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Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
Luisa A. DiPietro, DDS, PhD is Professor of Periodontics and Director of the Center for Wound Healing & Tissue Regeneration at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. DiPietro received her DDS and a PhD in Immunology from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and completed a residency in hospital dentistry at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. Research in the DiPietro laboratory focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of wound healing, with the ultimate goal of developing therapies that will allow humans to regenerate perfect tissue after an injury. Dr. DiPietro’s research has been continuously funded by NIH since 1994, and she has been the recipient of more than $17 million in extramural research grants and contracts. She has published more than 250 original articles and abstracts; her work was cited over a 1500 times in 2018 alone. Dr. DiPietro is an active mentor to young scientists, and has served as the primary mentor for more than 70 research trainees. Her honors and awards include the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Wound Healing Society and the Mentor of the Year Award from the American Association for Dental Research Student Research Group. Dr. DiPietro is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Friday, April 28, 2023
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Friday, April 28, 2023
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM