Awards

AADOCR NSRG 411 Rapid Research Competition

The NSRG began offering the 411 Rapid Research in 2019 at the IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition as an opportunity for pre-doctoral dental students to grow their ability to communicate their science to a non-scientific audience.

Award Prize

$750 First Place winners (Basic Science and Clinical/Public Health), $500 Second Place winners (Basic Science and Clinical/Public Health), $250 Third Place winners (Basic Science and Clinical/Public Health)

Key Dates

Applications Open:

Jul 11, 2022

Applications Closed:

Oct 17, 2022

Eligibility

A pre-doctoral dental student in good academic standing, without an advanced degree or doctorate in any field
A student member of AADOCR

- Must be a pre-doctoral dental student in good academic standing, without an advanced degree or doctorate in any field (No persons having already obtained a PhD are eligible to apply).
- Must be a student member of AADOCR at time of submission & entry into competition.
- Cannot be a current AADOCR NSRG officer or officer-elect at the time of entry into the competition (past officers are eligible to compete after their term is finished).
After abstract submission deadline, submissions are reviewed by the NSRG awards committee on a number of criteria, including student’s involvement in the research, ingenuity and contribution to science. A maximum of seven (7) finalists will be selected for each of the two categories for a total of fourteen (14). The fourteen finalists will be notified of their selection in writing.

The fourteen finalists will compete at the AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting & Exhibition in an open session. Competitors will present a one slide PowerPoint presentation to student and faculty judges under a four-minute time constraint. Following the presentation, the judges will ask one question of the presenter. The finalists will also present posters during the general poster session of the Annual Meeting & Exhibition.
The first-, second- and third-prize winners will be announced as part of the AADOCR NSRG Student Meeting & Awards Ceremony. The award will consist of a ribbon and a monetary award of:
- $750 first place winners (Basic Science and Clinical/Public Health)
- $500 second place winners (Basic Science and Clinical/Public Health)
- $250 third place winners (Basic Science and Clinical/Public Health)

Award Recipients

Basic Science Category – Third Place

Natalie Atyeo, University of Florida, Gainesville
Epigenetic control of FOXQ1 expression during oral viral infection

Basic Science Category – Second Place

Sara Alhaffar, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis
Inhibiting Growth of Oral Microorganisms Using Invertase and Dextranase

Basic Science Category – First Place

Won Hee Cho, University of California, San Francisco
Streptococcus sanguinis Upregulates Cytokine- And Inflammatory-Related Gene Expression In OSCC

Clinical/Public Health Category – Third Place

Salima Asifali Sawani, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CAD
Multiple Primary Tumors in Oral Cancer: Patient Characteristics and Survival Patterns

Clinical/Public Health Category – Second Place

Christina Lieng, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Oral Health Promotion and Education Partnership with Community Health Workers

Clinical/Public Health Category – First Place

Drashty Paresh Mody, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis
Salivary Correlates with Clinical and Patient-Reported Assessment of Oral Graft-versus-Host-Disease

View prior winners in IADR/AADOCR Proceedings.

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