AADR Strides in Science

Marco C. Bottino is an Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics and Director of the Postgraduate Program in Regenerative Dentistry at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor.

Bottino received his DDS from the Universidade Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil, his MSc in Nuclear Technology (Materials) from the University of São Paulo (Institute for Energy & Nuclear Research, Brazil), and his PhD in Materials Science from The University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Bottino’s research focuses on the development of drug delivery systems for ablating oral infection and stimulating dental tissue regeneration. Recently, his laboratory has expanded its program to include generating personalized and tissue-specific strategies to regenerate soft and hard tissues by leveraging innovative bioprinting technologies. Bottino served as President of the IADR Dental Materials Group and is a winner of the prestigious IADR Centennial Emerging Leaders Award.