2022

Sep 2022 A new National Science Foundation grant (Title: Collaborative Research: Smart Dental Implant for Ambulatory Dental Care) was awarded to Dr. Hwang and Dr. Kim at U of South Florida. 

Jul 2022 Two DMD candidates Stephanie Dominguez and Teny Odaimi joined the summer research program in our lab.

Mar 2022 "A 3D-Printed Customizable Platform for Multiplex Dynamic Biofilm Studies" has been accepted for publication in Advanced Materials Technologies.

Feb 2022 "In it together: Candida-bacterial oral biofilms and therapeutic strategies" (invited review) has been accepted for publication in Environmental Microbiology Reports.

Jan 2022 Kevin Tao joined our lab as a volunteer.

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2021

Aug 2021 "Bimodal nanocomposite platform with antibiofilm and self-powering functionalities for biomedical applications" has been accepted for publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

Jul 2021 Dr. Hwang's application (with Dr. Kim at Temple U) has been selected as a finalist for the 14th round of the Science Center research accelerator (QED Proof-of-Concept program). Congratulations!

Jul 2021 Dr. Atul Dhall was selected as a finalist in AADR Hatton Competition at the 2021 IADR/AADR general session. Congratulations!

Jun 2021 Two DMD candidates Cerjay Lugtu and Brett Kim joined the summer research program in our lab.

Jun 2021 Two Penn undergraduate students Ravikiran Ramjee and Tiffany Lee joined the summer research program in our lab.

May 2021 Dr. Hye-Eun Kim and Dr. Atul Dhall received an AADR Travel Award. Congratulations! 

Apr 2021 Our previous lab member Sherry Zheng has received admission to NYU College of Dentistry. Big congrats!

Apr 2021 "Intervening in symbiotic cross-kingdom biofilm interactions: A binding mechanism-based non-microbicidal approach" has been accepted for publication in mBio.

Mar 2021 Prof. Kirim Kim joined our lab as a visiting scholar.

Feb 2021 "Diagnosis of Biofilm-Associated Peri-Implant Disease Using a Fluorescence-Based Approach" has been accepted for publication in Dentistry Journal.

Jan 2021 "Implication of surface properties, bacterial motility, and hydrodynamic conditions on bacterial surface sensing and their initial adhesion" has been accepted for publication in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.

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2020

Dec 2020 "Synergism of Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans reinforces biofilm maturation and acidogenicity in saliva: an in vitro study" has been accepted for publication in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology.

Aug 2020 Dr. Minjun Oh joined our lab as a postdoc researcher.  

Jul 2020 "Cross-kingdom cell-to-cell interactions in cariogenic biofilm initiation" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Dental Research.

Jun 2020 A research volunteer Sherry Zheng and two undergraduate students Joseph Heo and Le (Helen) He joined the summer research program in our lab.

Jun 2020 "Human Oral Motion-Powered Smart Dental Implant (SDI) for In Situ Ambulatory Photobiomodulation Therapy" has been accepted for publication in Advanced Healthcare Materials.

Mar 2020 "Antibiofilm activity of a novel pit and fissure self-adhesive sealant modified with metallic monomers" has been accepted for publication in Biofouling. 

Feb 2020 "Dynamics of bacterial population growth in biofilms resemble spatial and structural aspects of urbanization" has been accepted for publication in Nature Communications. 

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2019

Dec 2019 "A comprehensive analysis of near-contact photobiomodulation therapy in the host-bacteria

interaction model using 3D-printed modular LED platform" has been accepted for publication in Advanced Biosystems.

Dec 2019 Dr. Marwa Bawazir joined our lab as a DScD student.

Sep 2019 Dr. Atul Dhall joined our lab as a postdoc researcher.  

Jul 2019 Dr. Hwang was appointed as Assistant Professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences. 

May 2019 Dr. Hye-Eun Kim received an AADR Travel Award. Congratulations! 

Apr 2019 Dr. Hwang's first-author paper has been accepted for publication in Science Robotics.  

 

2018

Oct 2018 Dr. Hye-Eun Kim joined our lab as a postdoc researcher. 

Jul 2018 Dr. Hwang received a National Institute of Health R01 grant.

May 2018 Dr. Hwang received The Joseph and Josephine Rabinowitz Award for Excellence in Research at The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.