Karen Adler Storthz, Dental Branch (DB) and GSBS, Optical Systems for In Vivo Molecular Imaging of Cancer, The University of Texas at Austin, $67,717.

Nadarajah Vigneswaran, DB, Emmprin: A Potential Prognostic Marker in Oral Leukoplakia, Texas Medical Center, $14,982.

John R. Klein, DB and GSBS, Gut-Derived Immune Effector Cells, NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, $1,220,850.

Computer surgical simulation for craniofacial surgery. Gateno J, Xia JJ, Christensen A. NIH STTR Grant  (R41DE016171-01). (52,000)

John Powers, Dental Branch (DB) and GSBS, Bond Strength and Microleakage of Xeno IV, Dentsply International, $16,800.

Mark E.Wong, DB and GSBS, Promotion of Alveolar Socket Healing with Biopolymers, Rice University, $131,898.

A $1.4 Million NIH Grant, co-authored by Mark Wong, D.D.S., chair of the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Dental Branch, led by the principal investigator Tony Mikos, Ph.D., director of the J.W. Cox Lab for Biomedical Engineering at Rice, and Simon Young, D.D.S., a resident at the Dental Branch conducting research . . . . . For the rest of the story see January 2005 Distinctions.

Roberta Pileggi, D.D.S., Dental Branch (DB), An Innovative Treatment for Dental Resorption, American Association of Endodontics Foundation $4,530.

John Powers, D.D.S., DB and GSBS, Bond Strength of Self-Etching Bonding Agent, Danville materials, $1,600.

Grants and Awards Archive - 2003, 2004, 2005

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