Laboratory Information:
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Building 10, Room 1N103
10 Center Drive (MSC 1197)
Bethesda, MD 20892
Website: http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/
Technology Transfer Website: http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/Research/NIDCRLaboratories/Intramural_Technology_Transfer_Office/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Health and Human Services
Region: Mid-Atlantic
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Dr. David Bradley
Phone: 301-402-1132
Fax: 301-402-1005
Email: bradleyda@nidcr.nih.gov
Background/History of the Laboratory:
Established in
1948, the mission of the National Institute of Dental and
Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is to promote the general
health of the American people by improving their oral, dental
and craniofacial health. Through the conduct and support of
research and the training of researchers, the NIDCR aims to
promote health, prevent diseases and conditions, and develop
new diagnostics and therapeutics.
Mission of the Laboratory:
The mission of
the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
(NIDCR) is to improve oral, dental and craniofacial health
through research, research training, and the dissemination of
health information. We accomplish our mission by: performing
and supporting basic and clinical research; conducting and
funding research training and career development programs to
ensure an adequate number of talented, well-prepared and
diverse investigators; coordinating and assisting relevant
research and research-related activities among all sectors of
the research community; promoting the timely transfer of
knowledge gained from research and its implications for
health to the public, health professionals, researchers, and
policy-makers.
Facilities:
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
- Material Transfer Agreements
- Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Biomaterials
- Biotechnology
- Special Needs Populations
- Stem Cells
- Systemic Diseases
- Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorders
- Tissue Damage and Repair
- Tissue Engineering
- Tooth Physiology
- Viral Infections of the Oral Cavity
- Fluoride and Fluorosis
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Health Disparities
- Health Literacy
- HIV Transmission and Pathogenesis
- Host Responses/Susceptibility to Infection
- Clinical Trials
- Community-Based Participatory Research
- Craniofacial Birth Defects
- Craniofacial Development
- Dental Materials and Devices
- Dental Practice-Based Research Networks
- Microbial Ecology and Pathogenesis
- Microbial Genetics, Genomics, and Proteomics
- Mineralized Tissues and Mineralization
- Neurophysiology
- Older Populations
- Oral Cancer
- Oral Epithelial Cell Biology and Pathology
- Pain
- Pharmacogenetics
- Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations
- Saliva and Salivary Glands
- Salivary Diagnosis
