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 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 |
Fall 2024
Grantees Total: $168,302.97
| Renato Silva | $45,434.30 | University of Pittsburgh | Exploring the Role of CCL2 in Apical Periodontitis |
| Lais Alberti Ferreira** | $15,176.00 | University of Pittsburgh | Understanding the Role of SPP1 in Apical Periodontitis |
| Nikita Ruparel | $80,358.00 | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | Comprehensive Dataset and Characterization of Genes, Cells and Biological Processes Differentiating Symptomatic from Asymptomatic Apical Periodontitis |
| Georgia Nikoloudaki* | $10,195.00 | Western University | Advancing Regenerative Endodontics: Unraveling Bovine Decellularized Pulp Tissue as a Pioneering Scaffold for Predictable Pulp-Tissue Regeneration |
| Caden Pate | $17,139.67 | University of Alabama College of Dentistry UAB | Characterization of Microbial Factors in Spreading Endodontic Infections |
*Indicates researchers who received $500 award for the highest scoring faculty proposal.
**Indicates researchers who received $500 award for the highest scoring resident proposal.