Timothy DeRouen to be Installed as the 43rd AADR President Friday, February 21, 2014 0 0 Alexandria, Va., USA – Timothy DeRouen will be installed as the 43rd president of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) on March 22, 2014, at the conclusion of the Association’s 43rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition. This meeting is being held in conjunction with the 38th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research. Read more
Robert Spears - February 2014 Tuesday, February 04, 2014 0 1707 Robert Spears, M.S., Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, and director of curriculum and director of student research at the Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry. He received his B.S. in biology and M.S. in anatomy from Texas A&M University, and his Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from Texas A&M System Health Science Center. His has focused his research efforts toward the elucidation of signal transduction mechanisms during inflammatory joint diseases using an animal model of adjuvant-induced inflammation of the temporomandibular joint. Of particular interest is the role that different inflammatory mediators may play in the process, with emphasis upon the interaction between elements of the immune and nervous system. His research efforts have evolved around the examination of the involvement of proinflammatory cytokines, and recently the potential involvement of the sympathetic nervous system in chronic pain. Read more