Research
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Student Research, Education and Training
The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry hosts a number of programs to give students and researchers an opportunity to learn.
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Research Clusters
Faculty members at the School of Dentistry are divided into six research clusters, investigating everything from neuroscience to oral health disparities.
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Welcome to the School of Dentistry Research Page
Research in the School of Dentistry: Faculty, clinic and student involvement
- Organized into six research clusters, our programs in basic sciences, clinical sciences and social & behavioral sciences and public health help bring current research into our classrooms, clinics and dental practices statewide.
- Our research programs are well-funded. In fiscal year 2012, we received almost $11 million in funding through corporate contracts, foundation funding, university awards and 12 NIH institutes, including the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research.
- Research opportunities for students include graduate programs in oral biology, dentistry and dental hygiene; the Minnesota Craniofacial Research Training Program (MinnCrest); the Minnesota Training Program in Virology and our summer research program.
About Research at the School of Dentistry
Driven to Discover
How the multi-disciplinary approach of Shelley Grimes, Dwight Anderson, and Paul Jardine led to the characterization of the phi29 "molecular motor," one of the strongest force-generating molecular motors ever reported.
Upcoming Research Seminars
Thursday, April 25, 2013
George Hajishengallis, DDS, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology
Penn Dental Medicine
12pm, 2-580 Moos
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Associate Professor - Department of Dentistry & Center for Oral Biology
University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry