Research Day 2022

Vaccination Policy for indoor events:

Guests and Exhibitors will need to show an official, government-issued vaccination card (or image) that lists the guest’s name and dates the last dose was administered.

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The University of Michigan requires masks for all indoor events, regardless of vaccination status. We will have masks available for those who do not have one.

Time	Event	Location
10:30am - 12:00pm	Poster and Exhibit Session 1 Morning Session Poster List	Michigan League 2nd Floor
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Keynote Presentation	School of Dentistry - Kellogg Auditorium
2:30pm - 4:00pm	Poster and Exhibit Session 2 Afternoon Session Poster List	Michigan League 2nd Floor

Keynote

"Oral Health for All: Opportunities for Improvement and Understanding."

Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque, DDS, PhD

Deputy Director - National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Dr. Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque is the deputy director of National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health. An accomplished clinician, researcher, and leader, Dr. Webster-Cyriaque had previously served as a faculty member at the University of North Carolina (UNC) schools of dentistry and medicine for more than two decades.

As a tenured full professor at UNC, Dr. Webster-Cyriaque also served as the attending on clinical service at the UNC Hospital’s dental clinic. While there, she led research into a potential etiologic agent for salivary gland disease in patients living with HIV, assessed the oral microbiome and its implications for cancer-causing viruses, and studied the impact of the oral microbiome and oral health on HIV outcomes.

In addition to her research, Dr. Webster-Cyriaque has held leadership roles as the chair/vice chair of the Oral HIV/AIDS Research Alliance, as research director at the National Dental Association Foundation, as director of postdoctoral CTSA training, along with multiple roles within the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research and the International Association for Dental Research. Since 2004, she has led the UNC Malawi project and provided assistance in founding Malawi’s first dental school in 2019. Dr. Webster-Cyriaque earned her PhD in microbiology/immunology from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1998, her DDS from SUNY Buffalo in 1992, and her BA in biology and interdisciplinary social science from SUNY Buffalo in 1988.

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Poster Session & Judging

2022 Research Day Poster List

Presenters & Judges:

Arrive 10 minutes early to check-in
Bring your UM-ID and your phone for ResponsiBLUE check.

Presentation Info:

All judging will take place at the Michigan League the day of the event.
Presenters will need to set-up their poster and take it down at the end of the session.
Each entry will be judged by at least two faculty judges.
Judges will spend 10-15 minutes evaluating each poster
Presenters must be present and by their posters during the poster session and judging time frame. Unattended posters will receive a ‘0’ score for presentation.

Judging Criteria

Awards and Eligibility for 2022 Research Day Competition

Category & Eligibility	Category 1 Clinical, Public Health, Behavioral and Education Research	Category 2 Basic Science Research and Translational Science
Degree Seeking students: DDS, Hygiene, Masters and Undergrad students	1st - 3rd Place Awards	1st - 3rd Place Awards
PhD Students (DDS/PhD), Postdoctoral Trainees and Staff	1st - 3rd Place Awards	1st - 3rd Place Awards
SCADA/Dentsply Award Eligibility - D1, D2 or D3 or DDS/PhD only	1st Place - Goes to top ranked score of current DDS or DDS/PhD eligible student Award: Expenses paid for presenting at AADR (membership, registration, hotel, flight)
AADR Student Travel Award: Enrolled student who has an approved abstract to present at AADR	Top Research Day Finalist who is also traveling to present at AADR/IADR in 2022 Travel support
Dental Hygiene Awards	1st and 2nd place Award plus Table clinic Award

Awards

SCADA Winner

Name	Place	Level	Mentor	Title
Ben Swanson (Co-Presenter: Lindsey Douglas)	1st	DDS/PHD Student	Yuji Mishina	Towards Regeneration of the Cranial Suture: Pore Curvature Regulates Mesenchymal Stem Cell Fate in Macroporous Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

AADR Travel Award

Name	Place	Level	Mentor	Title
Ligia Buloto Schmitd	1st	PhD Student	Nisha D’Silva	Oral Cancer-Associated Nerve Injury Stimulates Axonogenesis

DDS, DH, MS, Undergraduate

Clinical Research and Public Health

Name	Place	Level	Mentor	Title
Linda Liu	1st	DDS – D4	Livia Tenuta	Improving Oral Fluoride Retention by Chewing Calcium Supplements Before a Fluoride Rinse
Brianna Kosecki	2nd	DDS – D3	Hera Kim-Berman	Virtual Reality and Multiplanar Methods for Learning Anatomy and Radiology
Christopher Oshana	3rd	Undergrad	Margherita Fontana	Investigating Reasons for Cavitated Lesion Withdrawal from a Phase III RCT on SDF

