentor: Ms. Jeanine Stabulas
Best Case Study
Dr. Nicole Willer, '11
Early Detection of Four Different Head and Neck
Malignancies
Mentor: Dr. Ross Kerr
Student Research Group Award
Mr. Sung Kwang Kim, '13
Characterization of anti-TNF-alpha Bioactivity in Oral
Squamous Carcinoma Cells
Mentor: Dr. Zoya Kurago
Honorable Mention, DDS Research Presentation
Mr. Jimmy Duong, '13
Loupes: Their Use, Effect on Clinic Productivity, and
Relationship to Perceptual Ability Test Scores
Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Allen
Ms. Rachel Lin, '14
Analgesic Medication Use and Its Relation to Pain
Thresholds in TMD Patients
Mentor: Dr. Karen Raphael
Mr. Nicholas Zawada, '12
Geographical Distribution of Oral Cancer Across Great
Britain, Scotland and Southeast England
Mentor: Dr. Ananda Dasanayake
Dr. Maryam Toufani, '11
Randomized Controlled Trial of Botulinum Toxin-A (BoNT-A)
in Trigeminal Neuralgia
Mentor: Dr. David Sirois
Mr. Vincent J. Scaringi, '14
Human Hard Tissue Growth Rate Variability
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Bromage
OKU, Alfano Award
Ms. Kathryn Fabella, '14
Effects of PDGF from a Collagen Membrane on Gene
Expression in Preosteoblasts
Mentor: Dr. Seiichi Yamano
)
)
)
)