Congratulations to our Research Day 2011 Award winners:

Grand Prize - ADA Dentsply Award

Courtney Grady (D3, Mentor: Samuel Zwetchkenbaum)
Patient-reported oral health-related quality of life and the impact of oral GVHD:
Does it worsen over time?

Undergraduate, DDS, DH, MS/Certificate - Clinical Application and Technique

First Prize
Anja Hoffstrom, Elizabeth Brown, Brandi Johnson (DH4, Mentor: Anne Gwozdek)
Addressing hunger and health:  Assessment of a garden initiative at the
Huron Valley Boys and Girls Club

Second Prize
Meghan Dubois (D4, Mentor: William Giannobile)
Development of a clinical research rotation for third year dental students

Third Prize
Miranda Marion, Michelle Uekihara, Sabrina Williams (DH4, Mentor: Erin Relich and Carrie Bigelow-Ghaname)
Barriers preventing Ann Arbor dentists from volunteering at the WCDC

Undergraduate, DDS, DH, MS/Certificate - Basic Science and Research

First Prize
Hsun-Liang Chan (MS/Certificate, Mentor: Jan Hu)
Characterization of periodontal structures in Enamelin null mice

Second Prize
Alexandra Plonka (D2, Mentor: William Giannobile)
Nanofibrous scaffolds incorporating microspheres for periodontal tissue engineering

Third Prize
Lindsay Harbron (D2, Mentor: Petros Papagerakis)
The circadian clock of amelogenesis

Dental Hygiene

First Prize
Anja Hoffstrom, Elizabeth Brown, Brandi Johnson (DH4, Mentor: Anne Gwozdek)
Addressing hunger and health:  Assessment of a garden initiative at the
Huron Valley Boys and Girls Club

Second Prize
Miranda Marion, Michelle Uekihara, Sabrina Williams (DH4, Mentor: Erin Relich and Carrie Bigelow-Ghaname)
Barriers preventing Ann Arbor dentists from volunteering at the WCDC

Third Prize
Kate Vinslauski, Stacie Kupka, Corrine Silvernail (DH4, Mentor: Janet Kinney)
What is the role of a clinical dental hygienist for salivary diagnostics in
periodontal disease detection?

PhD/Postdoctoral Fellow/Staff

First Prize
Elizabeth Van Tubergen (PhD Student, Mentor: Nisha D’Silva)
Control of oral cancer-derived cytokines by Tristetraprolin

Second Prize
Marcos DosSantos (Postdoctoral Fellow, Mentor: Alexandre DaSilva)
Delayed analgesic effects of non-invasive brain stimulation in chronic migraine

Third Prize
Yugang Wang (Postdoctoral Fellow, Mentor: Peter Polverini)
The unfolded protein response relieves stress in tumor cells by stimulating angiogenesis

Audience Choice Award

Janet Zalucha (DH3, Mentor: Russell Taichman)
Determining the role of osteoclasts in metastasis based on their ability to participate in hematopoietic stem cell mobilization