Past CORAS Award Winners

2021 CORAS Award Winners

Travel Awards

AADOCR Research Day Award

Awardee: Matthew Pendleton, D1
Mentors: Dr. Mark Moss, Gerard Camargo, Dr. Rob Tempel, Dr. Joe Parkinson, Dr. Raul Garcia, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Dajani
Poster Title: “Payment Method and Demographics Influence Patterns of Dental Service Utilization”. Poster# 26

Hinman Research Symposium Award

Awardee: Brittanie Height, D3
Mentors: Monique Duru, Dr. Shiv Patel, Dr. Troy Sluder III, Dr. David Paquette
Poster Title: “Bridging the Gap:  Creating a Referral Pipeline between ECU Family Medicine and ECU School of Dental Medicine for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes”. Poster# 41

SCADA Award

Awardee:  Laura Bauza-Davila, D1
Mentor: Dr. Roopwant Kaur Dr. Mark Moss, Gerard Camargo
Poster Title:  “Does Caries Risk Assessment Affect Operative Treatment of Adults at the ECU School of Dental Medicine”. Poster# 25

2022 CORAS Award Winners

Travel Awards

AADOCR Research Day Award

Awardee: Kyu Lee, D1
Mentors: S. Pasetto, Dr. Ramiro Murata
Poster Title: “Viral-Candida Interactions and Elucidation of Host Cell-Signaling Pathways”. Poster# 6

Hinman Research Symposium Award

Awardee: Kaisi Peel, D1
Mentors: Dr. Azeez Aileru, B Vetha
Poster Title: “Expression of Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger in Cardiac Myocytes of (mRen2)27 Transgenic Model of Hypertension”. Poster# 7

SCADA Award

Awardee: Jackson Russell, D1
Mentor: Dr. Luis Sensi, Dr. Saulo Geraldeli
Poster Title: “Toothbrush Abrasion and Light Curing Effects on the Gloss Retention and Repolishiability of Composite Resins”. Poster# 32

2023 CORAS Award Winners

Travel Awards

AADOCR Research Day Award

Awardee: Kyu Lee, D2
Mentors: Guimaraes Silva, P. Vasconcelos, Gabriel Abuna, E Melo de Brito Costa, Dr. Ramiro Murata
Poster Title: “Assessment of the Antifungal Activity of Geraniol, Citronellal, and Linalool”. Poster# 9

Hinman Research Symposium Award

Awardee: Megan Blackstock, D3
Mentors: Dr. Moahmen Sheba, Dr. Hanan Elgendy, Dr. Alex Gillone, Dr. A. Vidal, Dr. Acela Martinez Luna
Poster Title: “Use of Custom Anatomic Healing Abutments: A Case Report”. Poster# 20

SCADA Award

Awardee: Richard Van Gurp, D1
Mentor: Dr. Mark Moss, Dr. Qiang Wu, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Dajani
Poster Title: “The Resounding effect of COVID-19 on Dental Utilization, Payer Type, and Prophylaxis Code Frequency”. Poster# 26

2024 CORAS Award Winners

Category Awards

Basic & Materials Research

Awardee: DaQuan MeBane, D1
Mentor/Team: Dr. Azeez Aileru, B Vetha,
Poster Title: “Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System on Cardiomyocyte and the Impact of Anti-Hypertensive Drug on Myocardial Excitability”. Poster# 46

Case Reports

Awardee: Areej Hussein, D2
Mentor: Dr. Hanan Elgendy
Poster Title: “ Esthetic Enhancement of Peg Lateral Incisors: A Conservative Approach Using Composite Restorations – Case Report”. Poster# 29

Clinical Research

Awardee: Dr. Asha Sude
Team: K. Schlam, HSV Tejeda, GJ Reside, AE Sanders, DA Felton, IJ De Kok
Poster Title: “ Treatment Outcomes of Four-Implant Retained Maxillary Palateless Overdenture: A 5-Year Observational Study”. Poster#: 7

Community/Epidemiology Research

Awardee: Lucy Anna Sheaffer, Nutrition Science, College of Allied Health Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Rob Tempel
Poster Title: “The Hyde County Project: Collaboration for Education, Outreach, and Service”. Poster# 21