Basic Science & Translational Research

Name	Place	Level	Mentor	Title
Gefei Wang	1st	DDS-D4	Lynn Johnson	Insights About Oral Hygiene Habit Forming Apps
Andrew Chen/Samhita Sunkara (Co-Presenter)	2nd	DDS-D2	Livia Tenuta	Kinetics of pH Drop in S. Mutans Cultures Using Different Media
Ritu Somayaji	3rd	Undergrad LS&A	Jacques Nor	Bmi-1 Modulates Head and Neck Cancer Stemness and Response to Cisplatin

PhD, Post Doc, Faculty, Staff

Clinical Research and Public Health

Name	Place	Level	Mentor	Title
Dishant Patel	1st	Staff	Romesh Nalliah	Funding Trends in The Ongoing Dental Clinical Trials of the USA
Najla Al Turkestani	2nd	PhD Student	Lucia Cevidanes	Quantitative Assessment of Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis Progression
Marwa Baraka	3rd	Staff	Margherita Fontana	Effectiveness of 38% SDF with or without KI In Indirect Pulp Capping of Young Permanent Molars

Basic Science & Translational Research

Name	Place	Level	Mentor	Title
Ligia Buloto Schmitd	1st	PhD Student	Nisha D’Silva	Oral Cancer-Associated Nerve Injury Stimulates Axonogenesis
Noam Gannot	2nd	PhD Student	Peng Li	The Heterogeneous Respiratory Function of Neurons in the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract
Lena Batoon	3rd	Postdoc	Laurie McCauley	Macrophage Efferocytosis of Apoptotic Osteoblast Induce Bone Formation

Dental Hygiene

Name	Place	Level	Mentor	Title
Meg Crowley and Katelyn Mulawa	1st	DH-4	Dr. Dani Rulli	Oral Health Knowledge and Attitudes of Online Nurse Practitioner Students: A Pilot Study
Natalie Schieberl, Asma Siddique, and Casie Tanner	2nd	DH-4	Stefanie VanDuine	Assessing How Fixed Dental Prostheses Impact Diet in Adults: A Cross-Sectional, Mixed-Methods Study
Justin Curis and Sonia Gazi	Table Clinic	DH-4	Valerie Nieto	The Inflammatory Mediators Effect on Systemic Conditions: A Review of the Literature

Jan's Prize Award

Name	Title
Sema Hakki	Visiting Professor

Distinguished Faculty Award

Name	Title
Yuji Mishina	Professor of Dentistry

Research Staff Recognition Award

Name	Title
Amy Watson	OHS Master’s Program Coordinator

2021 Research Day Award Winners | 2020 Research Day Award Winners | 2019 Research Day Award Winners | 2018 Research Day Award Winners | 2017 Research Day Award Winners

Research Day Nominated Awards

Due January 15th

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY MENTORING AWARD JAN BERRY AWARD (POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW) RESEARCH STAFF AWARD

RESEARCH AWARD NOMINATION FORM

Abstract Submission

Please note: Abstract submission is closed for 2022

Abstract Submission Eligibility

1 abstract(poster) per presenter
research may not have been published (even as an abstract) or presented at any national or international meeting (excluding state, regional or institutional meetings) prior to submission
students at all levels
postdoctoral trainees
research staff
presenter affiliated with the School of Dentistry or research in direct collaboration with a Dentistry faculty

If an abstract is submitted, the presenter(s) are committing to presenting a poster of the titled abstract at Research Day 2022 (February 17).

Note: Judging eligibility and process has been changed for 2022

Information required for the abstract submission includes:

Presenter name(s) and umich email
Title of abstract/poster
Faculty Mentor and Department
Authors
Abstract text (2,000 character limit)
Sources of financial support
Level of training (student, postdoc, staff)
Judging questions

Research Categories

Please keep in mind that the category you select during the application process is the category in which you will be judged. If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to your faculty advisor for advice on the best placement of your research.

Clinical, Public Health, Behavioral and Education Research: focus on clinical research questions in general dentistry or one of the clinical dental specialties and may focus on diagnostic approaches, interventions and/or prevention and/or may evaluate clinical techniques, materials or devices directly related to oral health care. This category also includes educational research, epidemiology, public health, community-based, and/or public policy research.
Basic Science and Translational Research: generally hypothesis-driven projects involving some aspect of basic or translational sciences. Translational research pertains to studies that investigate the application of basic science findings to clinical situations. Research in this category may address a technique or method involving a biological or physical science.