NIDCR News 2017

NIDCR News 2017

Tissue Regeneration Resource Centers Seek Pre-Proposals for Interdisciplinary Translational Projects

Announcement

October 15, 2017

Two NIDCR-supported resource centers—part of NIDCR’s Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Tissue Regeneration Consortium (DOCTRC)—are soliciting pre-proposals for their Interdisciplinary Translational Project programs, with one-year awards of up to $150,000.

NIDCR Announces 2017 Sustaining Outstanding Achievement in Research (SOAR) Awards

Press Release

October 4, 2017

NIH has issued four awards totaling approximately $1 million each per year to support outstanding researchers in their pursuit of high-risk, high-reward projects with the possibility to profoundly enhance our understanding of dental, oral, and craniofacial diseases and conditions.

Dr. Douglas M. Sheeley Selected as NIDCR Deputy Director

Announcement

October 2, 2017

Douglas Sheeley, ScD, has been selected to be the deputy director of NIDCR. Dr. Sheeley is an accomplished researcher, educator, and leader who has been with NIH for more than 17 years. He will join the institute on October 16.

Mid-Career Funding Helps Scientists Answer Big Questions

Research Brief

September 28, 2017

NIDCR’s Sustaining Outstanding Achievement in Research (SOAR) awards support ambitious, long-term research programs that have extraordinary potential.

NIDCR Requests Input on Proposed Research Initiatives for FY 2019

Announcement

August 7, 2017

As part of the budget planning process for Fiscal Year 2019, NIDCR is identifying topical themes for development into research initiatives.

Image of (from left to right) Susan Leitman, MD; Jason Berglund; Michael Collins, MD; and Bruce Baum, DMD, PhD.

Dental Students Step Into Scientists' Shoes

Research Brief

August 1, 2017

Every weekday morning for the past year, dental students Jason Berglund and John Le depart their dorm-like residence on the NIH campus, walk 5 minutes to their respective labs in NIDCR’s Building 30, and dive into the day’s tasks.

Delivering a One-Two Punch to Head & Neck Cancer

Research Brief

June 1, 2017

Despite remarkable advances in recent decades, cancer often remains an elusive foe. A major reason is treatment resistance—when a tumor no longer responds to a chemotherapy drug—coupled with metastasis, in which the cancer spreads to other parts of the body. Most cancer-related deaths are caused by metastases.

NIDCR Funds Consortium for Developing Dental and Orofacial Tissue Regeneration Therapies

Announcement

March 7, 2017

NIDCR announces two new cooperative agreements aimed at developing resources and strategies for regenerating dental, oral, and craniofacial (DOC) tissues that have been damaged by disease or injury.

Niki Moutsopoulos, D.D.S., Ph.D. and Joanne Konkel, Ph.D.

Chewing Away at the Question of Oral Immunity

Research Brief

January 1, 2017

The body’s barrier sites, such as the skin, mouth and intestines, are continually exposed to potentially harmful foreign substances and infectious agents, and they are also home to a diverse array of harmless microbes called commensal microorganisms.

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