Research conducted by the interdisciplinary AMDB Research Excellence Cluster includes the development of accessible oral care platforms consisting of a synergistic combination of tunable carrier materials loaded with active compounds and the technology required to target oral pathogens. Our research group comprises experts in Materials Sciences, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology, Physics, Dental Sciences, and more. Each and every member has a particular expertise which will greatly contribute to the multidisciplinary, collaborative environment. The AMDB Cluster is, by nature, a diverse and inclusive environment.
People
Principal Investigators
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Mohammad Arjmand PhD, PEng, CRC, FIAAM
Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Advanced Materials and Polymer Engineering, Lead of Plastic Recycling Research Cluster
Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Okanagan
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Luiz E. Bertassoni DDS, PhD
Associate Professor, Knight Cancer Precision Biofabrication Hub, Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center, Division of Oncological Sciences, Knight Cancer Institute
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Dept. of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry
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Ricardo Carvalho DDS, PhD, FADM
Professor, Head, Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Faculty of Dentistry
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Patricia Comeau PhD
Assistant Professor, Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
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Emily Cranston PhD
Associate Professor, President’s Excellence Chair in Forest Bio-Products
Chemical & Biological Engineering, Wood Science
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Simone Duarte DDS, MS, PhD
Senior Director, Applied Research
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Adriana Manso DDS, PhD
Associate Professor and Chair, Division of Restorative Dentistry, UBC Research Excellence Cluster Lead, Advancing Multifunctional Dental Biomaterials (AMDB)
Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry
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Abbas S. Milani PhD, PEng
Professor, Tier 1 Principal’s Research Chair in Sustainable and Smart Manufacturing, Director, UBC Materials and Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI), Okanagan Node PI, Composites Research Network (CRN),
School of Engineering
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Sepideh Pakpour PhD
Assistant Professor, Director of the Biomedical Microbiome Research (BMR) Laboratory
School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Okanagan
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Carmem Pfeifer DDS, PhD
Professor, Division Director
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Division of Biomaterials and Biomechanics, School of Dentistry, Oregon Health & Science University
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Rizhi Wang PhD, PEng, FBSE
Professor
Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Materials Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering
First Nations land acknowledegement
We acknowledge that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.