Corporate Research

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM) welcomes the many valuable contributions corporations make to its mission of extraordinary education, research, and community service. The second largest dental school in the nation, TUSDM offers unusual opportunities for both community investment and research with diverse populations. Located in Boston’s Chinatown, our patients and neighbors are people of varied ethnic origin, age, and economic status. Opportunities abound for interdisciplinary and collaborative research throughout Tufts University, including with the Friedman School of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, and Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Our faculty researchers conduct research for corporate sponsors in many areas, including:

• Cancer Center Tissue Engineering Core
  • Director: Addy Alt-Holland
  • Phone: 617-636-4072

• Center for Integrated Tissue Engineering (CITE)
  • Director: Jonathan Garlick
  • Phone: 617-636-2444

• Dental Materials Lab-Gavel Center
  • Director: Dr. Gerard Kugel
  • Phone: 617-636-2745

• Division of Oral Biology Laboratory
  • Director: Jake Jinkun Chen
  • Phone: 617-636-2729

• Division of Craniofacial and Molecular Genetics
  • Director: Pamela Yelick
  • Phone: 617-636-2430

• Division of Biostatistics & Experimental Design
  • Dr. Matthew Finkelman
  • Phone: 617-636-3449

• Dry Eye Research Laboratory
  • Director: Driss Zoukhri
  • Phone: 617-636-3914

• Dry Mouth Clinic
  • Director: Athena Papas
  • Phone: 617-636-3932

• Facial Animation Laboratory
  • Director: Carroll-Ann Trotman
  • Phone: 617-636-0347

• The Craniofacial Pain Center
  • Director: Shuchi Dhadwal
  • Phone: 617-636-0813

Learn more about our currently enrolling clinical trials and studies. 

Corporate Research Investment

Corporation investments benefit both the school and corporations wishing to market products to future users, or gain access to important intellectual talent engaged in basic or clinical research. Tufts recognizes the value of true partnerships and exchange of ideas to determine where financial investment can benefit both corporations and the dental school.

Corporate research investment may be targeted to the following options:

• Practice Based Network (PBRN)
• Research Clinic
• Pre-Doctoral Research Travel Program
• Dr. J Murray Gavel Center – Materials Laboratory
• Tufts Dental Facilities – Vulnerable Populations
  • Tufts Dental Facilities (TDF) provides comprehensive dental care for adults and children with developmental disabilities living in Massachusetts. The TDF program began in 1976, as a result of a court order mandating that the Commonwealth expand access to medical and dental care for individuals with special needs. Today, TDF has more than 6,500 patients who are receiving care from oral health providers who have the expertise, experience, and facilities to properly serve patients with special needs.

Administrative Resources Available to Corporate Investors:

• IRB Team
• Clinical Trial Specialist/GCP and CITI Certified
• Protocol Development
• Biostatistics
• Grant Management
• Contracts – Contact pamela.corrado@tufts.edu

Search the TUSDM faculty members’ directory. Search our brochure which highlights all the equipment and resources of Dental Research Administration.

Contact Katie Dunn and she can match you with a Research Faculty member, katie.dunn@tufts.edu or call 617-636-2745.