Undergraduate Endowed Awards

Overview: 

Eligibility*: Students are permitted to hold only one undergraduate research endowment at a time. Refer to the Terms of Reference to review the eligibility for each category.

*Students can still receive tuition remission from the Mike Petryk School of Dentistry Undergraduate Research Initiative to top up the Internal MPSoD research awards to a maximum amount of $2,500.

*Award release will be contingent on the submission of a satisfactory closing report for the 2025 Undergraduate Research Initiative through eClass.

Application process: Download and submit the Application Form     

Deadline to apply: TBA

Submission: Submit your complete application, including attachments (merged into one PDF file) to dresadm@ualberta.ca.

Dr. Barry Zochodne Memorial Endowment Award for undergraduate research

Project 1: Periodontal Landmark Identification in Ultrasound Imaging: Using AI-assisted tool to train dental students 

Awardee: Zanib Kiani

Supervisor(s): Fabiana Almeida

Endodontics Endowment Award

Project 1: Detection of Untreated MB2 Canals as Incidental and Actionable Findings on Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) Scans

Awardee: Hannah Tyrell

Supervisor(s): Camila Pachecho-Pereira and Yuli Berlin-Broner

Gerald Stewart Radiology Undergraduate Research Endowment Award

Project 1: AI-Driven Analysis of Jaw-Bone Alterations in CBCT Images Associated with Systemic Diseases

Awardee: Adnan Black

Supervisor(s): Nazila Ameli and Fabiana Almeida

Project 2: Exploring TMJ MRI findings and their association with arthroscopy findings in patients with temporomandibular disorders - Insights from radiology reports and AI-driven analysis

Awardee: Derek Lum

Supervisor: Fabiana Almeida and Clayton Davis

Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology Research Endowment Award

Project 1: Referral patterns and factors influencing access to care at a university-based orofacial multidisciplinary pain clinic

Awardee: Anastasia Romanowski

Supervisor(s): Reid Friesen and Parvaneh Badri