GSDM Student Research Group to Receive Award at AADR Annual Meeting

Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GDSM) has been named the recipient of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) National Student Research Group (NSRG) award for the “most new AADR student members in 2015-2016.”

In the 2015-2016 school year, 51 GSDM students joined the NSRG. This is an impressive number that speaks to GSDM’s long-standing commitment to support pre-doctoral student research.

GSDM’s Student Research Group will be recognized at an Awards Ceremony during the upcoming AADR/CADR Annual Meeting on Thursday, March 17. The meeting, which attracts thousands of attendees from across the country, will be held in Los Angeles. A number of GSDM faculty and researchers will be attending, as well as a number of DMD and AS students: Megan Sullivan DMD 18, Richa Wahi AS 16, Saeed Yazdianpour DMD 18, Michael Faibish DMD 18, Jaegak Kim DMD 17, and Ramy Allam AS 16.

GSDM’s Student Research Group was founded in 1992. The group strives to foster a research environment at GSDM where students can integrate and enhance their didactic learning and Applied Professional Experience (APEX) work. Its 2015-2016 officers are Mohamed Bayoumy DMD 16, Michael Whitcomb DMD 17, Jayesh Patel DMD 18, and Thomas Santacroce DMD 18.

“This is outstanding news for GSDM,” said Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter. “This award is a testament to the efforts of Ms. Afaf Hourani, Assistant Director of Predoctoral Research, and Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska, Associate Dean for Research and Director of the Predoctoral Research Program. We are very proud to have such a high level of student involvement in research here at GSDM.”