NIDCR-Related Activities at the 2023 AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting & Exhibition

March 15 - 18, 2023

NIDCR leadership, program staff, investigators, and trainees attended the annual meeting of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) and the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR). Below is a snapshot of NIDCR-related symposia and other activities at the meeting held in Portland, Oregon. For a comprehensive schedule of oral and poster presentations by NIDCR staff and trainees, please refer to AADOCR's online schedule. Visit the photo gallery for event highlights.

NIDCR-Related Activities:

Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Friday, March 17, 2023

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. PDT

ASSOCIATION/AFFILIATE MEETING
NIDCR Director's Meeting with Training Program Directors (invitation only)
Invitation-only virtual meeting for the NIDCR director and training program directors

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. PDT

SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
A New Lens to Candida’s Role in Oral Health – Do We Know What We Think We Know?
Moderated by Amanda Melillo and Tamara McNealy, the symposium series will review up-to-date evidence on the role of Candida in oral diseases from a new lens that combines epidemiology and clinical, translational, and foundational science.

Location: D139, Oregon Conference Center

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT	NIDCR Trainee Research Presentations In-person poster presentations from NIDCR-supported diversity supplement recipients, trainees, fellows, career development awardees, and mentoring network participants Location: Oregon Ballroom 201, Oregon Conference Center
9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. PDT	HANDS-ON WORKSHOP Retaining DSTP and NIDCR trainees in Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research The expert panel will consist of NIDCR representatives as well as successful current and past program directors from variously structured training programs. Location: B112, Oregon Conference Center
9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. PDT	SYMPOSIUM Viral-Mediated Mechanisms of Salivary Gland Dysfunction John Chiorini, “What is the Connection Between Sjögren’s and Infection?” Location: B110-111, Oregon Conference Center
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT	HANDS-ON WORKSHOP AADOCR/CADR/NIDCR Mentoring and Networking Lunch (pre-registration required) 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. Location: Oregon Ballroom 201, Oregon Conference Center
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT	INTERACTIVE TALK SESSION Salivary Gland Regeneration and Tissue Engineering Jacqueline Mays, “ZG16B Expression Varies Across Normal Human Exocrine Tissues” Location: B115, Oregon Conference Center

Thursday, March 16, 2023

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT

NIDCR Oral Health Research Workforce Working Group (DNP)

Location: D133, Oregon Conference Center

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. PDT

ASSOCIATION/AFFILIATE MEETING
NIDCR Intramural and Extramural Research Training and Career Development Opportunities
Information session on NIDCR intramural training programs and extramural grant opportunities

Location: E144, Oregon Conference Center

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. PDT

SYMPOSIUM
Navigating the NIH Funding Process for New & Early-Stage Investigators
Amanda Melillo, “I’m lost—Where do I Start When Applying to NIH?”
Tamara McNealy, “Can I Take a Peek at Peer Review?”
Lorena Baccaglini, “I Got My Score, Now What?”
Preethi Chander, “My NIH Grant is Funded, Now What Do I Do?”

Location: C124, Oregon Conference Center

Friday, March 17, 2023

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. PDT	INTERACTIVE TALK SESSION Single-cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Identifies Altered Cellular Neighborhoods in the Salivary Glands of Sjögren’s Disease Patients Blake Warner, keynote speaker Location: B115, Oregon Conference Center
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT	INTERACTIVE TALK SESSION Diagnostic Sciences II Sue Hamman, “Size and Reach of NIDCR’s 21st Century International Bibliometric Collaborations” Location: D138, Oregon Conference Center
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT	SYMPOSIUM Specifying Research questions and Objectives in a Practice-Based Research Network NIDCR Director Rena D’Souza will be providing closing remarks. Location: Oregon Ballroom 202, Oregon Conference Center
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT	NIDCR Oral Health Research Workforce Working Group (invitation only) Location: D133, Oregon Conference Center
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. PDT	ASSOCIATION/AFFILIATE MEETING 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 Gabe Hidalgo and Tom O’Farrell. Location: E144, Oregon Conference Center
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. PDT	SYMPOSIUM Scientific Strides of the NIDCR: 75 Years and Beyond Three former NIDCR directors, plus current director Rena D’Souza, will reflect on challenges and advances during their directorships and their visions for the institute’s future. NIDCR intramural investigators, including John Chiorini, Ashok Kulkarni, Janice Lee, Niki Moutsopoulos, Marian Young, and Pamela Robey, will describe NIDCR’s scientific advances that have shaped dentistry and medicine. Location: B116, Oregon Convention Center
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. PDT	ASSOCIATION/AFFILIATE MEETING Special Session: NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy To promote the sharing of scientific data, NIH released a new policy that applies to all grants that support scientific data generation. This session will be presented by Lu Wang, Alicia Chou, and Noffisat Oki. Location: B116, Oregon Convention Center

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