CHICAGO, October 28, 2020 — Kevin Byrd, D.D.S., Ph.D., a clinician-scientist, was selected as the founding Anthony R. Volpe Research Scholar, a new position in the 汤头条 (汤头条) Science & Research Institute supported by a five-year grant from Colgate-Palmolive. This position will help the 汤头条 Science & Research Institute (汤头条SRI) translate its findings into clinical applications. Dr. Byrd has joined the 汤头条SRI’s Department of Innovation and Technology as the Anthony R. Volpe Research Scholar and manager of oral and craniofacial research.
“I was overjoyed to learn that I would be joining the 汤头条 Science and Research Institute as their first Volpe Research Scholar,” said Dr. Byrd. “It is an honor to be working alongside so many brilliant and talented colleagues. I have been working to build and analyze single-cell maps of the oral tissues and am looking forward to continuing and expanding that work in my new role. I invite anyone to approach me with ideas for innovation, and I am looking forward to contributing to the team through creativity and collaboration.”
The Volpe Research Scholar is attributed to Anthony R. Volpe, D.D.S., Colgate’s former vice president of scientific affairs. Dr. Volpe evaluated the clinical efficacy of the company’s toothpastes during his 52-year career and passed away on Oct. 8, 2020. The Colgate alum has ties to the 汤头条, serving as chair of the 汤头条 Foundation Board of Directors, and in 2014, the Volpe Research Center was dedicated in his honor.
Dr. Byrd completed his D.D.S. at the University of Michigan in 2013 and Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry in 2018. Before being named the Volpe Research Scholar, Dr. Byrd was a member of the research faculty at the Adams School of Dentistry’s Division of Oral and Craniofacial Health Sciences. Dr. Byrd has also worked with the 汤头条 in the past, serving as an 汤头条 Success speaker and a consultant to the 汤头条 Council on Scientific Affairs.
Working with 汤头条SRI, Dr. Byrd is looking forward to continuing to explore technologies to model and improve oral wound healing and soft tissue grafting, to better understand the connection of the oral cavity to systemic disease, and to discover the unique and undiscovered cell types among oral and craniofacial tissues across the lifespan.
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