“… NIH director Dr. Francis Collins announced that he selected Dr. Rena N. D’Souza as next director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.”
“A licensed dentist, D’Souza is currently assistant vice president for academic affairs and education for health sciences at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. There she also serves as a professor of dentistry, the Ole and Marty Jensen chair of the School of Dentistry and professor of neurobiology and anatomy, pathology and surgery in the School of Medicine and the department of biomedical engineering. She is expected to begin her new role as NIDCR director later this year.”
“Dr. D’Souza is renowned for her research in craniofacial development, genetics, tooth development and regenerative dental medicine,” said Collins. “She has worked as a proponent for NIH for decades, serving on critical advisory committees and as an expert consultant on multiple projects.”
“D’Souza will oversee the institute’s annual budget of more than $475 million, which supports basic, translational and clinical research in areas of oral cancer, orofacial pain, tooth decay, periodontal disease, salivary gland dysfunction, craniofacial development and disorders and the oral complications of systemic diseases…” Read the full article here.
Source: D’Souza Selected as Next NIDCR Director – October 2, 2020. NIH.
