Alexandria, Va., USA - IADR is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Unilever Hatton Competition and Awards which was held during the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction with the IADR Pan European Regional (PER) Congress, in London, England at the ExCeL London Convention Center from July 25-28, 2018.
Established in 1953 the Hatton Awards are IADR's longest running awards that recognize young researchers. These awards were established to encourage outstanding young dental scientists to carry out research, attend the annual IADR General Session and compete in the IADR Unilever Hatton Competition and Awards.
The IADR Unilever Hatton Competition and Awards provide an opportunity for the best junior investigators from all IADR Divisions to present their research at the annual IADR General Session. Of these international competitors, up to six may receive monetary awards in the junior and senior categories. In 2018, 57 individuals from 26 Divisions and five non-Divisional Sections, travelled to London and competed in this year's Competition. The Competition was held on Tuesday, July 24 from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. BST. These awards are generously supported by Unilever Oral Care, with additional support from IADR.
The winners are:
JUNIOR CATEGORY
1st - Alexandra Oklejas, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Combination Chemotherapy Decreases Head and Neck Cancer Stem Cells
2nd - Heather Wallis, University of Sheffield, UK
Innervation Of The Oral Cancer Microenvironment: A Novel Therapeutic Target?
SENIOR BASIC SCIENCE CATEGORY
1st - Sangwoo Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
Development of Theragnostic Hetero-nanocubes for Head and Neck Cancer Radiotherapy
2nd - Kevin Byrd, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Infrequently Dividing Oral Epithelial Cells Reside in Posterior Palatal Niches
SENIOR CLINICAL RESEARCH CATEGORY
1st Paul Brady, University College Cork, Ireland
Risk Factors for Hypoxaemia During Intravenous Sedation with Midazolam for Minor Oral Surgery in ASA I-II Patients
2nd - Bolanle Akinwonmi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State, Nigeria
Dental Treatment Needs of Children with Special Health Care Needs
The full list of competitors are below:
Division/Section Competitors
American
Kevin M. Byrd
American
Courtney Johnson
American
Tanner Godfrey
American
Yuan Liu
American
Chiranjit Mukherjee
American
Alexandra Eileen Oklejas
Argentine
Ana Laura Sorazabal
Argentine
Antonela Romina Terrizzi
Australia New Zealand
Simona Gatej
Australia New Zealand
Dunia Khider
Brazilian Division
Nathalia Andrade
Brazilian Division
Diana Gabriela de Sousa Soares
British Division
Daniel Morse
British Division
Heather Wallis
Canadian Association for Dental Research
Haider Al-Waeli
Canadian Association for Dental Research
Tong Chen
Chilean
Luis David Gonzalez Quintanilla
Chilean
Blanca Urzúa
Chinese
Lingyan Cao
Chinese
Zhiyong Wang
Colombian
Paula Alejandra Baldion
Colombian
Yudy Catalina Colorado Osorio
Continental European Division
Hermann Agis
Continental European Division
Florian Beck
Continental European Division
Marco Tatullo
East and Southern Africa
Mercy Maya
Egyptian
Hytham Abdelaziz
Indian
Velayutham Gopikrishna
Indian
Ditty J. Mary
Iranian
Hoda Bahramian
Iraqi
Ahmed Sleibi Mustafa
Irish
Paul Brady
Israeli
Danielle Duanis-Assaf
Israeli
Oded Heyman
Japanese
Ayumi Shoji-Matsunaga
Japanese
Haruka Seki
Japanese
Reiko U. Yoshimoto
Korean
Sangwoo Lee
Korean
Yeon-Hee Lee
Kuwaiti
Ghaidaa Hussain Dashti
Kuwaiti
Aya Saifi
Libyan Section
Arheiam Arheiam
Nigerian
Bolanle Abiola Akinwonmi
Nigerian
Obinna Franklyn Eboh
Pakistan Section
Muhammad Rizwan Nazeer
Peruvian
Carolina Melky Dávila Ramírez
Peruvian
Eraldo Pesaressi - Torres
Scandinavian (NOF)
Siddharth Shanbhag
Scandinavian (NOF)
Victor Tollemar
South African
Wenzile Mjoli
South East Asian
Lee Cheng Chiam
Southeast Asian
Preethi Prajod
Tunisian
Amira Besbes
United Arab Emirate Section
Anas Al Salami
Uruguayan
Vanesa Pereira
Uruguayan
Elisa Praderi
Venezuelan
Jose Golaszewski
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