AADOCR NSRG President Candidate 2024-2025
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Ann Arbor, MI
Graduation Date: 2025
Reasons for Running
Student engagement in basic, clinical and translational oral health research is paramount to ensuring the success of research-intensive dental institutions and prolonged success of students. Through my learned experiences as the NSRG Vice President, I have realized that fostering a community grounded in enthusiasm for research, scientific collaboration and community unification are essential aspects to establishing fruitful dental research environments. I wish to extend my role in the NSRG as the 2023-24 President-elect.
As the current VP, I have worked closely with the board to institute positive change for the NSRG community. For example, in close collaboration with my board mates, I have engaged in several initiatives, such as: the establishment of a new Ph.D. student board representative to engage non-D.D.S. and D.D.S./Ph.D. trainees in the AADOCR, advocating for new AADOCR awards for underrepresented minorities and students whose institutions cannot financially support their travel to the Annual Meeting and engaging pre-Dental students in basic scientific research to strengthen the pipeline of future AADOCR trainees. If elected, I am committed to these initiatives and will work closely with the board to foster a community of scientific and clinical excellence, diversity and inclusion and leadership within the NSRG and greater AADOCR community.
Research Conducted
Complete List of Published Work in My Bibliography: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/shawn.hallett.1/bibliography/public/
- Elucidating diverse functions of the Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 in Skeletal Stem and Progenitor Cells
- PMID: 35140200, one manuscript resubmitted to eLife.
- Investigation of Chondrogenic and Osteogenic Regulators of Postnatal Endochondral Bone Development
University of Michigan, Ono Lab (05/2019-present)- PMID: 35887221, PMID: 35887171, PMID: 34309509, PMID: 34137454, PMID: 31795305.
- Identifying the metabolic regulation of Bmp-expressing chondrocytes during craniofacial development.
University of Michigan, Mishina Lab (06/2015-08/2015 & 09/2018-12/2018)- PMID: 33851764, one manuscript submitted to JCI.
- Functional Analysis of IRF6 Target Genes in Orofacial Cleft Pathogenesis in Zebrafish
Massachusetts General Hospital, Liao Lab (06/2016-05/2018)- PMID: 28945736, PMID: 33234718, PMID: 33712657.
Student Activities
- 09/22 – Present; Oral Health Sciences Ph.D. Program Committee Member
- 08/22 – Present; Future of Research Board Member
- 06/22 – Present; Ad Hoc reviewer, eLife
- 03/22 – Present; AADOCR National Student Research Group Vice President
- 01/22 – Present; eLife Community Ambassador
- 11/21 – Present; American Society for Bone and Mineralization Clinical Case Series Subcommittee
- 10/21 – Present; American Society for Bone and Mineralization Early Stage Investigator Subcommittee
- 10/21 – Present; Oral Health Sciences Buddy Program (OHS MS Student Mentoring)
- 09/19 – Present; Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, Mentor
