In the News
GIF Award Advances Research on Predicting Tooth Spacing among African-descent adolescents
January 24, 2022 - The DeRouen Center manuscript publishing class for junior researchers in Kenya is steadily moving forward, making strides in the publication process.
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Kenya Biovax Institute paves way for vaccines
January 24, 2022 - The government of Kenya has established a company named Kenya Biovax Institute Ltd, in order to manufacture vaccines and other biologics within the country.
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Check-in on Refugee Project in Washington State
December 20, 2021 - Washington state ranks third in the United States in the number of refugees it accepts. As a leader in the resettlement of refugees, identifying and addressing severe oral health disease is vital to early treatment and preventing further deterioration.
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Refugee update in the United States
December 20, 2021 - The current US administration aims to resettle 125,000 refugees in fiscal year 2022, up from 62,500 in fiscal year 2021, doubling the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the United States.
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Past Events
Feasibility of integrating oral health in the primary care of HIV-positive pediatric patients in a low-resource setting
Fogarty Fellow: Catherine Lutalo Mwesigwa
University of Washington + Makerere University
Funded by Fogarty International Center – NIH – 2020
The Association Between Levels of Salivary Antimicrobial Peptides and the Presence of Periodontal Disease in HIV-infected Adolescents
Fogarty Fellow: Ashley Karczewski
Indiana University + University of Nairobi
Funded by Fogarty International Center – NIH – 2019
Global Oral Health Awareness Fundraiser Breakfast at UW Botanic Gardens
UW Timothy A. DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health
Aug 29th, 2019
Integrating oral health into the pediatric HIV care continuum: Baseline data of oral and systemic inflammation
UW Timothy A. DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health + UW Global Health
Awarded by SunStar Preventive Award Kick Off Clinical Trial February 2019
2017 Sunstar Preventative Dentistry Award
UW Timothy A. DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health
Awarded September 18, 2017
InterACTION Labs: Piloting an interdisciplinary health program with an informal settlement in the Peruvian Amazon
UW Landscape Architecture + UW Environment + UW Dentistry
Awarded by UW Population Health Initiative 2017
6th International Workshop on Clinical Research Methods in Oral Health
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Funded by Fogarty International Center – NIH – 2016
Calibration on Pediatric Oral Manifestations of HIV in Kenya
University of Nairobi – University of Washington