Awards
AAE 2014 Winners
Dr. Austah (on the left) won 1st place for his oral presentation on: “Effect on Neonatal Capsaicin Treatment in the Development of the Periapical Lesion in Rats.”
Dr. Fu (on the right) won 3rd place for his oral presentation on: “Innervation Density in Human Periradicular Cysts and Granulomas”
Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentation
Congratulations to Eric Flores who won 1st place for “Outstanding Poster Presentation” at the 2014 CBN Retreat
2014 IADR Research Award
Congratulations to Vanessa Chrepa for winning the 2014 IADR Research Award from the Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group at the IADR Annual Meeting in South Africa.
2014 Annual Terry Mikiten Graduate Student Association Research Forum Oral Presentation of Poster
Congratulations to Michael Eskander who was the winner of the Oral Presentation of the Poster competition at the 2014 Annual Terry Mikiten Graduate Student Association Research Forum
2013 Maria Yeung Research Postodoctoral Award
Congratulations to Dr. Nikita Ruparel for winning the 2013 Maria Yeung Research Postdoctoral Award. This award is given in memory of Dr. Yeung, a beloved member of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry. This award honors postdoctoral excellence in dental research.
Junior Faculty Award
Dr. Shivani Ruparel, Assistant Professor of Research, was awarded the “Junior Faculty Award” for her presentation entitled: “The OLAM-CYP System is Active in Painful Human Dental Pulp Tissues,” during the Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science ‘s 4th Annual Frontiers in Translational Science Research Day, March 20, 2013.
2012 CBN Retreat 2nd Place Postdoctoral Poster Presentation
Congratulations to Dr. Shivani Ruparel for winning 2nd Place in the Postdoctoral Poster presentation at the 2012 CBN (Center for Biomedical Neuroscience) retreat on May 4, 2012. The title of her presentation was, “Role of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in Oxidized Linoleic Acid Metabolite-Mediated Inflammatory Pain.”
Authors: Dr. Shivani Ruparel, Dustin Green, Paul Chen, Linda Roman, Michael Henry, Armen Akopian, and Kenneth Hargreaves.
2012 CBN Retreat 3rd Place Outstanding Student Poster Presentation
Congratulations to Dustin Green for winning 3rd Place in the Outstanding Student Poster Presentation at the 2012 CBN (Center for Biomedical Neuroscience) retreat on May 4, 2012. The title of his presentation was, “A NOVEL MECHANISM INVOLVED IN MEDIATING THE RELEASE OF ENDOGENOUS TRPV1 AGONISTS IN A MODEL OF BURN INJURY.”
Authors: Dustin Green, Dr. Shivani Ruparel, Michael Hargreaves, Paul Chen, Linda Roman, Kenneth Hargreaves.
2012 UTHSCSA Dental School Science Symposium 2nd Place Postdoctoral Oral Competition
Congratulations to Dr. Nikita Ruparel for winning 2nd Place in the Postdoctoral Oral Competition at the 2012 UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry Science Symposium on April 11, 2012. The title of her presentation was, “Direct effect of intracanal medicament of survival of stem cells of apical papilla.”
Authors: Nikita Ruparel, Fabricio Teixeira, Kenneth Hargreaves, and Anibal Diogenes.
35 Years with the Department of Endodontics
Congratulations to Dr. John Andrews on celebrating 35 years of service with the Department of Endodontics at UT Health San Antonio.
2012 Behavior, Biology, & Chemistry Conference Predoctoral Poster Competition
Michael Eskander, a pre-doctoral student in the Department of Endodontics won the pre-doctoral Poster Competition at the 2012 Behavior, Biology, & Chemistry Conference on March 3, 2012. The title of his poster. “The Role of NGF and OLAMs in the Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain.”
Authors: Michael Eskander, Shivani Ruparel, Paul Chen, Armen Akopian, and Kenneth Hargreaves.
2012 Maria Yeung Student Research Predoctoral Award
Congratulations to Mayur Patil for winning the 2012 Maria Yeung student Research Pre-doctoral Award. This award is given in memory of Dr. Yeung, a beloved member of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry. This award honors a student’s excellence in dental research.