- Dental student Maria Trujillo just received the National
Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) summer
dental student award. Trujillo will spend a summer conducting
research at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda,
Md. The NIDCR Summer Dental Student Award is designed to
promote the professional careers of talented dental students
through exposure to the latest advances in oral health research.
Participation may result in the presentation of research
findings at a scientific meeting and co-authorship of scientific
publications.
- Justin Wright, second-year dental student, has been awarded
a student research fellowship by the American Association
for Dental Research for his project, “Characterization
of Functional Interaction between PITX2, LEF-1, and Beta-Catenin.”
His scientific mentor was Brad Amendt, Ph.D., associate
professor and director, Institute of Biosciences and Technology,
Texas A&M Health Science Center. Karen Storthz, Ph.D.,
associate dean for Research, UT Dental Branch, was his faculty
mentor.
Congratulations go to Maria and Justin for their hard work!
Rick Bebermeyer, D.D.S., professor of Restorative Dentistry
and Lisa Thomas, D.D.S., associate professor in Diagnostic
Sciences, recently published “Guidelines for Infection
Control in Dental Health Care Settings: A Review of Current
Resources.” The paper was published in Acta Stomatologica
Naissi, the official publication of the University of Nis,
located in Serbia.
The article was written in English, but was translated to
Serbian by Rade Paravina, D.D.S., Ph.D., instructor in Oral
Biomaterials. Paravina, who is from Serbia, felt that sharing
information regarding standards in dental practice with this
part of the world was important. It also shows a willingness
to share information with other professionals around the world.
Kamal Busaidy, D.D.S., clinical assistant professor of Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery and president of the Houston Chapter
of the Arab American Medical Association, announces a new
scholarship award open to health science center students.
The award was created to provide guidance and financial assistance
to eligible medical, nursing, dental, pharmacy, osteopathy,
optometry, chiropractor and post-doctoral students of Arab
heritage in obtaining elective training at one of Houston's
health-related institutions.
Applications are accepted throughout the year and are reviewed
on a quarterly basis by the scholarship committee. Awards
are granted on a competitive and limited basis depending on
funding availability. The maximum award to any individual
is $2,500.
Application forms and detailed information can be found at
http://www.aama-houston.com/scholar.htm.
The Dress for Success clothing drive is this week, ending
Friday, March 24. Drop off interview-appropriate women’s
clothing from 8 a.m,-4 p.m., Dental Branch, Suite 3.094. Contact:
(713) 500-4405.
The clothing donated during the drive goes to low-income
women to help them retain employment and progress in career
development.
For information on the types of clothes to donate and other
drop-off locations visit http://www.uth.tmc.edu/csw/dress4success.html.
Visit the Dental Branch’s new vending café,
located inside the basement cafeteria. The new selection of
vending machines offers the full range of snacks from sodas,
cookies and chips to milk, coffee and sandwiches. Stop in
today.
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