Competitive Research Grant Recipients
Support for endodontic research lies at the heart of the Foundation for Endodontic's mission. Approximately $260,000 is allocated to research grants annually. Funding is awarded to both residents and faculty members. The Foundation continues to support the specialty’s research initiatives as one of its main priorities.
Below are names and institutions of funded researchers. Thank you to all applicants for submitting research that strengthens and advances the specialty of endodontics.
Fall 2025
Grantees Total: $94,610.40
| Ruiying Feng** | $43,238.00 | Harvard School of Dental Medicine | Elucidating the Effect of Neuronal Piezo2 in Immune Modulation, Neuromodulation, and Dental Pain |
| Ronald Ordinola Zapata* | $10,000.00 | University of Minnesota School of Dentistry | Host-microbe proteomics in symptomatic apical periodontitis |
| Luc de la Villefromoy | $32,450.00 | University of Minnesota School of Dentistry | Characterization of Early Healing of Periapical Disease Using Dental-Dedicated MRI |
| Danilo Ferraz | $2,686.40 | University of Pittsburgh | Smoking as a risk factor influencing the development of apical periodontitis |
| Gavin Raddall | $6,236.00 | University of Toronto | Efficacy of a novel sealer solvent and multisonic irrigation for calcium silicate-based sealer removal in endodontic retreatment |
Spring 2025
Grantees Total: $63,844.00
| Gregory Gudziak | $4,106.00 | Ohio State University | A Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blind Study of TENS as an Adjunct for Anesthetizing the Palatal Mucosa of the Maxillary First Molar Prior to Injection |
| Tami Kim** | $13,738.00 | Rutgers School of Dental Medicine | The Use of Predatory Bacteria to Control Dental Pulp Infection and Improve Pulp Healing |
| Prasanna Neelakantan* | $45,000.00 | University of Alberta | Host Defense Cells, Bacteria and SCAP Differentiation |
*Indicates researchers who received $500 award for the highest scoring faculty proposal.
**Indicates researchers who received $500 award for the highest scoring resident proposal.