IADR PRESS RELEASES

Alexandria, VA, USA – In 2020 the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) proudly celebrates its Centennial! The IADR announces a series of activities to honor 100 years of history, to celebrate the progress of oral health and to look ahead to the future of the dental, oral and craniofacial research.

Alexandria, VA, USA – Members of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) have elected Jane A. Weintraub, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to serve as the AADR Vice-president. Her term will commence at the conclusion of the 98^th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), which will be held in conjunction with the 49^th Annual Meeting of the AADR and the 44^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), from March 18-21, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

Alexandria, VA, USA – Members of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) have elected Sonia K. Makhija, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, to serve as the 2020-2023 AADR Representative to the IADR/AADR Publications Committee.

Alexandria, VA, USA – Members of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) have elected Brian O’Connell, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, to serve as the IADR Vice-president. His term will commence at the conclusion of the 98^th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), which will be held in conjunction with the 49^th Annual Meeting of the AADR and the 44^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), from March 18-21, 2020 in Washington, D.C., USA.

Erin Ealba Bumann is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences in the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Dentistry. She is also a member of the Center of Excellence in the study of dental and Musculoskeletal Tissues and the Doctoral Faculty. Bumann received her B.S. in Anthropology/Zoology and D.D.S. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and her Ph.D. in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences from the University of California, San Francisco. Bumann conducted post-doctoral training in craniofacial biology and completed her residency and M.S. in pediatric dentistry at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Part of her Ph.D. and all of her post-doctoral training were funded by a National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research K08 and L40 Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program. Bumann is a Past President of the AADR National Student Research Group and currently serves on the Edward H. Hatton Awards Committee for AADR and the Constitution Committee for IADR.