The Center of Excellence in Oral and Craniofacial Biology

Federal Grants

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Novel Antibacterial Fluoride-Releasing Dental Materials
  Principal Investigator: Xiaoming Xu, Ph.D., Professor, Comprehensive Dentistry & Biomaterials. xxu@lsuhsc.edu

• BrpA in Virulence Modulation of Streptococcus mutans
  Principal Investigator:  ZT Wen, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Biology. zwen@lsuhsc.edu 
   
• Impact of Candida oxylipins on Host Immunity and Fungal Biology
  Principal Investigator:  Mairi Noverr, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Biology. mnover@lsuhsc.edu 
   
• The Role of Candida albicans Biofilms in a Novel Rat Model of Denture Stomatitis
  Principal Investigator:  Mairi Noverr, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Biology. mnover@lsuhsc.edu 

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

• LSU School of Dentistry Community Based Dental Partnership Program Alexandria, Louisiana
  Principal Investigator: Robert Barsley, DDS, JD, Professor and Division Head, Division of Diagnostic Sciences, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry and Biomaterials. rbarsl@lsuhsc.edu

• Office of Strategic Priorities Chief Dental Officer
  Principal Investigator: Janet Leigh, BDS, DMD, Professor, Division of Diagnostic Sciences, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry and Biomaterials. jleigh@lsuhsc.edu

Foundation / Industry Grants

• Fabrication of Cross-Linked Polymer Nanofibers by Coupling Electrospinning In-Line with Solution Chemistry and Photochemistry
  Principal Investigator: Xiaoming Xu, Ph.D., Professor, Comprehensive Dentistry and Biomaterials. xxu@lsuhsc.edu

• Development of Novel Fluoride Releasing Dental Composite Resins
  Principal Investigator: Xiaoming Xu, Ph.D., Professor, Comprehensive Dentistry and Biomaterials, xxu@lsuhsc.edu

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows
  Principal Investigator: Janet Leigh., BDS, DMD, Professor, Division of Diagnostic Sciences, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry and Biomaterials. jleigh@lsuhsc.edu

• Straumann Implant Fellowship
  Principal Investigator: David Simmons, DDS, Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics. dsimmo@lsuhsc.edu

• Zimmer Fellowship
  Principal Investigator: David Simmons, DDS, Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics. dsimmo@lsuhsc.edu

• Nobel Biocare Fellowship
  Principal Investigator: David Simmons, DDS, Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics. dsimmo@lsuhsc.edu

• Prospective Evaluation of Early Loading and Zimmer Hydroxyapatite Coated Dental Implants
  Principal Investigator: David Simmons, DDS, Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics. dsimmo@lsuhsc.edu

• Evaluation of the Stability of the 8mm OsseoSpeed and OsseoSpeed TM
  Principal Investigator: David Simmons, DDS, Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics. dsimmo@lsuhsc.edu