Recipients of the 2021 William J. Gies Awards Announced

The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and American Association for Dental Research (AADR) have announced the 2021 recipients of the William J. Gies Awards for the best papers published in the Journal of Dental Research. Winners were recognized during the joint meetings of the IADR, AADR and Canadian Association for Dental Research in July.

These awards are presented in three categories: biological research, biomaterials and bioengineering research, and clinical research.

• The award in the biological research category is presented to MA Payne, A Hashim, A Alsam, S Joseph, J Aduse-Opoku, WG Wade, and MA Curtis for the paper “Horizontal and Vertical Transfer of Oral Microbial Dysbiosis and Periodontal Disease.”
• The award in the biomaterials and bioengineering research category is presented to MZI Nizami, Y Nishina, T Yamamoto, Y Shinoda-Ito and S Takashiba for the paper “Functionalized Graphene Oxide Shields Tooth Dentin from Decalcification.”
• The award in the clinical research category is presented to C Brizuela, G Meza, D Urrejola, MA Quezada, G Concha, V Ramírez, I Angelopoulos, MI Cadiz, R Tapia-Limonchi and M Khoury for the paper “Cell-Based Regenerative Endodontics for Treatment of Periapical Lesions: A Randomized, Controlled Phase I/II Clinical Trial.”

The award is named for William J. Gies, the founder of the Journal of Dental Research. The awards are supported by J. Morita Corp.