IADR Announces 2021 IADR Hatton Competition and Award Winners

Alexandria, Va., USA – The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 IADR Hatton Competition and Awards. The winners were recognized during the Opening Ceremonies of the virtual 99^th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR, held in conjunction with the 50^th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the 45^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), on July 21-24, 2021.

Established in 1953, the Hatton Awards are IADR’s longest running awards that recognize young researchers. These awards were established to encourage outstanding young dental scientists to carry out research, attend the annual IADR General Session and compete in the IADR Hatton Competition and Awards.

The IADR Hatton Competition and Awards provide an opportunity for the best junior investigators from all IADR Divisions to present their research at the annual IADR General Session. Of these international competitors, up to six may receive monetary awards in the junior and senior categories. In 2021, 47 individuals from 23 Divisions and three non-Divisional Sections competed virtually in this year’s Competition. The 2021 IADR Hatton Competition was held virtually on Tuesday, July 20 from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. EDT (-4 UTC). These awards are generously supported by SHOFU and Unilever Oral Care, with additional support from IADR.

The winners are:

JUNIOR CATEGORY

1^st Natalie Atyeo
Oral Herpesvirus Infection Induces FOXQ1, a Novel Lytic Cycle Promoter
University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
IADR American Division

2^nd Jordan Blum
Breastmilk Influences the Bacterial Diversity of the Infant Oral Microbiome
The University of Melbourne, Australia
IADR Australia/New Zealand Division

SENIOR BASIC SCIENCE CATEGORY

1^st Shanmukh Peddi
Maneuverability And Therapeutic Applications of Nanorobots in Exvivo Teeth
Indian Institute of Science, India
IADR Indian Division

2^nd Zhi Ren
Supraorganism-like Interkingdom Interactions During Biofilm Initiation in Saliva
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
IADR American Division

SENIOR CLINICAL RESEARCH CATEGORY

1^st Walid Ahmed Al-Soneidar
Effect of Multiple Human Papillomaviruses on Head and Neck Cancer
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
IADR Canadian Division

2^nd Waheed Awotoye
Whole-Genome-Sequencing Reveals de-novo Mutations Associated with Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip/Palate
University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
IADR American Division

The full list of competitors is below:

International Association for Dental Research

The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) is a nonprofit organization with over 10,000 individual members worldwide, with a mission to drive dental, oral and craniofacial research for health and well-being worldwide. To learn more, visit www.iadr.org