DeRouen Center is awarded the UW Morell Research Fund
Dr. Douglass L. Morell Research Fund is provided by the University of Washington School of Dentistry to support those biomedical and behavioral research activities for small-scale, short-term research projects, using mechanisms that allow rapid response to unanticipated needs and new opportunities. Read more about UW Morell Research Fund »
SeaMar is a champion for refugees’ oral health
The world is facing one of the worst migration crises in recent history. At the end of 2018, 70.8 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide due to persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations. Within the United States of America, Washington State resettles the second largest number of refugees. Read more about SeaMar »
Belle Chen Receives “Academic Careers in Oral Health Fellowship” Award
Third year dental student Belle Chen has been selected to receive the Academic Careers in Oral Health Fellowship established by the University of Washington School of Dentistry. The fellowship is targeted toward students who have an interest in teaching. Read more about »
Harvard Dental School Partners with Center for Spring 2019 Course
The University of Washington (UW) spring elective course Global Oral Health (DENTEL 520A) has featured interactive lectures, guest speakers, and immersive team-based projects to teach students about global health inequities and the burden of oral disease worldwide. Read more about »
Center for Global Oral Health Awarded NIDCR CFAR Supplement Grant for HIV Study
In May 2019, the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Office of AIDS Research awarded the University of Washington (UW) Timothy A. DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health an administrative supplement grant to support the continuing research collaboration between the DeRouen Center, the UW Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), and the University of Nairobi (UoN). Read more about »
Oral Health Under the Spotlight at UW Inter-CFAR Sub-Saharan Africa Symposium in Kenya
On February 1st and 2nd 2019, hundreds of researchers attended the Inter-CFAR Sub-Saharan Africa Symposium in Machakos County, Kenya. CFAR (the University of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research) and the National Institutes of Health sponsored the Symposium. Read more about »
NIDCR supports UW School of Dentistry’s Global Oral Health Symposium
The National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has awarded the Timothy A. DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health with a grant to support its
UW oral health center wins grant for Africa HIV research
The University of Washington’s Timothy A. DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health has received a grant to support research on African children and adolescents exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Read more about »
Timothy A. DeRouen named an AADR Fellow in 2018
Timothy A. DeRouen, Professor Emeritus of Global Health, Oral Health Sciences, and Biostatistics, has been named one of the three recipient of the 2018 Fellows Program by the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) along with Susan Herring (UW) and Jeffrey W. Stansbury (University of Colorado). Read more about »
New Oral Health Fogarty Fellowship: 12-month global health program in Peru
Our DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health is partnering with the Global Health Fellows for a 12-month clinical research training fellowship program in Peru. Read more about »