Scholarship of Teaching/Mentoring

Awardee: Dr. Michael Webb
Team: Dr. Mark Moss
Poster Title: “The Lewis Collaborative in Pediatric Dentistry: A One Year Review”. Poster# 32

People’s Choice Award

Awardee: Markus Mosley, D3
Mentors: Dr. Wenjian Zhang and Dr. Xiaoxi Cui, E. Stevens, G. Camargo
Poster Title: “Determine the accuracy of CBCT Reconstructed Panoramic Images in Periodontal Assessment”. Poster# 8

Travel Awards

AADOCR Research Day Award

Awardee: Markus Mosley, D3
Mentors: Dr. Wenjian Zhang and Dr. Xiaoxi Cui, E. Stevens, G. Camargo
Poster Title: “Determine the accuracy of CBCT Reconstructed Panoramic Images in Periodontal Assessment”. Poster# 8

Hinman Research Symposium Award

Awardee: DaQuan MeBane, D1
Mentor: Dr. Azeez Aileru, B. Vetha
Poster Title: “Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System on Cardiomyocyte and the Impact of Anti-Hypertensive Drug on Myocardial Excitability”. Poster# 46

SCADA Award

Awardee: Liam Hopfensperger, D1
Mentors: Dr. Wenjian Zang and Dr. Xiaoxi Cui
Poster Title: “CBCT Analysis of Nasopalatine Anatomy Relative to Maxillary Incisors”. Poster# 3

2025 CORAS Award Winners

Category Awards

Basic Discovery

Awardee: Kiarash Sehizadeh
Mentor/Team Members: Dr. Erzsebet Szatmari, Paulina Sutton, Keerthana Surabhi, Jonathan Frank, Dr. Alexandre Vieira
Poster title: “μCT Analysis of Craniofacial Skeleton in ADAP1 KO Mice”.  Poster# 42

Case Reports

Awardee: Baldwin Bell, D2
Mentor/Team Members: Haley Debnam, Dr. Abrar Bakhsh, Dr. Xiaoxi Cui,  Dr. David Paquette
Poster title: “Restoring Oral Function in Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Case Report” .  Poster# 16

Clinical/Community/Implementation/Research – #1

Awardee: Dr. Dalia Nashed
Mentor/Team Members: Alex Betancourt, Keely Curry, Dr. Zachary Schnoor, Dr. Paul Lindauer
Poster title: “Retrospective Analysis of Anterior Endodontic Outcomes Performed at ECU School of Dental Medicine”.  Poster# 21

Clinical/Community/Implementation/Research – #2

Awardee: Dr. Antonio Roberts, Resident
Mentor/Team Member:  Dr. Nikki Tucker, Gerard Camargo, Dr. Mark Moss
Poster title: “Recurrence of General Anesthesia (GA) in Pediatric Dental Care: A 7-Year Retrospective Study at ECU SoDM”.  Poster# 32

Education/Training/Mentoring/Interprofessional Research

Awardee: Zachary Featherstone, D1
Mentor/Team Members: Dr. Wenjian Zhang, Dr. Xiaoxi Cui
Poster title:  “Evaluation of Panoramic Acquisition Errors by Pre-doctoral Dental Students”.  Poster# 3

People’s Choice

(This year we had a tie between Poster #5 and Poster# 13)

Awardee: Blake Henkel, D1
Mentors/Team Members: Dr. Ramiro Murata, Marcelo Henrique dos Santos, Paulo Fortes-DaSilva
Poster title: “Antifungal Activity of Benzophenones Against Oral Candida spp”.Poster# 5

Awardee: Jarod Ruffing, D1
Mentor/Team Members:  Dr. Shankar Venkat, Dahlia Nashed, Dr. Doug Kellogg, Bud Fiddler, Dr. Abrar Bakhsh, Dr. Zachary Schnoor
Poster title: “Osteosarcoma Mimicking Necrotic Pulp and Acute Apical Abscess: A Case Report”.  Poster# 13

