TCDM Research Day 2022

May 5, 2022 3:30pm – 5:30pm ET
05/5/22 3:30 PM 05/5/22 5:30 PM TCDM Research Day 2022 Touro College of Dental Medicine TCDM Research Day 2022
Touro College of Dental Medicine

The Touro College of Dental Medicine Research Day highlights the important research efforts of dental students and faculty. A full day of programming will start with a luncheon with Touro University President, Dr. Alan Kadish, followed by TCDM’s first Poster Competition organized and led by Dr. Jaffer Shariff, Director of Research and Assistant Professor of Dental Medicine at TCDM.

Presented By

Dr. Salomon Amar D.D.S., Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Research Affairs, Chief Biomedical Research Officer
Touro University
Vice Dean of Research
Touro College of Dental Medicine

Research Day Program

Welcome

Alan Kadish, M.D.
President

Greetings

Ronnie Myers, D.D.S.
Dean, Touro College of Dental Medicine

Smiles United: Improving the Education of Healthcare Workers in Oral Health

Susan DiSenso-Browne, D.D.S.
Director of Special Needs
Co-Director of the Fellowship for Special Needs Assistant Professor of Dental Medicine

Raquel M. Rozdolski, D.M.D.
Director of Anesthesia
Co-Director of the Fellowship for Special Needs Diplomate Dental Anesthesiology
Assistant Professor of Dental Medicine

Fellowship for Special Needs

Alex Dorrough, D.D.S.
Fellow in Special Needs, Touro College of Dental Medicine

Summer Research Elective Presentations

Christopher Arens &  Anish Cheriyan
D1 Dental Students, Touro College of Dental Medicine
Gut Microbiota as a potential regulator of anxiety-like behavior in the Single prolonged stress 
animal model of PTSD.
Mentor: Esther L. Sabban, Ph.D.

Jawad Tamimi
D1 Dental Student, Touro College of Dental Medicine
Infantile Spasms
Mentor: Libor Velíšek, M.D., Ph.D.

Featuring

Rena D’Souza D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
NIDCR: The Overview and Plans for the Future

Closing Remarks

Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A.
Chancellor and CEO, New York Medical College