IADR Announces 2023 Hatton Competition Winners | IADR - International Association of Dental Research

Alexandria, VA – The International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR) has announced the winners of the 2023 IADR Hatton Competition. The winners were recognized during the Opening Ceremonies of the 101^st General Session of the IADR, which was held in conjunction with the 9^th Meeting of the Latin American Region and the 12^th World Congress on Preventive Dentistry, that took place on June 21, 2023, in Bogotá, Colombia.

Established in 1953 in honor of IADR’s 10^th President Edward H. Hatton, the competition is designed to provide an opportunity for the best junior investigators from all IADR Divisions and Sections to present their research at the annual IADR General Session. A major goal of the IADR Hatton Competition and Awards is to give as many students and new investigators as possible access to the IADR General Session, as well as the experience to present in both the competition and for the General Session. Candidates presented their research in a closed-door competition on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.

The winners are:

JUNIOR CATEGORY

First Place

Second Place

Kisa Iqbal
Boston University, MA, USA
LSD1-Induced Signaling Mechanisms Inhibition Sensitizes Oral Cancer for Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy

Mariam Bqain
Queen Mary University of London, UK

Efficacy of Silver-Fluoride Compounds on Root Caries using non-destructive XMT

SENIOR CATEGORY (BASIC SCIENCE)

First Place

Second Place

Emily Fisher
Boston University, MA, USA

Wnt/β-Catenin Epigenetic Modifications Drive Age-Dependent Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Evolution

Alberto Vega
Universidad de Costa Rica, San José

Expression of Genes Coding for Proteins Involved in Cases of Periodontitis

SENIOR CATEGORY (CLINICAL RESEARCH)

First Place

Second Place

Crystal Marruganti
University of Siena, Italy

The physical activity paradox and periodontitis: a population-based study

Omotayo Francis Fagbule
University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Effect of Educational Interventions on Tobacco Uptake Among Nigerian Adolescents

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The International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to drive dental, oral, and craniofacial research for health and well-being worldwide. IADR represents the individual scientists, clinician-scientists, dental professionals, and students based in academic, government, non-profit and private-sector institutions who share our mission. Learn more at www.iadr.org.