Highlights from the 2023 AADOCR Annual Meeting

NIDCR leadership, program staff, investigators, and trainees attended the 2023 annual meeting of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) and Canadian Association for Dental Research from March 14 to 17. Below are some highlights.

Dr. Rena D'Souza
NIDCR Director Dr. Rena D’Souza (left) honored Dr. Judith Albino (right) for her contributions as senior editor of the Oral Health in America report.
AADOCR Annual Meeting
Dr. Rena D’Souza and intramural investigators spoke at Scientific Strides of the NIDCR: 75 Years and Beyond, a symposium to kick off the institute’s 75th anniversary celebration. From left to right, Drs. D’Souza, Marian Young, Janice Lee, Ashok Kulkarni, John Chiorini, and Niki Moutsopoulos.
NIDCR-supported trainees, from left to right: Drs. Vidhya Venkateswaran, Christina Vidal, and Bridgette Wellslager, along with Yan Wang and NIDCR Research Training & Career Development Branch Chief Anissa Brown at NIDCR’s trainee poster session.
NIDCR-supported trainees, from left to right: Drs. Vidhya Venkateswaran, Christina Vidal, and Bridgette Wellslager, along with Dr. Yan Wang and NIDCR Research Training & Career Development Branch Chief Dr. Anissa Brown at NIDCR’s trainee poster session.
Attendees and presenters at NIDCR’s trainee poster session.
Attendees and presenters at NIDCR’s trainee poster session.
NIDCR-supported trainee Dr. Brianyell McDaniel Mims presents at NIDCR’s trainee poster session.
NIDCR-supported trainee Dr. Brianyell McDaniel Mims presents at NIDCR’s trainee poster session.
AADOCR Annual Meeting
Program officers and staff offered attendees one-on-one consultations at NIDCR’s exhibit booth.
AADOCR Annual Meeting
From left to right, NIDCR Deputy Director Dr. Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque, IADR CEO Dr. Christopher Fox, Robin Tabak, Acting NIH Director Dr. Lawrence Tabak, outgoing AADOCR President Dr. Jane Weintraub, Dr. D’Souza, and IADR President Dr. Brian O’Connell.
AADOCR MIND the Future mentees Drs. Jay Patel and Marshal Padilla, who is also an NIDCR-supported trainee, at NIDCR’s trainee poster session.
AADOCR MIND the Future mentees Drs. Jay Patel and Marshall Padilla, who is also an NIDCR-supported trainee, at NIDCR’s trainee poster session.
Attendees and presenters at NIDCR’s trainee poster session.
Attendees and presenters at NIDCR’s trainee poster session.
Last Reviewed
May 2023