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annual report
Research Mission
The University of Florida College of Dentistry is part of a major research-intensive university and research
is an essential component of our mission. Our faculty, staff and students are dedicated to participating in
research and scholarly activity focused on the creation of new knowledge that will enhance our teaching
and service missions.
UF College of Dentistry currently ranks No. 6 among the 55 dental schools in the United States
in federal funding for research. In addition we are committed to seeking support for our research and
training activities through industry and state funding.
The college is nationally recognized for its oral health research enterprise, emphasizing infectious
diseases in dentistry, bone biology, pain and neurosciences, and translational research to improve clinical
and dental care. We anticipate building on this reputation by recruitment of mid-career, top-notch basic
scientists to achieve excellence in areas of established strength in the college while more closely aligning
the college with key initiatives within the university and Health Science Center. These initiatives include genomics of infectious
diseases, immunology, autoimmunity, biostatistics, cancer epidemiology and prevention, cell biology/cell signaling, and pain
and neurosciences. We will also strive to recruit magnet investigators and junior investigators to provide a nucleus of clinical and
translational researchers in areas where we presently have complementary strengths.
The collaborative research efforts of our faculty, staff and students to explore new scientific concepts and critically assess
contemporary treatment modalities have led to new knowledge that will be translated into clinical practice to support our standards
of teaching and patient care, which is the ultimate goal of our profession.
Research Awards - Fiscal Years 1997 to 2003
Since the mid-1990s the college has
sustained sponsored research funding
exceeding $6 million annually. However,
the amount of sponsored funding received
through the college’s office of research
experienced a remarkable overall increase
of more than 200 percent during the fiscal
years of 2001/2002 and 2002/2003. The
growth in our research activity is primarily
due to the recruitment of new research
faculty and the continuing efforts of our
established researchers.
30 Gator Dentist Today Fall/Winter 2003
$14,000,000
$12,000,000
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
Non Federal
Federal
$6.9
million
$6.2
million
$6.3
million
Ken Anusavice, D.M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
$6.6
million
$10.8
million
$14 million
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