Awards

Computer science doctoral student Xin Wang wins Best Student Paper award at top AI conference.

Gunilla Backman, Carl Bennet, and Denis Mukwege have been appointed honorary doctors at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and American Association for Dental Research (AADR) announced the 2019 recipients of the IADR/AADR William J. Gies Awards, for the best papers published in the IADR/AADR Journal of Dental Research. The awards were presented during the Opening Ceremonies of the 97th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR, held in conjunction with the 48th Annual Meeting of the AADR and the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research.

The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Angela Salcedo, Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Peru, Saif Khan, Aligarh Muslim University, India and Hui Chen, ShanDong University, China as the 2019 recipients of the IADR STAR Network Academy Fellowship.

The International Association for Dental Research and American Association for Dental Research announce the IADR/AADR Journal of Dental Research Cover of the Year, 2018 for the paper 'Schwann Cell Phenotype Changes in Aging Human Dental Pulp' (J Dent Res 97: 347-355). The award was presented during the Opening Ceremonies of the 97th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR, held in conjunction with the 48th Annual Meeting of the American AADR and the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR).

The International Association for Dental Research announced the 2019 winners of the IADR Innovation in Oral Care Awards during the Opening Ceremonies of the 97th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR, held in conjunction with the 48th Annual Meeting of the AADR and the 43rd Annual Meeting of the CADR. Each of the three 2019 winners will receive $50,000 which is funded by an unrestricted grant from GlaxoSmithKline and administered by IADR.

he International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Peter V. Cooney, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as the 2019 recipient of the IADR Honorary Membership award. Cooney was recognized at the Opening Ceremonies of the 97th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR, held in conjunction with the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR).

The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced S. Jeffrey Dixon, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, as the 2019 recipient of the IADR Distinguished Service Award. Dixon was recognized at the Opening Ceremonies of the 97th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR, held in conjunction with the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR).

The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Marco Bottino, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA as the 2019 recipient of the IADR Academy of Osseointegration Innovation in Implant Sciences Award. Bottino was recognized at the Opening Ceremonies of the 97th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR, held in conjunction with the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR).

Jessica Scoffield, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, as the first recipient of the AADR Procter and Gamble Underrepresented Faculty Research Fellowship. Scoffield was recognized at the Opening Ceremonies of the 97th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction with the 48th Annual Meeting of the AADR and the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR).