Fatemeh Momen-Heravi, associate professor at CDM is the recipient of a National Institute of General Medical Sciences Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award.
A CDM professor and researcher has identified genomic alterations and molecular signatures in head and neck cancers that may explain disparities in treatment and survival rates between racial groups.
Building on a long-term study of cognitive aging, researchers will collect and analyze oral health data to clarify how periodontitis is associated with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
An aggregate-forming protein called FadA facilitates the harmful role of bacterium F. nucleatum in conditions such as colorectal cancer and periodontal disease.
Fatemeh Momen-Heravi seeks to uncover the cellular and molecular differences underlying health disparities experienced by Black head and neck cancer patients.
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic and a multidisciplinary team of researchers are using cutting-edge bioengineering techniques to grow cartilage and bone grafts which can then be implanted into patients.
In a new paper, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Sidney Eisig, and colleagues reported a surprising success: They managed to grow replacement jawbones, along with their joints, from the stem cells of pigs.
Yiping Han, PhD, and Fatemeh “Flora” Momen-Heravi, DDS, PhD, have been awarded Columbia Life Science Accelerator grants in support of translational research.
Fatemeh Momen-Heravi received the Anne D. Haffajee Fellowship, a national award that supports the training and research efforts of early-career women in the field of oral biology.
From investigating immune response to unlocking the therapeutic usefulness of exosomes, Flora Momen-Heravi is tackling projects that could advance treatments for cancer, periodontitis, and more.
The Center for Dental and Craniofacial Research at Columbia University is a resource dedicated to interdisciplinary research, discovery, and innovation.
The newest generation of student researchers at the Columbia College of Dental Medicine (CDM) were awarded research program funding through the competitive Summer Research Fellowship Program.