How to Watch: Stay tuned for a recording of the symposium.
Program
This two-part symposium marks the start of NIDCR’s year-long 75th anniversary celebration.
In the first part of the symposium, three former NIDCR directors, plus current Director Rena D’Souza, D.D.S., Ph.D., reflected on their accomplishments, memorable moments, and visions for NIDCR during their directorships.
In the second part, six intramural investigators described the cutting-edge NIDCR research that has shaped dentistry and medicine during their time at the institute. Questions from the audience followed both parts.
The symposium concluded with an acknowledgment of the 400-plus contributors to the NIH/NIDCR 2021 report “Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges.”

Director of Science Policy, AADOCR

Senior Investigator, Skeletal Biology Section, NIDCR

Former Director, NIDCR

Former Director, NIDCR & Acting NIH Director

Martha Somerman, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Former Director, NIDCR

Director, NIDCR

Senior Investigator, Adeno-Associated Virus Biology Section, NIDCR

Senior Investigator, Functional Genomics Section, NIDCR

Clinical Director, NIDCR

Niki Moutsopoulos, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Senior Investigator, Oral Immunity & Infection Section, NIDCR

Senior Investigator, Molecular Biology of Bones & Teeth Section, NIDCR

Senior Investigator, Skeletal Biology Section, NIDCR
- To learn about other NIDCR-related events at the 2023 AADOCR/CADR annual meeting, visit our AADOCR 2023 webpage.
- For a full listing of anniversary-related events and activities, visit our 75th anniversary webpage.