Alexandria, VA – The American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) has announced Chenshuang Li as the 2024 recipient of the Anne D. Haffajee Fellowship. Li, from University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, was recognized during the Opening Ceremonies of the 53rd Annual Meeting of the AADOCR, which was held in conjunction with the 102nd General Session of the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research and the 48th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research, on March 13-16, 2024 in New Orleans, LA.
Li completed her Ph.D. training in Orthodontics at the School and Hospital of Stomatology at Peking University, China, in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Dental and Craniofacial Research Institute in 2016 and completed her orthodontic specialty training at the UCLA School of Dentistry in 2019. She is a board-certified orthodontist with extensive clinical experience and a strong background in basic science. Li joined the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 2020 as an Assistant Professor of Orthodontics.
Li has published more than thirty-five peer-reviewed articles in top leading journals, including Biomaterials, Bioengineering & Translational Medicine, Journal of Dental Research, Journal of Dental Education, Progress in Orthodontics, AJODO, and the Angle Orthodontist. Her scholarly work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the 2021 ORS/ON Foundation Orthoregeneration Award, the 2021 University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Joseph and Josephine Rabinowitz Award for Excellence in Research, and the 2021 IADR Innovation Award for Excellence in Orthodontics Research.
The Anne D. Haffajee Fellowship was created in recognition of Dr. Haffajee’s many contributions to clinical research in Periodontology and Oral Biology and her prominence as a female leader and role model in the field. The immediate goal of this fellowship is to support women researchers at the early stages of their scientific careers. The long-term objective of this fellowship is to increase the representation of women at the higher ranks in science and academia in the field of Oral Biology. The US$10,000 Fellowship is supported by generous donations from individuals and companies who created the endowment.
About AADOCR
The American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research is a nonprofit organization with a mission to drive dental, oral, and craniofacial research to advance health and well-being. AADOCR represents the individual scientists, clinician-scientists, dental professionals, and students based in academic, government, non-profit and private-sector institutions who share our mission. AADOCR is the largest division of the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research. Learn more at www.aadocr.org.