The IADR.CED Visiting Scholar Stipend

 

As the results of intensive discussions during the CED/NOF meeting in Warsaw with colleagues from Central Eastern and Eastern European countries and from Turkey on how to promote best dental research in their countries, CED Board had decided to install the Visiting Scholar Stipend. 

 

 Winners 2001 (Final Reports and Abstracts) 

 Winners 2002 (Final Reports and Abstracts) 

 Winners 2003  (Final Reports and Abstracts)

Winners 2004  (Final Reports and Abstracts)

Winners 2005  (Final Reports and Abstracts)

Winners 2006  (Final Reports and Abstracts)

Winners 2007  (Final Reports and Abstracts)

 

The following persons are the 2008 winners of the stipend according to the regulations of the competition.

- Bulent Gokce from Izmir, Turkey, will be hosted by Prof. Mutlu, Groningen, The Netherlands

- Esra Guzeldemir from Adana, Turkey, will be hosted by Prof. Thimios Mitsiadis, Zürich, Switzerland

- Elif Ozturk from Ankara, Turkey, will be hosted by Prof. Reinhard Hickel, Munich, Germany

Regulations for 2009

Background

The Continental European Division of the IADR (IADR.CED) offers a Visiting Scholar Stipend for young investigators. Up to three Stipends at a value of EURO 5000 each will be available for the year 2009. Recipients of this stipend will be granted this financial support in order to spend 3 to 6 months in a host research laboratory. The stipend is not limited to any specific field of research and, hence, is available for all areas of dental and craniofacial science. Stipends will be awarded in 2009 to be executed in 2010.

Purpose

The stipend should support young investigators from Eastern Europe or from Turkey to be trained and to conduct research projects in a collaborating research laboratory located in the CED area.

 

Laboratories/Departments willing to host in 2010:

 

Amsterdam:
- ACTA, Dept. of Oral Biochemistry,
Enno C.I. Veerman (eci.veerman@vumc.nl) and Henk S. Brand (hs.brand@vumc.nl),
Saliva research, peptide research, antimicrobial peptides, mucins and adhesion;

Athens:

- University of Athens, Dental School,

Anastasios Mamalis (mamalistasos@yahoo.gr);


Barcelona:
- Centre GTS, Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona,
Manuel Valiente (manuel.valiente@uab.es),
Study and development of dental materials for Remin-demin and withening processes;
http://einstein.uab.es/gts/

 

Geneva:
- Division of Cariology and Endodontolog, School of Dentistry,
Ivo Krejci (ivo.krejci@medecine.unige.ch),
Endodontology, adhesive restorations, CAD/CAM restorations;

 

Groningen:
- University Medical Center Groningen, Dept. of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene, Clinical Dental Biomaterials,
Mutlu Özcan (
mutluozcan@hotmail.com),
Dental Biomaterials and their clinical applications;

 

Leuven:


- Dept. of Periodontology,

Wim Teughels (wim.teughels@med.kuleuven.be),
Clinical microbial research, bacterial adhesion to epithelial cells, biofilm formation, periodontal probiotics, halitosis research, oral implant research;

 

- Department of Conservative Dentistry

Prof. Dr. Bart Van Meerbeek
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven BIOMAT Research Cluster
Kapucijnenvoer 7
K.U.Leuven postbus: 7001 - VERZENDING UZ ST RAFAEL
B-3000 Leuven
Belgium

Tel. +32-16-33.75.87
Fax: +32-16-33.27.52

bart.vanmeerbeek@med.kuleuven.be
http://www.kuleuven.be/;
http://www.kuleuven.be/dental/

http://www.med.kuleuven.be/biomat/

Field of expertise: adhesive dentistry (from biomaterials science to clinical application)

 

 

Lisbon:

- Oral and Biomedical Sciences Research Unit (R&D unit nº 4062 of the FCT), Dept. of Biomaterials,
+Luis Pires Lopes (pires.lopes@fmd.ul.pt),
Adhesion to tooth structure and restorative materials (both in the laboratory and clinical environment); Materials sciences (physical and mechanical properties of restorative materials, side effects of biomaterials); Minimal invasive dentistry;

+Antonio Mata (antonio.mata@fmd.ul.pt),
Saliva (salivation patterns and concentration ranges of each salivary component possibly linked to pathological systemic or oral conditions); Tooth erosion (side effects on dental materials (laboratory), salivary flux and pH variation (clinical environment); Bleaching agents and techniques (both in the laboratory and clinical environment – release kinetics, safety and efficacy profiles);

 

London:

-Unilever,

Guy Savill (Guy.Savill@unilever.com),

Oral microbiology, clinicals, tooth colour/whitening, enamel& fluoride, remineralization/demineralization, sensitivity (in vitro), toothwear – abrasion erosion;

 

Lyon:
-
Institute of Functional Genomics, Odontoblasts and Regeneration of Dental Tissues Group,
Jean-Christophe Farges
(jean-christophe.farges@sante.univ-lyon1.fr),
Immune response of human odontoblasts and pulp cells to oral pathogen by-products;

