Science Colloquium

The Science Colloquium is a lecture series featuring outstanding leaders in biomedical research at The Ohio State University. These are held each month during the academic year in Postle Hall. The primary audience includes faculty, students, staff, and alumni from the College of Dentistry, along with other health science researchers and the university public.

Science Colloquium archive

The Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Ohio: Lessons from the Field

January 21, 2021

Dr. Abigail Norris Turner, PhD

Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Chronic Social Stress, Inflammation and Anxiety

November 12, 2020

Dr. John F. Sheridan, PhD

Division of Biosciences, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
Associate Director, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, OSU Wexner Medical Center

How to heal wounds without a scar: Lessons learned from embryonic skin

September 17, 2020

Dr. Traci A. Wilgus, PhD

Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Pediatric Dentistry Research: Studying What Really Matters Now

January 22, 2020

Dr. Kelly Kelleher, MD, MPH

Vice President of Community Health
Principal Investigator, Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

How the biofilm state puts bacteria to Zzzzzzz

November 7, 2019

Dr. Steven D. Goodman, PhD

Director, Oral GI Microbiology Research Affinity Group, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
The Ohio State University College of Medicine

An Overview of Sinonasal Disorders

September 5, 2019

Dr. Bradley Otto, MD

Rhinology Fellowship Director, Division of Sinus and Allergy, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and Department of Neurological Surgery
The Ohio State University College of Medicine

The Medieval woman with lapis lazuli in her dental calculus: an interdisciplinary detective story

April 18, 2019

Dr. Alison Beach, PhD

Department of History, The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences

"Tasting" sugars beyond the tongue

January 17, 2019

Dr. George Kyriazis, PhD

Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Center (DMRC), The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Regenerative strategies including dental pulp stem cells for augmentation of bone and joints

November 1, 2018

Dr. Alicia Bertone, DVM, PhD

Department of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Sciences
Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate School

Rock, Paper, Scissors: The relative contributions of genotype and environment to oral health

September 14, 2018

Dr. Purnima Kumar, BDS, PhD

Division of Periodontology, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry

The Use of 3D Printing in Musculoskeletal Regenerative Medicine

April 5, 2018

Dr. David Dean, PhD

Department of Plastic Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Electronic Cigarettes, Cigarettes and Tobacco Product Design: Integrating Science for Tobacco Product Assessment

November 2, 2017

Dr. Peter Shields, MD

Department of Internal Medicine, OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center - The James

The Role of Confidence in Decision-Making and Action

September 14, 2017

Dr. Richard Petty, PhD

Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University

Fossil Teeth and Neanderthal Biology

January 19, 2017

Dr. Debra Guatelli-Steinberg, PhD

Department of Anthropology, The Ohio State University

Matrix Metalloproteinase-20 (MMP20) in Enamel Development: Results From Too Little or Too Much of an Essential MMP

August 30, 2016

John D. Bartlett, MS, PhD

Associate Dean for Research
College of Dentistry

Calming the Neuroinferno with Diet and Drugs

May 5, 2016

Gary L. Wenk, PhD

Professor, Departments of Psychology & Neuroscience & Molecular, Virology Immunology and Medical Genetics
The Ohio State University

Current Advances in Transoral Robotic Surgery

January 21, 2016

Enver Ozer, MD

Professor, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
​Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University

Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Health Matters

November 19, 2015

Marc Tasse, PhD

Director, Nisonger Center – UCEDD
Professor, Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry
The Ohio State University

From Herpetic Gingivostomatitis to Cancer Therapy: Taming Herpes Simplex Virus for Public Good

September 17, 2015

Timothy P. Cripe, MD, PhD

Division Chief Hematology/Oncology & BMT  Nationwide Childrens' Hospital 
Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Dental Emergency Care Clinic

Monday-Thursday
7:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Friday
7:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Student Dental Clinics

Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Ohio State Dental Faculty Practice

Monday-Friday
7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Upper Arlington Dental Clinic

Monday
7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Tuesday-Thursday
7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Friday
7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.