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NYUCD Annual Research Day Keynote Speaker

April 17, 2008 Nagle Lecture Hall 1:00 PM Salivary Diagnostics: The Fundamentals & The Future Keynote Lecture by New York College of Dentistry Distinguished Scientist Award Recipient David TW Wong, DMD DMSc Professor and Associate Dean of Research, UCLA School of Dentistry and Director, UCLA Dental Research Institute Dr. David T.W. Wong is an active and leading scientist in oral cancer and saliva diagnostics research. He has authored over 150 peer reviewed scientific publications. His research has been funded by the NIH since 1986. He directs the UCLA Collaborative Oral Fluid Diagnostic Research Center, the UCLA comprehensive T32 Clinical Research Training program as well as the Laboratory of Head & Neck Oncology Research. He chaired the NIDCR Special Grant Review Study Section from 2002-2005. Currently he is a member of the NIH CSR Cancer Genetics Study Section and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS). For the past five years, Dr. Wong’s research has focused on defining the diagnostic coordinates of saliva (proteomics and genomics) as well as on developing nanotechnology-based point of care technology for salivary diagnostics. Significant progress has been made based on these emerging technologies as well as on the translational applications for human disease detection. David is the recipient of the 2007 Salivary Researcher Award and the 2008 Distinguished Scientist Award from NYU College of Dentistry.