NYU College of Dentistry Pain Research Center Receives NIH Grant to Study Chemotherapy-Related Pain

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $4.63 million grant to NYU Dentistry researchers to study chemotherapy-induced painful peripheral neuropathy (CIPPN). The funding is part of the NIH’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative, which supports the development of safe and effective therapeutics to treat pain in an effort to end the opioid crisis. “Our hope is to not only establish Schwann cells as a major contributor to chemotherapy-induced painful peripheral neuropathy, but to also investigate how the cells can be targeted for treating this painful condition,” said Dr. Yi Ye, associate professor of oral & maxillofacial surgery and associate director of the NYU Dentistry Translational Research Center, who is co-leading the study with an interdisciplinary research team. Read more.

University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine Study: Canada and Australia Making Strides Toward Regulating Predatory Stem Cell Products

Over the last decade, a number of U.S. clinics have marketed stem cell products directly to consumers as purported treatment for a host of diseases and injuries. The problem is that many of these interventions have scant proof of efficacy or safety, noted Laertis Ikonomou, PhD, associate professor of oral biology in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine. Read more.

NYU College of Dentistry PROHmotion: Leadership Development Is Essential for Dentistry’s Future

The latest PROHmotion blog post addresses the urgent need to cultivate a new generation of leaders who are prepared to navigate and address a complex and evolving healthcare landscape. Read more.

Student News

University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine: Dental Student Honors Retired Professor Battling Cancer During Empire State Ride

When Hurricane Ida hit Mamaroneck, New York, in 2021 and flooded her family’s vehicles, Emily Genovesi, a recent college graduate, still needed to get to her waitressing job. So, she hopped on her mom’s vintage road bike and never looked back. Read more.

NYU College of Dentistry White Coat Ceremonies

NYU Dentistry held White Coat Ceremonies for the DDS Class of 2028 and Dental Hygiene Students at David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center and for Advanced Standing DDS students in the Class of 2026 at Manhattan Penthouse in the first week of September. With family and friends looking on, the happy occasions underscored the College’s commitment to celebrating this essential touchpoint in the students’ journeys to become doctors. Read more.

Awards and Grants

Columbia University College of Dental Medicine Professor Is Recipient of Research Grant

Dr. Karim El Kholy, associate professor at the division of Periodontics at Columbia University’s College of Dental Medicine, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Colin Richman Family Perio-Ortho Award, which is given by the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Foundation. Recipients of the award receive $20,000 to fund research. Read more.

More News

Eastman Institute For Oral Health, University of Rochester: NIH’s Dr. Larry Tabak Shares Insight, Advice with EIOH Faculty and Residents

“Learning about his own journey from dental school to becoming a prominent researcher was particularly inspiring,” Dr. Maria Panagiota Kouskouki (Ortho ’26) said. Dr. Kouskouki was one of several Eastman Institute for Oral Health residents and young faculty who met recently with Lawrence A. Tabak, DDS, PhD, the principal deputy director of the National Institutes of Health. Read more.

Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College: New Mexico Expansion for Touro College of Dental Medicine

Touro University, a leading New York-based non-profit institution of higher and professional education, announces the expansion of its health sciences curriculum and breaks ground today on a clinical branch of Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) in New Mexico. This clinical facility will be located in Albuquerque, N.M. on the campus of Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute (LBRI)(opens in a new tab), a member of Touro University. Read more.

Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine: Stony Brook Celebrates Second Annual Dental Educators Day

Driven by the shortage of dental school faculty in New York and across the United States, Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine hosted its second Dental Educators Day on Thursday, October 3, on Stony Brook University’s south campus. The event was held in conjunction with World Teachers’ Day, and will be celebrated at Stony Brook on the first Thursday in October each year. Read more.