NYU College of Dentistry Recent Grant and Awards from NYU, NIH

NYU Global Public Health Research Challenge Fund Grant Awarded to College of Dentistry's Dr. Dasanayake

NYU College of Dentistry Professor Dr. Ananda P. Dasanayake has been awarded a one-year NYU Global Public Health Research Challenge Fund grant to continue his study of how periodontal disease can contribute to gestational diabetes mellitus. Read more » http://www.nyu.edu/public.affairs/releases/detail/2805


NYU College of Dentistry Shares $2.8 Million NIH Award to Advance Study of 3-D Bone Tissue Scaffolds

Two NYUCD professors are partnering with researchers from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and Rutgers University on a $2.8 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, part of the NIH, to assess the effectiveness of anti-inflammatory, three-dimensional bone tissue scaffolds in regenerating missing sections of the skull. The study is being led by Dr. Patrick O’Connor, an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UMDNJ. Read more » http://www.nyu.edu/public.affairs/releases/detail/2809


NYU College of Dentistry’s Dr. Nicola Partridge Awarded $1.5 Million NIH Grant for Craniofacial Bone Research

The new Chair of the Department of Basic Science & Craniofacial Biology at the NYU College of Dentistry, Dr. Nicola Partridge, has been awarded a two-year, $1.5 million NIH grant to expand research on craniofacial bone biology. Dr. Partridge is a national and international authority on molecular endocrinology and an expert in bone and mineral research. Read more » http://www.nyu.edu/public.affairs/releases/detail/2810