Alexandria, Va. – The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announces Dr. Mirela Shinohara, State University of Amazon, Brazil, as the 2009 Toshio Nakao Fellowship recipient. Dr. Shinohara will be recognized at the 87th General Session & Exhibition in Miami, Florida, USA, on April 1, 2009.
Dr. Shinohara earned her D.D.S and Ph.D. degrees from the State University of Campinas—School of Dentistry of Piracicaba (Brazil). Since 2006, she has been an assistant professor of dental materials and restorative dentistry at the State University of Amazon. Nine of her abstracts have been published in IADR's Journal of Dental Research.
The bi-annual Toshio Nakao Fellowship, supported by GC Corporation, was established to allow a young investigator to obtain training and experience in dental materials science at a center of excellence. It is in memory of Toshio Nakao, former President of GC Corporation.
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The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) is a nonprofit organization with more than 11,300 individual members worldwide, dedicated to: (1) advancing research and increasing knowledge to improve oral health, (2) supporting the oral health research community, and (3) facilitating the communication and application of research findings for the improvement of oral health worldwide.
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