Alexandria, VA – The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) has announced that Marina Miteva is the 2023 recipient of the IADR Newell W. Johnson Travel Award. Miteva, from Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria, was recognized during the Opening Ceremonies of the 101st General Session of the IADR, which was held in conjunction with the 9th Meeting of the Latin American Region and the 12th World Congress on Preventive Dentistry, that took place on June 21, 2023, in Bogotá, Colombia.
Miteva’s abstract, “Effect of Citric Acid on Stem Cells from Apical Papilla,” will be presented in the Interactive Talk session, “Stem Cell Biology: Aspects of Tissue” on Friday, June 23, 2023, at 11:10 a.m. COT.
The Newell W. Johnson Travel Award is named for longtime IADR member Newell W. Johnson of Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. Johnson received the 2019 IADR Distinguished Scientist Award for Global Oral Health Research and made a very generous donation to start the IADR Newell W. Johnson Travel Award Endowment. The funding goal for the award endowment was reached with additional donations from Johnson and other IADR members.
The award provides support to new investigators residing in low-and middle-income countries to attend the IADR General Session & Exhibition. The award is designed to encourage new investigators to carry out research, to support their attendance at the IADR General Session & Exhibition, and to present their research in one of the IADR Scientific Group and Network research areas. The IADR uses the annual World Bank classification of countries by income to determine which countries are low- and middle-income.
About IADR
The International Association for Dental 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 at www.iadr.org.