UCSF School of Dentistry NEWSBRIEF

UCSF Dentistry's Research and Clinical Excellence Day 2009 took place only days after the announcement of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared by UCSF's Elizabeth Blackburn, the Keynote Speaker at Fall Research Day 2005, as the annual event was then known.

This year's event was in part the culmination of what Research and Clinical Excellence Day Chair Dr. Peter Loomer lightheartedly described as "The Year of Jane Weintraub", beginning in December 2008 with an unprecedented $24.4 million National Institutes of Health grant to UCSF Dentistry's CAN DO Center directed by Dr. Weintraub, continuing with the H. Trendley Dean Memorial Award for meritorious contributions to epidemiology and public health at the International Association for Dental Research’s 87th General Session & Exhibition in Miami, FL in April 2009, and finally, honored with the Faculty Research Lecturer Award at Research and Clinical Excellence Day 2009, where she was introduced by longtime colleague and co-investigator Dr. Stuart Gansky.

Earlier, the Outstanding Clinician Award was presented to Dr. W. Stephan Eakle of the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, introduced by PRDS faculty colleague Dr. Fritz Finzen.

The day was kicked off with a note of welcome from Dr. Loomer, Associate Dean for Research Dr. Richard C.K. Jordan, and Dean John D.B. Featherstone, who was immedately preceeded by honored guest Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann, the recently-arrived Chancellor of UCSF.

The Keynote Address was delivered by by University of Florida Department of Oral Biology Chair Dr. Robert A. Burne, and the Mentor of the Year Award was presented by D2 and John C. Greene Society President Almut Ellwanger to Department of Orofacial Sciences Associate Clinical Professor Dr. Brent Lin.

For many, however, the student presentations constitute the centerpiece of Research and Clinical Excellence Day, given in Cole Hall (oral presentations) and in the Millberry Union Gymnasium (poster presentations) during the lunch break, with abstracts published in the program book. First-, Second- and Third-Place Winners were announced in Pre-Doctoral, Graduate and Post-Doctoral Categories.

UCSF Dentistry's Research and Clinical Excellence Day 2010 is scheduled to take place on Thursday, October 14, 2010 in Cole Hall.

Complete List of Student Presentation Winners

Pre-Doctoral Category

First Place: Rebecca Ann Schnitt
Second Place: Evan Shipp
Third Place: Shirin Mullen & Andrew Weeks (tie)

Graduate Category

First Place: Chi Viet
Second Place: Erin Ealba, DDS
Third Place: Joshua Emrick

Post-Doctoral Category

First Place: Adriane Joo, PhD
Second Place: Rungnapa Warotayanont, DDS, PhD
Third Place: Yoshi Shen, DDS, MS

Relevant Links

UCSF Dentistry Research dentistry.ucsf.edu/research
The CAN DO Center (Dr. Jane Weintraub): dentistry.ucsf.edu/cando
Research and Clinical Excellence Day 2009 Program Book (Acrobat PDF): http://bit.ly/m7HQw
Research and Clinical Excellence Day 2009 photographs: http://bit.ly/Umgt3



	Research and Clinical Excellence Day 2009

	UCSF Dentistry's Research and Clinical Excellence Day 2009 took place only days after the announcement of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared by UCSF's Elizabeth Blackburn, the Keynote Speaker at Fall Research Day 2005, as the annual event was then known. This year's event was in part the culmination of what Research and Clinical Excellence Day Chair Dr. Peter Loomer lightheartedly described as "The Year of Jane Weintraub", beginning in December 2008 with an unprecedented $24.4 million National Institutes of Health grant to UCSF Dentistry's CAN DO Center directed by Dr. Weintraub, continuing with the H. Trendley Dean Memorial Award for meritorious contributions to epidemiology and public health at the International Association for Dental Research’s 87th General Session & Exhibition in Miami, FL in April 2009, and finally, honored with the Faculty Research Lecturer Award at Research and Clinical Excellence Day 2009, where she was introduced by longtime colleague and co-investigator Dr. Stuart Gansky. Earlier, the Outstanding Clinician Award was presented to Dr. W. Stephan Eakle of the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, introduced by PRDS faculty colleague Dr. Fritz Finzen. The day was kicked off with a note of welcome from Dr. Loomer, Associate Dean for Research Dr. Richard C.K. Jordan, and Dean John D.B. Featherstone, who was immedately preceeded by honored guest Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann, the recently-arrived Chancellor of UCSF. The Keynote Address was delivered by by University of Florida Department of Oral Biology Chair Dr. Robert A. Burne, and the Mentor of the Year Award was presented by D2 and John C. Greene Society President Almut Ellwanger to Department of Orofacial Sciences Associate Clinical Professor Dr. Brent Lin. For many, however, the student presentations constitute the centerpiece of Research and Clinical Excellence Day, given in Cole Hall (oral presentations) and in the Millberry Union Gymnasium (poster presentations) during the lunch break, with abstracts published in the program book. First-, Second- and Third-Place Winners were announced in Pre-Doctoral, Graduate and Post-Doctoral Categories. UCSF Dentistry's Research and Clinical Excellence Day 2010 is scheduled to take place on Thursday, October 14, 2010 in Cole Hall. Complete List of Student Presentation Winners Pre-Doctoral Category First Place: Rebecca Ann Schnitt Second Place: Evan Shipp Third Place: Shirin Mullen & Andrew Weeks (tie) Graduate Category First Place: Chi Viet Second Place: Erin Ealba, DDS Third Place: Joshua Emrick Post-Doctoral Category First Place: Adriane Joo, PhD Second Place: Rungnapa Warotayanont, DDS, PhD Third Place: Yoshi Shen, DDS, MS Relevant Links UCSF Dentistry Research dentistry.ucsf.edu/research The CAN DO Center (Dr. Jane Weintraub): dentistry.ucsf.edu/cando Research and Clinical Excellence Day 2009 Program Book (Acrobat PDF): http://bit.ly/m7HQw Research and Clinical Excellence Day 2009 photographs: http://bit.ly/Umgt3