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Recent Photos from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
2011 Photos
NIDCR Director Somerman Sworn In
On
Aug. 31, Dr. Martha Somerman took the oath of office as the eighth
director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial
Research in a ceremony officiated by NIH director Dr. Francis
Collins. Also attending was Dr. Lawrence Tabak, NIH principal
deputy director and former director of NIDCR.
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Ambassador Eric Goosby Delivers 2011 David E. Barmes Lecture
Department of State's U.S. global AIDS coordinator Dr. Eric Goosby delivered
the 2011 David E. Barmes Lecture on December 13 on the NIH campus.
His lecture, titled, "PEPFAR: Moving from Science to Program to
Save Lives," will highlight the work done through the President’s
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program launched 8
years ago that Goosby currently oversees as ambassador. The Barmes
lecture is an annual event cosponsored by NIDCR and the Fogarty
International Center.
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2010 Photos
On
August 19, 2010, NIH Director Francis S. Collins appointed NIDCR
Director Lawrence Tabak as Principal Deputy Director, NIH. Dr.
Tabak had served as director of NIDCR since September 2000.
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With
funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, NIDCR
issued a grant to Dr. Tracie Ferreira’s lab to map the location
of a gene in zebrafish that is involved in cartilage development.
The gene could be a key component in craniofacial development
in vertebrates, including humans. The grant also provides the
means for students from underserved communities a chance to work
with Dr. Ferreira in her lab at the University of Massachusetts
at Dartmouth.
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Attack
of the S. mutans! was featured in the NIH pavilion at the
October 23-24, 2010 USA Science & Engineering Expo on the
National Mall in Washington, D.C. The finale of a two- week-long
festival, the Expo had more than 500 exhibitors, 1,500 hands-on
activities, and 75 stage shows. Attack of the S. mutans! is
a 3-D interactive game that aims to advance understanding of
the tooth decay process, including the role of a bacterium known
as S. mutans, while assessing how the use of games
can change behavior. The game was created with funding from
NIDCR and NIH's National Center on Minority Health and Health
Disparities.
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2009 Photos
NIDCR’s
new Strategic Plan 2009-2013 is built on four key goals: widening
the scope of inquiry, strengthening the research pipeline, fostering
novel clinical research avenues, and eliminating oral health disparities.
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In
2009, NIDCR issued the first research and technology grants for
its new FaceBase Consortium. This project will enhance understanding
of the genetic and environmental influences that drive craniofacial
development and will yield new opportunities for preventing and
treating craniofacial defects, like cleft lip and palate. (Courtesy
of the Rowden Family)
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2008 Photos
On
June 24, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed legislation that
created the National Institute of Dental Research as the third
institute of the National Institutes of Health.
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NIDCR
commemorated its 60th anniversary with scientific symposia held
at NIH and at major dental research meetings around the country
and abroad.
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