Researcher News & Highlights

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The latest news about research at UIC College of Dentistry.

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: Dr. Luisa DiPietro Recognized with Impact Award

Dr. Luisa DiPietro, Professor and Director, UIC Center for Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration in the Department of Periodontics, has been recognized with a 10-Year Impact Award for her work on the “Factors Affecting Wound Healing” in the Journal of Dental Research.

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Orthodontic Alumni Dr. Samim Taraji Won the 1st Place of Dr. Athanasios E. Athanasiou Best Orthodontics Master’s Thesis Award

Friday, May 24, 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Samim Taraji whose research project won the first place Dr. Athanasios E. Athanasiou Best Orthodontics Master’s Thesis Award given by the World Federation of Orthodontics (WFO).

UIC Orthodontic Resident Wins 2nd Place at Annual Session

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Dr. Emelia Karkazis, UIC Orthodontic Resident Class of 2024, won the 2nd place in the Dr. William R. Proffit Resident Scholar Awards: Basic Science Research category at the 2024 Annual Session of the AAO meeting in New Orleans.

UIC Orthodontics 2024 AAOF Award Recipients

UIC Orthodontics obtained five AAOF awards

Monday, March 18, 2024

UIC Orthodontics is delighted to share with you that our program obtained five AAOF awards. For the fourth consecutive year, we have obtained the highest number of AAOF awards. This is yet another proud moment in our long history of excellence.