UI Health Researchers Advancing Craniofacial and Cancer Research

Three members of the University of Illinois Cancer Center Cancer – Dr. Charles Gaber, assistant professor at the Retzky College of Pharmacy; Dr. Natalie Reizine, assistant professor at the UI College of Medicine; Dr. Todd Lee, professor and head of pharmacy systems outcomes and policy at the Retzky College of Pharmacy – received a three-year $1.2 million Data Science Award through the U.S. Department of War Prostate Cancer Research Program. Their project seeks to drive improvements in the effective use of androgen deprivation therapy combination therapy in men diagnosed with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, using advanced data science techniques including supervised machine learning, hybrid epidemiologic designs and target trial emulation.

Dr. Therese Galang-Boquiren, director of predoctoral orthodontics at the College of Dentistry, received an R21 exploratory/developmental grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). The funding will support research into the use of an oral appliance to treat obstructive sleep apnea.

Dr. Mariana Reis-Havlat, assistant professor in the College of Dentistry department of periodontics, has been awarded over $1.2 million from the NIDCR to explore how aging and disease impact the tissue covering the roots of teeth (cementum) and how these changes affect periodontal regeneration. This grant marks the second phase of her five-year NIH Pathway to Independence Award.