Research News The Lasby Fellowship The School of Dentistry Lasby Fellowship is available to support visiting faculty. Current funding supports up to two fellowships annually. Interested faculty should contact Jane Franklin at fran0324@umn.edu. Further details may be found here. Paper of the Year Awards
The first annual Paper of the Year awards were presented at Dean's Day on March 4. These awards honor significant achievements of the school’s faculty in three categories: Basic Science, Clinical Science and Social and Behavioral Science and Public Health. Basic Sciences The faculty recognized were Drs. E.D. Jensen, K.C. Mansky for the publication: Schwartz, T., C. Sohn, B. Kaiser, E.D. Jensen and K.C. Mansky. 2010. The 19S Proteasornal Lid Subunit POH1 Enhances the Transcriptional Activiation by Mitf in Osteoclasts. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 109(5):967 - 74.
Clinical Science The faculty recognized were Drs. S.K. Shuman, J.S. Hodges for the publication: Chen, X., S.K. Shuman, J.S. Hodges, L.C. Gatewood and J. Xu. 2010. Patterns of Tooth Loss in Older Adults with and without Dementia: A Retrospective Study Based on a Minnesota Cohort. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 58 (12): 2300 - 7.
Social and Behavioral Science & Public Health The faculty recognized was Dr. N. Lopez for the publication: Lopez, N. 2010.What Dental Schools Can Learn from College Experiences of American Indian Students. Journal of Dental Education. 74 (4): 381- 91. | 