Travel Awards

AADOCR Research Day Award

Awardee: Blake Henkel, D1
Mentors/Team Members:  Dr. Ramiro Murata, Marcelo Henrique dos Santos, Paulo Fortes-DaSilva
Poster title:  “Antifungal Activity of Benzophenones Against Oral Candida spp”, Poster# 5

Hinman Research Symposium Award

Awardee: Zachary Featherstone, D1
Mentor/Team Members:  Dr. Wenjian Zhang and Dr. Xiaoxi Cui
Poster title:  “Evaluation of Panoramic Acquisition Errors by Pre-doctoral Dental Students”.  Poster# 3

SCADA Award

Awardee: Noah Murray, D1
Mentor/Team Members: Dr. Mark Moss, Dr. Acela Martinez-Luna, Annette Echevarria
Poster title: Evaluating Salivary Screening Test as a Complimentary Periodontal Risk Assessment Tool”.  Poster# 9

2026 CORAS Award Winners

Category Awards

Basic Discovery

Awardee: Alexander Brant, D2
Mentor/Team Members: Dr. Ramiro M. Murata
Poster title: “Candida albicans Mediated Regulation of HIV 1 Infection”.  Poster# 47

Case Reports

Awardee: Bianca Soos, D3 and Hannah Probst, D3
Mentor/Team Members: Dr. Hannan Elgendy
Poster title: “Clinical Performance of Structural Color-Based Shade Matching in Single-Shade Resin Composite Restorations”.  Poster# 7

Community Dentistry/Clinical Research

Awardee: Delaney Hill – D1
Mentor/Team Members: Dr. Camilia Crescente, Dr. Linda May, Dr. Vanessa Pardi, and Dr. Ramiro M. Murata
Poster title: “Cut the cord:  Presence of Oral Bacteria in the Placenta”.  Poster# 31

Dental Education

Awardee: Ms. Nikki Teel and Dr. Taneet Ghuman
Mentor/Team Member: Mr. Gerard Camargo, Ms. Melissa Moses, Ms. Kelley Reinsmith-Jones, and Dr. Mark Moss
Poster title: “Integration of Social Work and Dentistry at East Carolina University”. Poster #13

People’s Choice

Awardee: Delaney Hill, D1
Mentor/Team Members: Dr. Camilia Crescente, Dr. Linda May, Dr. Vanessa Pardi, and Dr. Ramiro M. Murata
Poster title: “Cut the cord:  Presence of Oral Bacteria in the Placenta”.  Poster# 31

Honorable Mention

Awardee: Lauren Carter, MS candidate, Chemistry
Mentor/Team Members: Dr. Saulo Geraldeli and Dr. William Allen
Poster title: “Design and Evaluation of Antibiofilm Dental Adhesives Incorporating Marine Alkaloid-Inspired Compounds”.  Poster# 46

Travel Awards

AADOCR Research Day Award

Awardee: Henry Browning, D3
Mentors/Team Members: Dr. Wenjian Zhang, Dr. Xiaoxi Cui, and Dr. Salim Koroma
Poster title: “The Effectiveness of Dental Radiology Interpretation Orientation on the Diagnostic Performance of Dental Students”, Poster# 18

DENTSPLY Sirona/SCADA Award

Awardee:Blake Henkel, D2
Mentor/Team Members: Dr. Ramiro Murata, Marcelo Henrique dos Santos, Dr. Paulo Fortes-Da Silva
Poster title: “Antifungal Activity of Polyprenylated Benzophenones Against Oral Candida Species”.  Poster# 48

Hinman Research Symposium Award

Awardee: W. Joshua Bozeman, D1 and Landon Evans, D1
Mentor/Team Members:  Dr. Wenjian Zhang and Dr. Xiaoxi Cui
Poster title: “Effect of Implant Crowns on Adjacent Natural Teeth”, Poster# 33

Special Care Needs Award

Awardee: Dr. Marlene Dontsop, Resident
Mentor/Team Members: Dr. Nikki Tucker and Dr. Mark Moss
Poster title: “Dental treatment considerations of pediatric patients with autism spectrum disorder”, Poster# 25