October 3-4, 2024
2024 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Oral Health Sciences PhD Program at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. Designed to strengthen basic, translational, clinical research training the program continues to provide state-of-the-art PhD training which builds on the school’s strong reputation as an international leader in dental, oral and craniofacial research..
Since 1994, the PhD program has graduated 52 students who have progressed to careers in research, academic dentistry and leaders in craniofacial biology and oral health sciences throughout the world.
Please join us on October 3 and 4, 2024, as we mark this milestone in the school’s history of training research scientists.
* Time/location subject to change
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Location
Friday, October 4, 2024
Location
9:15 - 9:20 AM
Dr. Yuji Mishina, OHS Program Director (Opening Remarks)
9:20 - 9:30 AM
Dr. Mike Solomon, Dean Rackham Graduate School (Opening Remarks)
9:30 - 9:40 AM
Provost Laurie McCauley (Opening Remarks)
9:40 - 9:45 AM
Dr. David Kohn (The Impact of the T32 Training Grant on the OHS Program)
9:45 - 10:00 AM
Presentation of Video Clip Project
10:00 - 10:45 AM
Keynote address by Dr. Darnell Kaigler, alumni and current faculty member Kellogg Auditorium
10:45 - 11:00 AM
Break/Networking Session (Foyer area by Kellogg)
11:00 - 11:20 AM
Dr. Paul Krebsbach - Past/Present/Future of Training Programs in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences
11:30 - 12:10 PM
Remarks by Dr. Charlotte Mistretta (introduction by Dr. Vesa Kaartinen)
12:15 - 12:30 PM
Travel to Rackham Assembly Hall for Lunch and Paired Alumni/Mentor Panel
12:30 - 2:30 PM
Lunch and Paired Presentations from Program alumni
“What Was It Like to GROW During Your Research Journey?”
Moderated by:
Dr. Yvonne Kapila (former OHS Mentor and SoD Faculty Member, Current Associate Dean for Research UCLA School of Dentistry) and
Dr. Ann Decker (OHS Trainee, current mentor, UM SoD Faculty Member)
Panelists:
Jacques Nor/Peter Polverini
Yong Hee Chun/Jan Hu
Erica Scheller/Paul Krebsbach/Yao Yao/Joerg Lahann
2:30 - 2:45 PM
Travel back to Kellogg Auditorium for afternoon program
3:00 - 4:00 PM
Oral Health Sciences 30th Anniversary Video Screening and Current Trainees/Mentor Panel moderated by Dr. Jan Hu
Panelists: Sienna Perry/Josh Emrick Victoria Maglaras/Joe Decker Justin Lian/Tomer Stern Sixin Liu/Antonio Morales-Hernandez Kellogg Auditorium
4:15 - 5:00 PM
Optional Building Tours or Networking Session
