IADR/Lion Dental Research Award

Supported by the Lion Corporation

Deadline: October 1, 2010

The Lion Dental Research Award is intended to support improvements in oral health sciences through the stimulation of junior researchers by

recognition of outstanding and innovative research in basic dental science for the improvement of public dental health; and
recognition of applied research achievements for improvement and development of oral care products for the prevention or oral diseased.

The IADR is inviting applications from young investigators for an award from submitted abstracts. These Awards are made possible by a generous donation from the Lion Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.

Eligibility:

The candidates must:

hold a degree in dentistry or in a scientific discipline; and
be a junior researcher in pursuit of a postgraduate degree; and
be a member of IADR (in good standing at time of submission and presentation) and actively engaged in research within one of the following IADR scientific groups
have their abstract accepted for presentation within one of the three scientific groups listed below for the 89th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR in San Diego, Calif., March 16-19, 2011:
a. Behavioral, Epidemiologic and Health Services Research;
b. Cariology;
c. Microbiology/Immunology

Nominating Procedure:

1. A junior investigator may be nominated by his/her supervisor, program director, dean or other individual who is familiar with the nominee’s research activities.

2. The nominee must have submitted an abstract for the 89th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR in San Diego, Calif., March 16-19, 2011.

3. Applications must include the following data:

Nominee’s name, address, date of birth, current place of work/study, position;
IADR Section/Division membership (in good standing at time of submission and presentation)
Curriculum vitae
Relevant recommendation letter
Copy of the abstract together with a separate and more detailed overview of the nominee’s project (2 pages, double-spaced).

Awards:

Three (3) awards will be granted - one from each IADR Group. A committee set up by the IADR group reviews nominations. Decisions will be made and recipients notified after Committee Review beginning after the October 1, 2010 abstract deadline. Award recipients will receive a cash award of $2,000 and a plaque. The three awards will be presented at the IADR Group Business Meetings in San Diego, Calif. If selected for an award, the paper must be presented at the meeting (no presenter substitutions allowed).

Application materials and a copy of the submitted abstract must also be sent electronically by October 1, 2010 to the attention of:

Sheri S. Herren
Awards, Fellowships & Grants Manager
sherren@iadr.org

2010 Recipients

Oral Health Research
Diep Ha – The University of Adelaide, Australia

Salivary Research
Ralica Stiubea-Cohen – The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Periodontal Research
TDK Herath - The University of Hong Kong