Corporate Research

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine 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, Tufts 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, 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: Jonathon 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,

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