IADR Microbiology/Immunology Travel Awards
The IADR Microbiology/Immunology Group is offering travel awards. One is in honor of Dr. Susan Kinder Haake, and another in honor of Dr. Arnold Bleiweis, to enhance research and attract early career researchers into the field of oral microbiology and immunology. The group also provides additional travel awards for outstanding research by deserving students and postdoctoral fellows. Up to four travel grants are awarded per year.
Up to 4 $1000
Applications Open:
Aug 01, 2024
Applications Closed:
Jan 24, 2025
- Pre-doctoral or post-doctoral students (who must be within 3 years of attaining a PhD).
The Susan Kinder Haake Award (sponsored by the IADR Microbiology/Immunology Group in the amount of $1000) was conceptualized by the Microbiology/Immunology (M/I) subgroup of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) to honor the memory of Dr. Kinder Haake, D.M.D., M. Dent. Sc., Ph.D., an exceptional colleague who made significant contributions to the discipline of oral microbiology given her seminal work as a clinician-scientist at the UCLA School of Dentistry. Dr. Haake was passionate about contributing her time, energy and skills to others and aiding in the advancement of her students and her profession. Accordingly, this award shall be given to a student in training who has conducted outstanding research on the microbial basis of oral infectious disease.
The Arnold Bleiweis Award (sponsored by the IADR Microbiology/Immunology Group in the amount of $1000) honors the memory of Dr. Arnold Sheldon Bleiweis, Ph.D., former chair of the Department of Oral Biology, at the University of Florida, College of Dentistry. Dr. Bleiweis was internationally recognized for his expertise in the pathogenesis of dental caries, and was awarded numerous academic honors including being elected to Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Xi, and receiving a National Institute of Dental Research MERIT Award. He was also instrumental in the development of the doctoral program in Oral Biology at UFCOD, and thus this award shall be given to a student in training who has conducted outstanding research on the microbial basis of oral infectious disease.
2024 Recipients
Pu-Ting Dong, Forsythe Institute, USA
Nadeem Darawshe, Hebrew Uniuversity, Jerusalem, Israel
Zhenting Xiang, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Reem Naamneh, Hebrew Uniuversity, Jerusalem, Israel
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