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IADR Announces Recipients of the 2025 IADR Colgate Research in Prevention Travel Award

Published on: June 9, 2025

Alexandria, VA, USA – The International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR) has announced the 2025 recipients of the IADR Colgate Research in Prevention Travel Award. The recipients were recognized during the Opening Ceremonies of the 103rd General Session of the IADR, which was held in conjunction with the IADR/Pan European Regional Congress on June 25-28, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.

The recipients are:

  • Susanth Alapati
    University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  • May Anny Alves Fraga
    State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil
  • Wener Chen
    The University of Hong Kong, SAR, China
  • Omotayo Francis Fagbule
    University of Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Emmanuel Aladenika
    University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
  • Shengyan Yang
    The University of Hong Kong, SAR, China

Supported by Colgate-Palmolive Company, the IADR Colgate Research in Prevention Travel Award, now in its 30th year, encourages young investigators to undertake research in the prevention of oral diseases and to facilitate their presentation of this work to the international dental and oral health research community. Awardees received a travel stipend to attend and present at the IADR General Session & Exhibition and a commemorative plaque.


About IADR

The International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to drive dental, oral, and craniofacial research for health and well-being worldwide. IADR represents the individual scientists, clinician-scientists, dental professionals, and students based in academic, government, non-profit, and private-sector institutions who share our mission. Learn more www.iadr.org.

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