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THIS YEAR IN RESEARCH
Discoveries that change how we care for patients
Introducing Associate Dean for Research and Discovery
Kristin Bruk Artinger, PhD
Kristin Bruk Artinger, PhD, was named the Associate Dean for Research and Discovery at the School of Dentistry during the faculty and staff retreat in September 2022. She begins the role in January 2023, taking over for Interim Associate Dean for Research and Discovery David Bereiter, PhD. Artinger comes to the school from the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Colorado, where she served as a professor of craniofacial biology and as graduate program director for the Anschutz Medical Campus. Artinger received her PhD at the University of California Irvine before completing postdoctoral work at Harvard Medical School. She researches the molecular and genetic mechanisms involved
in the development of the neural crest and has garnered a reputation as an excellent mentor and strong partner in research.
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The School of Dentistry encourages discovery through research at every level. Our learners and faculty maintain a robust research presence, with 121 scholarly publications in calendar year 2021. The School
of Dentistry maintains 30 active NIH awards, including 16 from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. Investigators received 37 grant awards in calendar year 2021, totaling $7.38 million.
MDRCBB joins interprofessional center for pharmaceutical research
A School of Dentistry research hub is set to take part in an innovative, collaborative center that will transform the way we formulate and manufacture pharmaceutical drugs.
The Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics is joining the Center for Integrated Material Science and Engineering for Pharmaceutical Products (CIMSEPP), an Industry-University Cooperative Research Center backed by the National Science Founda- tion. CIMSEPP is the product of a collaboration between Raj Dave of the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Calvin Sun, PhD, FRSC, professor of pharmaceutics at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy.