Minnesota Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Training in Research Program
The Minnesota Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Training in Research (MN-DOCTR) Program offers grant-funded fellowships and research training for advanced predoctoral trainees, dual DDS/PhD students and postdoctoral trainees.
Minnesota Craniofacial & Oral Health Research Experience
The Minnesota Craniofacial and Oral Health Research Experience (MnCORE) aims to introduce new generations of researchers to questions in craniofacial, oral health and dental research. Research strengths of this training program include immunology/cancer, biomaterials, bone biology and microbiology.
Summer Research Fellowship Program
For incoming and current dental students, the Summer Research Fellowship Program offers the opportunity to do research under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Over a 10-week period in the summer, students undertake a structured research program; first time research fellows attend a weekly training seminar. The following spring, summer fellows have the opportunity to prepare a written report and a poster for presentation at local and regional student research meetings. In some cases, students have the opportunity to attend national meetings including the American Association for Dental Research. Stipends are provided in the form of financial aid.
DDS/PhD Training Program
Our Dentist-Scientist Training Program allows interested learners to pursue a DDS and a PhD at the School of Dentistry. The program brings together cross-disciplinary teams of trainees and mentors from such fields as biology, neuroscience, microbiology, genetics, immunology, engineering, psychology, dentistry, medicine and other disciplines that contribute to its research training mission. Learners frequently have the opportunity to present their research at local, regional and national meetings.
Graduate Program in Oral Biology
The Graduate Program in Oral Biology offers basic science research training to students seeking academic or research-focused careers. Students have the opportunity to complete a Master of Science or PhD in Oral Biology.
Graduate Student and Resident Grant Awards
Our graduate student researchers receive grant funding from a variety of sources to pursue their research.
Dual Degree | DDS/PhD in Oral Biology
Sarah Aitken. Binding Specificity and Transcriptional Regulation of Antigen I/II Adhesins in Streptococcus Gordonii. National Institutes of Health National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Grant. F30. Awarded 14 August 2025.
PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Bill Arndt. Structural characterization of the HIV-2 capsid lattice. National Institutes of Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Grant. F31. Awarded 27 September 2025.