Research Day 2012

Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Research Day
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
USC Galen Center, Founder’s Club

The Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC’s annual Research Day features cutting edge research from Dentistry, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, and Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy faculty, staff and students.

Schedule

8:00 – 9:00 AM
Poster Set Up

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Poster Judging

12:00 – 12:30 PM
Lunch

12:30 – 12:45 PM
Opening remarks

Randolph Hall
Vice President, Research
USC Office of Research

Avishai Sadan
Dean
Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

Yang Chai
Associate Dean of Research
Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

12:45 – 1:30 PM
Keynote Address

Louis Terracio
Professor, Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology
Vice Dean for Research
College of Dentistry, New York University
“Tissue Engineering of Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle: 
Lessons Learned from Tissue Structure and Microgravity”

1:30 – 2:00 PM
Keynote Address

Markus Blatz
Professor of Restorative Dentistry
Chairman, Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences
School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
“Contemporary Clinical Applications of Silica and Oxide-based Ceramics – 
Where Biomaterials and Technologies Intersect”

2:00 – 2:50 PM
Keynote Address

Beth Fisher
Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
“Central and Behavioral Effects of Exercise in the MPTP-lesioned Mouse
and in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease”

2:50 – 5:00 PM
Poster Viewing

5:00 PM
Award Presentations

Contact:
Donna Castillo
dvcastil@usc.edu
(213) 821-5554