IADR Sigmund Socransky Young Investigator Award
The Periodontal Research Group of the IADR makes an annual award in recognition of the contribution to Periodontal Research by Dr. Sigmund S. Socransky. The award recognizes promising investigators who are members of the Periodontal Research Group, are under 40 years of age, do not hold a full professorship or chairmanship, and have contributed significantly to periodontal biological and/or clinical research. Nominations can be submitted by any PRG member. The award amounts to $2,500.
$2,500
Applications Open:
Sep 01, 2024
Applications Closed:
Feb 14, 2025
- Must be a member of the Periodontal Research Group
- Must be under 40 years of age, as of the application deadline
- Must not hold a full professorship, chairmanship, or deanship, as of the application deadline
- Must have contributed significantly to periodontal basic and/or clinical research
Past winners (including Anthony Rizzo Award winners) are not eligible for the competition again, but unsuccessful candidates can be re-nominated. Nominations can be made by any member of the Periodontal Research Group.
Nomination packages must be submitted by the deadline and must include:
- A recommendation/ nomination letter which confirms the above listed eligibility criteria.
- The candidate's Curriculum Vitae together with his/her 5 best publications in a single PDF file
Please submit nominations to:
Dr. Evanthia Lalla, at el94@cumc.columbia.edu
2025 Recipient
Dr. Ana Carolina Morandini is an Associate Professor at the Department of Oral Biology in the Dental College of Georgia (DCG) at Augusta University. Dr. Morandini's current research interests are focused on purinergic signaling and fibroblast metabolism in periodontitis. She earned her Dental degree, Masters in Dental Sciences with Periodontics specialty and PhD in Oral Biology from the University of São Paulo - Bauru School of Dentistry, Brazil. She completed her post-doctoral training in Immunobiology at the Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a post-doc in Oral Health Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. Her work has been recognized by several prestigious awards, including the IADR and AADOCR Joseph Lister Awards for New Investigators, the High Five My faculty Award from the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship at Augusta University, the Most Valuable Faculty Award from DCG Class of 2025, and the Dental Faculty Development Grant from Pierre Fauchard Academy, Northern California Section. Dr. Morandini has served as Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Oral Science since 2019 and she currently serves as the president-elect for AADOCR - Georgia Section (2025-2026). Dr Morandini's research is currently funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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