Research Day provides an annual forum highlighting innovative and groundbreaking research through presentations by our students and faculty members.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
In-person | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
AMS Student Nest, Great Hall
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The UBC Faculty of Dentistry’s Research Day highlights current research accomplishments and showcases innovative and groundbreaking research projects via oral and poster presentations by undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research associates, visiting scientists and faculty members. An ever-popular feature is a ‘rapid talks’ session where selected researchers have four minutes to describe their research.
2026 Research Poster Presentation Competition Results
Undergraduate Students: Fundamental Research Projects
1st – Iris Zhou (DMD 2027 candidate), supervised by Dr. Jessica Rosin
2nd – Sabrina Ownsworth (DMD 2027 candidate), supervised by Dr. Jessica Rosin
3rd – Madeline Chan (DMD 2028 candidate), supervised by Dr. Hannu Larjava
Undergraduate Students: Applied Research Projects
1st – Noah Kroeker (DMD 2027 candidate), supervised by Dr. Daniel Graf
2nd – Jared Jones (DMD 2027 candidate), supervised by Dr. Nancy Ford
3rd – Shirslie Gao (BSc), supervised by Dr. Bingshuang Zou
Undergraduate Students: Clinical Research Projects
1st – Emily Wang (DMD 2028 candidate), supervised by Dr. Catherine Poh
2nd – Anh Duong (BDSc 2026 candidate), supervised by Dr. Denise Laronde
3rd – Nathan Liu (DMD 2028 candidate), supervised by Dr. Jolanta Aleksejūnienė
Clinical Specialty MSc Students
1st – Kyle Scoten (MSc Dip Orthodontics Year 3), supervised by Dr. Jolanta Aleksejūnienė
2nd – Mirian Dang (MSc Dip Orthodontics Year 3), supervised by Dr. Bingshuang Zou
3rd – Leila Gholami (MSc Dip Periodontics Year 3), supervised by Dr. Rana Tarzemany
Craniofacial Science MSc Students
1st – Maryam Shakeri (MSc Year 1), supervised by Dr. Daniel Graf
2nd – Luz Velasco (MSc Year 1), supervised by Dr. Daniel Graf
PhD Students
1st – Parsa Shafiei (PhD Year 1), supervised by Dr. Daniel Graf
2nd – Ilena Yim (PhD Year 2), supervised by Dr. Denise Laronde
Students’ Choice Award
1st – Tamar Rabadi (BDSc 2027 candidate), supervised by Dr. Ricardo Carvalho
Schedule of Events
The day will highlight the outstanding research conducted by undergraduate and graduate students in the Faculty, and showcase how student-led inquiry contributes to the future of dentistry. Listen to presentations, view research posters and network with potential mentors and collaborators while deepening your appreciation of the role research plays in advancing patient care. Dr. Catherine Poh, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Oral Cancer Research, will deliver the day’s keynote presentation.
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FAQs
The entire Faculty is invited to participate, including dental students, dental hygiene students, graduate students, postgraduate residents, staff, postdoctoral research fellows, research associates, visiting scientists, and full-time and part-time faculty.
There are no classes scheduled on this day.
All students are expected to attend; regular absence policies will apply. If you cannot attend, please submit a class absence record via the Intranet.
Letters of attendance will be sent to attendees following the event.
There will be a poster competition with first place in each category awarded $500!
Contact
For more information, please contact Ingrid Ellis, Manager of Research Administration, at iellis@dentistry.ubc.ca.