Madrid:
- Facultad de Odontologia,
Mariano Sanz (marianosanz@odon.ucm.es),
Periodontal Microbiology;

 

Munich:
- Dept. of Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology,
Reinhard Hickel (hickel@dent.med.uni-muenchen.de) and Karl-Heinz Kunzelmann (karl-heinz@kunzelmann.de),
Material sciences (physical and chemical properties of restorative materials), Toxicology/ Pharmacology/ Oral Biology (side effects of materials etc.), Immunopathology and genetics of Periodontitis;

 

Nijmegen:

-Dept. of Periodontology and Biomaterials, Radboud University,

John A. Jansen (j.jansen@dent.umcn.nl);

Jansen.pdf

 

Paris:
-
Laboratoire de Pathologie Orale Moleculaire, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers,
Ariane Berdal (biol_odonto_fr@yahoo.com),
Molecular oral pathology, transgenic mice, mouse dental clinics, osteoblast stem cells and progenitors, non-coding RNAs, trascriptional regulation;

-Faculté Odontologie Université Paris Descartes,
+
Michel Goldberg (mgoldod@aol.com),
Genetically modified mice and xtracellualr matrix proteins,

+ Michel Goldberg in collaboration with Anne Poliard,
Stem cells and bioactive molecules as tools for tissue engineereing
;

+Catherine Chaussain-Miller (catherine.miller@univ-paris5.fr),
Hypophosphatemia x-linked and carious diseases,
Tools: immunohistochemistry, histology and imaging;

 

Regensburg:
- Dept. of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology,
Gottfried Schmalz (gottfried.schmalz@klinik.uni-regensburg.de),
Material sciences (physical and chemical properties of restorative materials), Toxicology/ Pharmacology/ Oral Biology (side effects of materials etc.), Immunopathology and genetics of Periodontitis;

 

Strasbourg:
-ERT ( Equipe de Recherche Technologique)1061, internal to the Unite INSERM 595,
Henri Tenenbaum (htenen@gmail.com),

Molecular signalling pathways induced by P.gingivalis which could link periodontal diseases and cardiovascular diseases;

 

Siena:
-
Dept. of Fixed Prosthodontics and Dental Materials,
Marco Ferrari (m.ferrari@mclink.it);

 

Thessaloniki:

-Dept. of Basic Dental Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,

Georgios Palaghias (palaghia@dent.auth.gr);

Palaghias.pdf

 

Tübingen:

-Dept. of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology,

Michel Brecx and Christiane von Ohle (christiane.von_ohle@med.uni-tuebingen.de),

Dental biofilm research (mechanisms of biofilm formation and preventive strategies against biofilm formation),

Methods: various biofilm models, conventional microbiology and cultivation, imaging techniques using epifluorescence microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy, CLSM);

 

Ulm:

-Dept. of Prosthetic Dentistry,
Ralph Luthardt (ralph.luthardt@uniklinik-ulm.de) and Heike Rudolph (heike.rudolph@computerzaehne.de),
Ulm.pdf

 

Zurich:

- Institute of Oral Biology,
Thimios Mitsiadis (
thimios.mitsiadis@zzmk.uzh.ch);

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eligibility

The candidates must

(1) hold a degree in dentistry or in a scientific discipline

(2) be a member of the IADR.CED and actively engaged in research

Research Topic

Applications will be considered in all areas of dental and craniofacial research.

Applications

Applications (in English) should include the following details:

(1) name, address, date of birth, current place of work, and position

(2) full curriculum vitae with list of publications

(3) references from two recognized scientists of the institution, where the applicant is presently employed

(4) a detailed research plan including: background and aim of the project, material and methods to be applied, a list of the relevant literature, and starting date and duration of the visit

(5) a statement of the person responsible for the target laboratory located in the CED area including: confirmation that the applicant will be adequately supported for conduction of the planned project, detailed description of the areas in which the Stipend recipient will be trained, and the willingness to bear any research or laboratory costs involved with the stay of the Stipend recipient

Application Deadlines

Three copies of the application must be received by the Secretary of the CED at: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Schmalz, Secretary CED, Klinikum der Universität Regensburg, 93042 Regensburg, Germany, eMail: ced.iadr@klinik.uni-regensburg.de no later than July 1st, 2009.

Selection

The successful candidates will be selected by the stipend committee and will officially be announced at the CED General Assembly during the Joint Meeting of the Continental European, Israeli and Scandinavian Divisions of the IADR, September 10-12, 2009. Preference is given to people under 35 years of age applying for the first time.

Implementation

It is expected that the Stipend Recipient‘s visit can start in January 2010. The Stipend recipient will be responsible for organizing the visit. This will include contacting the institution, where the training and condition of the research is to take place, confirming the institution's agreement to accepting the Visiting Scholar, and making all the necessary on-site arrangements. Upon completion of the training visit, the Stipend Recipient is obliged to provide a written report to the Secretary of the IADR.CED and a presentation of the research results at a future congress of the IADR.CED or the IADR.PER.