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21 Students Receive AADOCR Student Research Fellowships

Alexandria, VA – The American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) announced the recipients of the 2022 AADOCR Student Research Fellowships during the Opening Ceremonies of the hybrid 51st Annual Meeting of the AADOCR, held in conjunction with the 46th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), on March 23, 2022.

The AADOCR Student Research Fellowships encourage dental students living in the United States to consider careers in oral health. The Fellowships are supported by the American Academy of Periodontology, Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, P&G Professional Oral Health, Crest + Oral-B, Dentsply Sirona, GlaxoSmithKline, and AADOCR Group Chapters, Sections, and members.

The Fellowship recipients include:

  • Natalie Atyeo, University of Florida, Gainesville 
  • Jonathan Banks, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
  • Bradley Brow    , Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL
  • Kristelle Capistrano,    University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
  • Darnell Cuylear, University of California, San Francisco
  • Andrew Doan, Indiana University, Indianapolis
  • Christina Gordon, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
  • Shawn Hallett, University of Michigan, Ann arbor
  • Amy Hensel, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL
  • Mikki Jaramillo, Indiana University, Indianapolis
  • Jessica Kim, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 
  • Kasey Leung, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 
  • Marcus Levitan, Indiana University, Indianapolis
  • Amy Li, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Kazune Pax, The Ohio State University, Columbus 
  • Casey Sheehy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
  • Benjamin Shelling, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 
  • Ben Swanson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Kenya Velez, University of California, San Francisco
  • Carrie Walton, Indiana University, Indianapolis
  • Robert Wolf, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL

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About AADOCR
The American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) is a nonprofit organization with over 3,000 members in the United States with a mission to drive dental, oral, and craniofacial research to advance health and well-being. AADOCR is the largest division of the International Association for Dental Research which has over 10,000 members. Learn more at www.aadocr.org.