Alexandria, VA – The American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) has announced the recipients of the 2026 AADOCR Student Research Fellowship. The recipients were recognized during the Opening Ceremonies of the 55th Annual Meeting of the AADOCR, which was held in conjunction with the 104th General Session of the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR) and the 50th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research on March 25-28, 2026 in San Diego, CA.
The recipients are:
• Hyunseong Ahn, University of North Carolina
• Jonathan Banks, University of Illinois Chicago
• Daniel Chen, Oregon Health and Science University
• Yu-Chi Cheng, Harvard University
• Heba El-Ahmad, University of Florida
• Rachel Kulchar, University of California, Los Angeles
• Yin-Chu (Ingrid) Lai, University of Pennsylvania
• Nathan Lam, University of Pittsburgh
• Yuantong Li, University of Pennsylvania
• Josue Murillo, UTHealth San Antonio
• Keira Nguyen, University of California, San Francisco
• Sangmin Park, University of Pittsburgh
• Connor Riesenberger, University of Pennsylvania
• Adam Sagerman, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Andrew Tran, University of California, Los Angeles
• Anastacia Tsiros, University of North Carolina
Supported by the Colgate-Palmolive Company, P&G Professional Oral Health, Crest + Oral-B, Dentsply Sirona, Haleon, and AADOCR Members, the AADOCR Student Research Fellowships were created to encourage dental students living in the United States to consider careers in oral health research.
About AADOCR
The American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to drive dental, oral, and craniofacial research to advance health and well-being. AADOCR represents the individual scientists, clinician-scientists, dental professionals, and students based in academic, government, non-profit, and private-sector institutions who share our mission. AADOCR is the largest division of the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research.
