Research Awards

Each year, the Rochester Section of the American Association for Dental Research gives Scientific Merit Awards. Research projects are presented in either poster or verbal format. The following awards are given based on the project and the presentation.

The Michael G. Buonocore Award

2015 ~ Cindy Dodo
2016 ~ David Fraser
            Chris Kovocs
2017 ~ Cuc (Daisy) Thi Thu Ngo
            Linda Wang
2018 ~ Elizabeth Lindsay
2019 ~ Naema Alkhars
            Andrew Bischer
2020 ~ not given (due to Covid)
2021 ~ not given (due to Covid)

The Basil G. Bibby Award

2015 ~ Namie Kong
2016 ~ Jordan Hester
            Takamitsu Maruyama
2017 ~ Shanon J. Fitzpatrick
            Edith Gonzales
            Samuel Ire Obaniyi
2018 ~ Abdullah A. S. Al Madani
            Evangelia Lampraki
2019 ~ Elena Bedilo
            Mackenzie Butcher
2020 ~ not given (due to Covid)
2021 ~ not given (due to Covid)
 

Dr. Gerald Graser Award

2015 ~ Erna Einarsdottir 
            Jamie Yum
2016 ~ Sharath Chedella
2017 ~ Adriana Parra Barillas
2018 ~ Alejandro Sanchez Lara Murguia
2019 ~ Kristen Frantz
2020 ~ not given (due to Covid)
2021 ~ not given (due to Covid)

Other Research Award News:

The Basil Bibby Fellowship Award

2015 ~ David Fraser
            Neelam Jadeja
2016 ~ Alejandro Sanchez Lara Murguia
            Armando Uribe-Rivera
2017 ~ Xuelian (Grace) Huang
            Linda Wang
2018 ~ Davide Romeo
2019 ~ not given (due to Covid)
2020 ~ not given (due to Covid)
2021 ~ not given (due to Covid)

 

Dr. Heng Lin received a Young Investigator Award from the Worldwide Chinese Association for Dental Research.

Dr. William Bowen Receives Distinguished Mentoring Award from the American Association for Dental Research.