A team led by 麻豆AV鈥檚 Dr Michael H Weber, and Professor Jake Barralet, are developing a new technology with a 3D printer which seeks to create replicas of bone for spinal grafts. The concept creates a bone-like replacement material in the exact shape of bone or bone segment which is to be removed. Professor Barralet holds the Canada Research Chair in osteoinductive biomaterials.
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Published on: 30 Sep 2013
It gives us great pleasure to announce that聽Dr. Luda Diatchenko聽will be joining the Faculties of Dentistry and Medicine as the holder of a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Human Pain Genetics. The announcement was made On September 25th at 麻豆AV by the Federal Government Minister of State for Science and Technology, Mr. Greg Rickford. The award will see $10millon in federal funds and another $20million in matching provincial and private funds over the next 7 years coming to support the research of Dr.
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Published on: 30 Sep 2013
12th Annual White Coat Ceremony & Award Evenining
Class of 2015 - September 12th, 2013
DEAN鈥橲 HONOUR LIST聽
DMD 2016 聽Kevin Hong, Hyun A Kim, Stephen Wong
DMD 2015 聽Emily Baker, Anne Beaudin, Michelle Diamond, Ahmad Mansouri, Lisa Zhang
DMD 2014 聽Navdeep Asi, Sina Hashemi, Erica Kader, Sarah Liu, Mohamed Youssef
Michael Bybelezer DMD 2017
Ping Kwan Lau Scholarship
Erica Abbey DMD 2016
Dr. Yu-Ming Lam Scholarship
Jasmine Wright DMD 2015
Dr. Harry Rosen Entrance Scholarship
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Published on: 30 Sep 2013
"MONTREAL 鈥� A mentoring program for students in the faculty of dentistry at 麻豆AV has been launched by Dr. Norman M. Miller, a 1974 graduate of the school. The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation matched his funding, and the result is a six-figure gift that provides the seeds of an endowment fund for the nascent program."
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Published on: 6 Aug 2013
Dieter Reinhardt, of the Faculties of Dentistry and Medicine, was recently awarded a Canada Research Chair in Cell-Matrix Biology. Congratulations Dr.聽Reinhardt!
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Published on: 30 May 2013
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Published on: 30 May 2013
Romantha Descartes, recipient of the Faculty鈥檚 2013 Most Valuable Person Award. More info
Dr. Herb Borsuk, 2013 recipient of the Outstanding Alumnus Award.
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Published on: 20 May 2013
Over 60 years ago, Yves Clermont and Charles Leblond characterized the steps of sperm differentiation in the testis. This enabled them to identify for the first time the population of spermatogonia responsible for the production of spermatozoa. We celebrate 60 years later the publication of their landmark paper and their discovery. Read more
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Published on: 13 May 2013
Following extensive discussions with stakeholders in the field of dentistry, the Order decided to create a Committee on Access to Oral Healthcare.
The committee will hold vast, province-wide consultations on questions related to access to oral healthcare, conduct an in-depth analysis of the situation and suggest concrete, fact-based solutions. It will present its findings in April 2014, to mark Oral Health Month.
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Published on: 30 Apr 2013
Betty Hoac, PhD student (supervisor Dr. Marc McKee, co-supervisor Dr. Monzur Murshed) wins 2-year FRQS studentship for her research on regulation of mineralization in bones and teeth.
David Wright, Postdoctoral Fellow (co-supervised by Dr. Mary Ellen Macdonald and Dr. Jennifer Fishman) wins 2-year FRQS fellowship for his research on ethical issues in end-of-life care to better understand nursing practice with patients who desire death.
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Published on: 30 Apr 2013
The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal was created in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II鈥檚 accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. The Medal honours Her Majesty for her service to Canada and serves to recognize Canadians who have made significant contributions to Canadian society. Read more聽here.
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Published on: 30 Apr 2013
Last week, Dr. Jocelyne Feine was honoured with IADR鈥檚 Distinguished Service Award in Seattle, WA. The award is presented to an individual member of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) for outstanding instances of service to the Association or distinguished service over a period of time. It is intended to recognize members who have not served as officers of the IADR official. Read the official press release here.
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Published on: 1 Apr 2013
Elusive substrate protein identified in the most common form of heritable rickets
Diagnosed in toddlers, X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is the most common form of heritable rickets, in which soft bones bend and deform, and tooth abscesses develop because infections penetrate soft teeth that are not properly calcified.聽 Researchers at 麻豆AV and the Federal University of Sao Paulo have identified that osteopontin, a major bone and tooth substrate protein, plays a role in XLH. Their discovery may pave the way to effectively treating this rare disease.
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Published on: 19 Feb 2013
The team led by Prof. Laura Stone, a professor at the Faculty of Dentistry and the Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, and Prof. Moshe Szyf, a professor at the Faculty of Medicine鈥檚 Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, have discovered a mechanism that embeds the memory of an injury in the way the DNA is marked in the brain by a chemical coating called methyl groups or DNA methylation.
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Published on: 19 Feb 2013
Principal and Vice-Chancellor Heather Munroe-Blum and Provost Anthony C. Masi are pleased to report that at its meeting of February 12, 2013, the University鈥檚 Board of Governors approved the following appointment.
Prof. Paul Allison has been reappointed, effective June 1, 2013, to a second five-year term as Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry.
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Published on: 13 Feb 2013
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