Professional Activities

Professional Committee Assignments:

• Faculty Council Representative, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, 2010
• Postdoctoral Student Selection Committee, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology, 2005-2010
• IADR Periodontal Research Group Abstract Reviewer 2004-2007
• IADR Periodontal Research Group Secretary 2009-2010
• IADR Periodontal Research Group President-Elect 2010-2011
• IADR Periodontal Research Group President 2011-2012
• IADR Periodontal Research Group Immediate Past-President 2011-2012
• IADR Periodontal Research Group Treasurer 2013-2017
• AADR Boston Section President-Elect 2012-2014
• The Forsyth Institute, Research Retreat Organizing Committee 2011, 2012, 2013
• The Forsyth Institute, Strategic Planning Committee 2012
• The Forsyth Institute, Director, Luminex Core 2013-
• IAP Executive Director 2013-

Teaching Experience

1. Course Instruction:

1. Guided Tissue Regeneration and Guided Bone Regeneration, 1998, Istanbul, Turkey
2. Dentistry and Periodontal Therapy, 1998, Ankara, Turkey
3. Research Writing Skills, APEX research program, graduate course, Boston University, 2007-2010
4. Advanced Oral Biology, postgraduate course, Boston University, 2004-2010
5. Oral Immunology, Boston University, 2005-2010
6. Classical Periodontology Literature Review, Boston University, 2009-present
7. Oral Microbiology, Harvard University, 2011-present
8. Oral Immunology and Microbiology, Boston University, 2013-present

2. Course Director:

• Oral Immunology: Postgraduate course (OB767),

• Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, 2006- 2010

• Oral Immunology and Microbiology

• Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, 2013-present

3. Clinical Teaching:

Postgraduate Periodontology, Advanced Education in Graduate Dentistry (AEGD),
Boston UniversityGoldman School of Dental Medicine, 2005-2011

4. Theses Directed as the First Reader or Contributed as Second Reader Faculty

Doctor of Science (DSc)


• Ahmed Zarrough (First Reader), 2013, Boston University
• Susan Soulafa Baloul (First Reader), 2009, Boston University
• Srinivas Ayilavarapu (Second Reader) 2008, Boston University, First Reader: T.E. Van Dyke
• Paola Andrea Hurtado (Second Reader), 2008, Boston University, First Reader: P.C. Trackman
• Loai Abdulfattah Al-Sofi (Second Reader), 2008, Boston University, First Reader: P.C. Trackman
• Maha Bahammam (Second Reader), 2009, Boston University, First Reader: P.C. Trackman
• Siddika Selva Sume (Second Reader), 2010, Boston University, First Reader: P.C. Trackman

Master of Science (MSc)

• Balsam Behbehani, (Second Reader), 2003, First Reader: T.E. Van Dyke
• Bandar Al-Harbi, (Second Reader), 2003, First Reader: T.E. Van Dyke
• Nadereh Ebrahimi, (Second Reader), 2004, First Reader: T.E. Van Dyke
• Bassam El-Jamous, (First Reader), 2005
• Raman Kohli, (Second Reader), 2006, First Reader: T.E. Van Dyke
• Justin Gee, (First Reader), 2007
• Mohammed Tareq Al-Zeitani, (First Reader), 2007
• Christina Xydas (Second Reader), 2007, First Reader: P.C. Trackman
• Stephanie Trahan, (Second Reader), 2007, First Reader: H. Hasturk
• Pratik Vakil (Second Reader), 2007, First Reader: T.E. Van Dyke
• Khiem Pham Nguyen (First Reader), 2008
• Alan Lee (Second Reader), 2008, First Reader: P.C. Trackman
• Charbel Zalloum (Second Reader), 2009, First Reader: P.C. Trackman
• Anastasios Moschidis (Second Reader), 2009, First Reader: D.T. Graves
• Saeid Malboubi (First Reader), 2009
• Abraham Baloul (First Reader), 2009
• Christopher Kelson (First Reader), 2009
• Mariam Karimeddiny (First Reader), 2009
• Hannah Cho (First Reader), 2009
• Mussadiq Iftikhar (Second Reader), 2010, First Reader: P.C. Trackman
• Yong Soo-Kim (Second Reader), 2011, First Reader: P.C. Trackman
• Fawzi Al-Qatami (First Reader), 2011
• Paul Tsai (First Reader), 2011
• Enrique Muller (First Reader), 2011
• Abdelrouf Suwid (First Reader), 2012
• Zeina Nseir (Second Reader), 2012, First Reader: P.C. Trackman
• Baher Felemban (First Reader), 2013

Awards:

Dean’s Award for Scientific Excellence, Boston University	2006
Associate Professor in Periodontology (Turkey)	2004
NATO Postdoctoral Research Science Fellowship B-1	1999
Best Research Award of Turkish Society of Periodontology	1997
University of Istanbul, Faculty of Dentistry, Dean’s Award	1996
Science and Technology Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) International Representation Award	1996
Best Research Award of Turkish Society of Periodontology	1995