IADR PRESS RELEASES

Alexandria, VA, USA – 2019 marks the Centennial of the Journal of Dental Research (JDR). Over the last century the JDR has been dedicated to the dissemination of new knowledge and information on all sciences relevant to dentistry and to the oral cavity and associated structures in health and disease.

Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque is a Professor and the Director of Oral Viral Pathogenesis Group at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Webster-Cyriaque received her D.D.S. from State University of New York at Buffalo and her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on oral and maxillofacial as well as oral disease in immunocompromised individuals. Webster-Cyriaque is the 2019 Chair of the AADR Committee on Diversity and Inclusion.

"I come from a multiracial country and was not familiar with the concept of underrepresented minority (URM). It was not until I moved to the United States that I understood the importance of representation from every ethnicity. Since then, I have tried to serve as a role model for URMs and other groups interested in what I do."

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- Roger Arce, Assistant Professor of Periodontics, Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University