Junior scientists participated in the SEA NIH Training Grant
The 2025 NIH D43-sponsored workshop in Khon Kaen, Thailand marked the 10th International Workshop on Clinical Research Methods in Oral Health, continuing its mission to build oral health research capacity in Southeast Asia. Read more about SEA NIH Training Grant »
DeRouen Center’s Priyanka Prajapati Presents at AADR in New York
Priyanka Prajapati, an International Dentist DDS student at the University of Washington, recently attended the 2025 AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting in New York, NY, from March 12-15. Read more about Priyanka Prajapati at AADR »
UW’s Whasun Chung and Bhavna Chohan Travel to Kenya
In January 2025, Drs. Whasun Chung (Chair and Professor, Department of Oral Health Sciences) and Bhavna Chohan (Clinical Assistant Professor, Global Health) from the University of Washington traveled to Nairobi, Kenya. Read more about Chung and Chohan in Kenya »
Dr. Yan Wang Receives NIH Grant
Dr. Yan Wang, an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R03 grant to investigate the oral microbiome—the community of microorganisms residing in the mouth—of children living with HIV in Kenya. Read more about Dr. Yan Wang »
Dr. Immaculate Opondo in PhD Program
Dr. Immaculate Opondo, a pediatric dentist at Maseno University in Kisumu, Kenya, and a colleague of the University of Washington’s Timothy A. DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health, has enrolled in a PhD program at the University of Nairobi. Read more about Dr. Immaculate Opondo »
The DeRouen Center participated in the World Health Summit
Dr. Ana Lucia Seminario, representing the UW DeRouen Center, attended the 2024 World Health Summit in Berlin, Germany in October 2024. Read more about World Health Summit »
Dr. Yan Wang, a DeRouen Center partner, takes part in UCSF Visiting Professor Program
Dr. Yan Wang from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has been selected as a Visiting Professor Program class of 2024, at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Read more about Dr. Yan Wang »
Our Second Cohort of Students Made Their Impact in Kenya
University of Washington students had the opportunity to travel to Kenya for the second consecutive year through the Global Oral Health: Theory to Action course. Read more about UW Students in Kenya »
Drs. Zhang and Seminario Attended UIP Program in China
In July, Dr. Ana Lucia Seminario (UW Department of Pediatric Dentistry) and Dr. Hai Zhang (UW Department of Restorative Dentistry) were invited to participate in the Campus Asia Plus Symposium & University Immersion Program (UIP). Read more about UIP Program »
Peruvian Oral Health Indicator Database launches at UPCH
On April 10, 2024, the Peruvian Oral Health Indicator Database was officially launched, introducing an innovative tool designed to enhance the management and monitoring of the oral health of the Peruvian population. Read more about Peruvian oral indicator »