Lillian Shum, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Extramural Research
Staff Contacts
Lorena Baccaglini, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Clinical Research & Clinical Trials
Epidemiology
Statistical Analysis & Data Science
Anissa Brown, Ph.D.
Career Development
Research Training & Fellowships
Preethi Chander, Ph.D.
Oral Immunology, Immunopathology & Immunotherapy
Salivary Biology & Dysfunction
Zhong Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Oral, Oropharyngeal & Salivary Gland Cancers
Alicia Chou, M.S.
Gene Discovery, Genomics & Multi-Omics Analysis
William (Bill) Elwood, Ph.D.
Behavioral & Social Science
Dissemination & Implementation Science
Dena Fischer, D.D.S., M.S.D., M.S.
Clinical Research & Clinical Trials
Mucosal Diseases
National Dental Practice-Based Research Network
Melissa Ghim, Ph.D.
Orofacial Pain, Temporomandibular Joint Disorder & Neurobiology
Margaret M. Grisius, D.D.S.
Clinical Research & Clinical Trials
Oral & Comprehensive Health
Technology Development
Hiroko Iida, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Oral Health Disparities & Inequities
Orlando Lopez, Ph.D.
Dental Materials & Biomaterials
Small Business (SBIR/STTR)
Tamara McNealy, Ph.D.
Oral Microbiota and Bacterial Disease
Amanda Melillo, Ph.D.
Oral Opportunistic Pathogens and Viral Disease
Noffisat Oki, Ph.D.
Bioinformatics, Computational Biology & Data Science
Zubaida Saifudeen, Ph.D.
Craniofacial & Dental Developmental Biology
Rachel Saré, Ph.D.
Career Development
Research Training & Fellowships
Shoba Thirumangalathu, Ph.D.
Career Development
Research Training & Fellowships
Scott Verbridge, Ph.D.
Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine
Jason Wan, Ph.D.
Craniofacial Skeletal Biology & Pathobiology
Fluoride & Fluorosis
Mineralized Tissues & Mineralization
Hongen Yin, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.Sc.
HIV/AIDS & Oral Health