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Carmem Pfeifer, DDS, PhD

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Principal Investigator
Associate Professor

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

Ana Paula Fugolin, DDS, PhD

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Materials scientist
Post-doctoral fellow and Lab manager

Matthew Logan, BS, MS

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Chemist,
Senior Research Assistant

Steven Lewis,
BS, MS

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Mechanical/Biomedical Engineer, Research Associate

Alexander Kendall, PhD

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Chemist,
​Senior Research Associate


Students and visiting scholars

Fernanda Lucena
Conor Scanlon, first year dental student

Pfeifer Lab Alumni

Oscar Navarro , PhD

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Chemist, past research assistant professor
Currently: R&D director at Socati

Vincent Huynh, MS

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Chemist, past research assistant
​Currently: R&D at Lacamas labs

Adam Dobson, BS

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Chemical engineer, past research assistant
Currently: graduate student at CU Boulder, Chemical and Biological Engineering

Wilbes Mbiya, PhD

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Chemist, past post-doctoral fellow
Currently: lab manager at Nike

Past Visiting Scholars

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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
Andreia Bolzan, DDS, MS, PhD
Lourenço Correr Sobrinho, DDS, MS, PhD

Past Visiting Summer Interns

Shirley
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Eleanor
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Emily

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