Carmem Pfeifer, DDS, PhD
Principal Investigator
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Dr. Carmem Pfeifer (DDS, PhD) is Associate Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Division of Biomaterials and Biomechanics at OHSU School of Dentistry. Dr. Pfeifer teaches Dental Materials and serves as an instructor in several Restorative Dentistry pre-clinical disciplines. She also serves as advisor to graduate theses in the School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry. She has been involved with International Association of Dental Research/Dental Materials Group since 2005, serving in different roles, including sub-group program chair, treasurer and currently as secretary of DMG.
Dr. Pfeifer obtained her DDS (2001) and PhD (2007) from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. She was a post-doc fellow (2008-2011) at the University of Colorado (Aurora/Boulder). Dr. Pfeifer has published over 60 research articles in the field of Dental Materials Sciences and Polymer Chemistry and serves as the reviewer for over 30 journals in polymer science and biomaterials, as well as for the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research at NIH. Her research focuses on the development of innovative polymeric materials for restorative dentistry, as well as on the development of analytical tools to characterize polymer properties evolution in real-time. Recently, she has received the inventor of the year award from OHSU for the commercial potential of her patented inventions, which have attracted the interest of several potential licensees. She has received over 4 million dollars in funding for her research and career development from the National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Oregon Medical Research Foundation, National Science Foundation, as well as industry partners. |
Meet Our Team
Matthew Logan, BS, MS
Chemist,
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Steven Lewis,
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Luke Miller, PhD |
Samuel Weber, BS, MS |
Students and visiting scholars
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Clara Park, second year dental student, former Summer Research program scholar
Genine Guimarães, DDS, MS, PhD candidate, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Stella Sonu, third year dental student
Fernanda Tsuzuki, DDS, MS, PhD candidate, Piracicaba School of Dentistry, UNICAMP, Brazil
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Conor Scanlon, fourth year dental student (over 10 years as a lab member)
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Pfeifer Lab Alumni
Oscar Navarro , PhD
Chemist, past research assistant professor
Currently: R&D director at Socati Polliana Mendes Candia Scaffa,
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Vincent Huynh, MS
Chemist, past research assistant
Currently: R&D at Lacamas labs Ana Paula Fugolin, DDS, MS, PhD
Dentist, Materials scientist, former post-doctoral fellow
NIDCR K99/R00 recipient Current: Assistant Professor, OHSU |
Adam Dobson, BS
Chemical engineer, past research assistant
Currently: graduate student at CU Boulder, Chemical and Biological Engineering Alexander Kendall, PhD
Chemist, former Research Assistant Professor
Current: Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) |
Wilbes Mbiya, PhD
Chemist, past post-doctoral fellow
Currently: lab manager at Nike Ryan Schmidt, BSPast non-OHSU student worker
Current: OHSU second year medical student |
Past Visiting Scholars
Atais Bacchi, DDs, MS, PhD
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André Faria-e-Silva, DDS, MS, PhD
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Amanda Mushashe, DDS, MS
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Rafael Consani, DDS, MS, PhD
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Sarah Aquino, DDS, MS
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Ana Rosa Correr, DDS, MS, PhD
Lincoln Pires Silva Borges, DDS, MS, PhD candidate, Piracicaba School of Dentistry, UNICAMP, Brazil
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Andreia Bolzan, DDS, MS, PhD
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Lourenço Correr Sobrinho, DDS, MS, PhD
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Livia Gaglianone
Gedalias Martins
Alan dos Santos
Daniel Sundfeld
Andressa dos Santos
Julia Puppin Rontani
Rafael Gomes
Caroline Mathias
Gedalias Martins
Alan dos Santos
Daniel Sundfeld
Andressa dos Santos
Julia Puppin Rontani
Rafael Gomes
Caroline Mathias
Past Visiting Summer Interns - Saturday Academy
Rajan Thanik and
Yukiko Gaudreault Shirley Lam Morgan Nelson Angela Tang |
Eleanor Quirby
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Emily Kono
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