NIDCR Presentations & Activities at the 2022 AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting & Exhibition

VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE TALK SESSION
Salivary Research I
Attendees will learn about the latest advances in salivary research.

Chair: Shyh-Ing Jang, NIDCR researcher

ASSOCIATION/AFFILIATE MEETING IN-PERSON
NIDCR Trainee Research Presentations
In-person poster presentations from NIDCR-supported diversity supplement recipients, trainees, fellows, career development awardees and mentoring network participants.

Chair: Leslie Frieden and Lynn King

HANDS ON WORKSHOP
AADOCR/CADR/NIDCR Mentoring and Networking Lunch
An opportunity for students and postdoctoral fellows to discuss research careers with experienced mentors including Rena D'Souza, Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque, and Lynn King. Advanced registration through AADOCR required.

Organizers include Lynn King and NIDCR Director Rena D’Souza

IN PERSON INTERACTIVE TALK SESSION
Periodontal Disease, Microbiome, Inflammation & Immunemodulation I
Joe Nguyen, “Rapamycin immunosuppression enhances mTORC3 signaling after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant.”

Co-chair: Joe Nguyen, Clinical Research Fellow

NIDCR Consultation/Meeting Room
Browse informational resources and make an appointment to meet one-on-one—virtually or in person—with NIDCR program officers, career development & training officers, grant managers, or scientific review officers.

ASSOCIATION/AFFILIATE MEETING IN-PERSON
NIDCR Research Training and Career Development Opportunities
Information session on NIDCR intramural training programs and extramural grant opportunities presented by Jacqueline Mays and Leslie Frieden.

HANDS-ON WORKSHOP IN-PERSON
HOW #5: Single-cell and Spatial Multiomics Resources to Advance Salivary Research
Blake Warner, “Single-cell and Spatial Transcriptomics: Complementary Techniques for Precision Medicine.”

IN PERSON INTERACTIVE TALK SESSION
The Bone Tooth Complex & Periodontitis
Sienna Perry, “Col6α2 regulates periodontal ligament structure and strength.”

Co-chair: Sienna Perry, NIDCR fellow

IN PERSON INTERACTIVE TALK SESSION
Oral Autoimmune Disease Updates: From Mouse Models to the Clinic
Drashty Mody, “Salivary Correlates with Clinical and Patient-Reported Assessment of Oral Graft-versus-Host-Disease.”

Co-chair: Drashty Mody, Medical Research Scholars Program Fellow

VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM
Newly Developed Models of Amelogenesis
Organizer/Chair: Jason Wan and Michelle Cortes

SYMPOSIUM VIRTUAL
Careers in Salivary Research
Jacqueline Mays, “My (somewhat linear) path to a research career at NIDCR.”

VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE TALK SESSION
Oral Cavity Cancer I
Kalie Dominick, NIDCR fellow, “NR4A3 Translocation Drives Wnt Pathway Dysregulation in Acinic Cell Carcinoma.”

MEETING WITHIN A MEETING
Session 3: Contemporary AI Applications in Dental Research
Lu Wang, “NIDCR's Data Science, Computational Biology, and Bioinformatics Program”

NIDCR Consultation/Meeting Room
Browse informational resources and make an appointment to meet one-on-one—virtually or in person—with NIDCR program officers, career development & training officers, grant managers, or scientific review officers.

ASSOCIATION/AFFILIATE MEETING IN-PERSON
NIDCR Mentored Fellowships and Career Development Awards: Grant Basics and Strategies for Success
Information session on getting started with the grant writing process and high-level tips for success, presented by Leslie Frieden and Diana Rutberg.

SYMPOSIUM
Spit Is It: Saliva Production and Secretion in Health and Disease
E Tian, NIDCR researcher, “The interplay between the salivary mucins and the oral microbiome.”
Roberto Weigert, “Role of a novel actomyosin cage in controlling regulated exocytosis in live animals.”
Jacqueline Mays, “Saliva proteins and salivary gland damage – how are they connected?”

NIDCR Consultation/Meeting Room
Browse informational resources and make an appointment to meet one-on-one—virtually or in person—with NIDCR program officers, career development & training officers, grant managers, or scientific review officers.

SYMPOSIUM
Saliva, Development, Disease, and the Duct
Co-organizer: John Chiorini

SYMPOSIUM
Diversity Matters: Advancing Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research Leaders
Hybrid event features multiple speakers, an afternoon poster session, and focused seminars.

12:00 pm Seminar: Navigating a Career in Dental Research: First-Hand Experiences from Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Health Researchers. NIDCR Director Rena D’Souza and others discuss their career trajectories and what it means to be a researcher from a minority population within the current research and social climate.