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.
Spring 2022
Grantees Total: $86,981.00
| Mansoor Safder | $8,383.00 | University of Texas at Houston | Assessing Expression of Interferon Regulatory Factor 8 in Macrophages after Pharmacological Modulation of Autophagy |
| Matthew Malek* | $30,512.00 | New York University College of Dentistry | Potential Biological Markers of Invasive Cervical Resorption in Saliva and Gingival Crevicular Fluid: A Pilot Study |
| Rajeshwari Hadagalu Revana Siddappa | $20,808.00 | University of Toronto | Three-dimensional matrix based heterogeneous model to study inflammatory root resorption and intervention dynamics |
| Sally Ziqi Liu* | $13,518.00 | University of Alabama of Dentistry at UAB | Relative Efficacy of Innovative Endodontic Antimicrobial Agents |
| Frederico Martinho | $13,760.00 | University of Maryland School of Dentistry | Root-end Preparation and Root-end Fill in Minimally Invasive Osteotomy Using 3D Dynamic Navigation System |
Fall 2021
Grantees Total: $15,544
| Nawfal Al-Hashimi | $9,824 | University of Toronto | In vitro Study the Effect of Amelogenin Peptide on the Proliferation and Differentiation of Stem Cells of Apical Papilla |
| Austyn Grissom* | $5,720 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Root Resorption After Clear Aligner Therapy in Adults: A Three-Dimensional Comparative Analysis |
*Indicates researchers who received $500 award for the highest scoring proposal.