Lillian Shum, PhD
Director
Division of Extramural Research
COVID-19 information and updates
Staff Contacts
Lorena Baccaglini, DDS, MS, PhD, NE-CPhT
Clinical Research & Clinical Trials
Epidemiology
Statistical Analysis & Data Science
Anissa Brown, PhD
Career Development
Training & Fellowships
Preethi Chander, PhD
Oral Immunology, Immunopathology & Immunotherapy
Salivary Biology & Dysfunction
Zhong Chen, MD, PhD
Oral, Oropharyngeal & Salivary Gland Cancers
Dena Fischer, DDS, MSD, MS
Clinical Research & Clinical Trials
Mucosal Diseases
National Dental Practice-Based Research Network
Leslie Frieden, PhD
Career Development
Training & Fellowships
Melissa Ghim, PhD
Orofacial Pain, Temporomandibular Joint Disorder & Neurobiology
Margaret M. Grisius, DDS
Clinical Research & Clinical Trials
Oral & Comprehensive Health
Technology Development
Tanya Hoodbhoy, PhD
Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine
Hiroko Iida, DDS, MPH
Oral Health Disparities & Inequities
Orlando Lopez, PhD
Dental Materials & Biomaterials
Small Business (SBIR/STTR)
Tamara McNealy, PhD
Oral Microbiota and Bacterial Disease
Amanda Melillo, PhD
Oral Opportunistic Pathogens and Viral Disease
Noffisat Oki, PhD
Bioinformatics, Computational Biology & Data Science
Elise Rice, PhD
Behavioral & Social Science
Melissa Riddle, PhD
Behavioral & Social Science
Dissemination & Implementation Science
Kathryn Stein, PhD
Craniofacial & Dental Development, Disorders
Gene Discovery, Genomics & Multi-Omics Analysis
Jason Wan, PhD
Craniofacial Skeletal Biology & Pathobiology
Fluoride & Fluorosis
Mineralized Tissues & Mineralization
Oral, Oropharyngeal & Salivary Gland Cancers
Lu Wang, PhD
Bioinformatics, Computational Biology & Data Science
Gene Discovery, Genomics & Multi-Omics Analysis
Hongen Yin, MD, PhD, MHSc
HIV/AIDS & Oral Health