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The Lemos-Abranches Lab Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry

Awards & Honors

Ongoing Awards

  • Vaxcyte AGR00021384 – Lemos J (PI) Vaccine Evaluation to Prevent Root Canal Failure
  • Vaxcyte – Abranches J (PI) Development of a vaccine against Streptococcus mutans
  • NIH/NIDCR RO1 DE022559 – Abranches J, Lemos J (MPI) Intracellular Invasion by Streptococcus mutans: Significance in Disease
  • NIH/NIAID R01 AI172179 – Lemos J (PI) Second Messenger Nucleotides of Enterococcus faecalis
  • NIH/NIDCR R01 DE032555 – Lemos J (PI) Mechanisms of metal ion homeostasis of oral streptococci
  • NIH/NIDCR T90 De021990 – Lemos J (PI/PD) Comprehensive Training Program in Oral Biology

Completed Awards

  • NIH/NIDCR RO1 DE019783 – Lemos J (PI) Role of the Spx Regulator in Streptococcus mutans
  • NIH/NIAID R21 AI135158 – Lemos J (PI) Regulatory Nucleotides of Enterococcus faecalis
  • NIH/NIAID R21 AI137446 – Lemos J/ Wallet S (MPI) Significance of metal homeostasis to bacterial pathogenesis in chronic wounds
  • Colgate CARE Award AGR DTD 04-28-2017 – Abranches (PI) Association of Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans in Early Childhood Caries Recurrence
  • American Heart Association  10GRNT4210049 – Abranches (PI) Invasion of human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAEC) by Streptococcus mutans: molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis
  • University of Florida College of Dentistry Seed Grant – Lemos J and Wallet S (MPI) Enterococcus faecalis Pathogenesis in Wound Infection
  • NIH/NIDCR R03 DE017101- Lemos J (PI) Adaptive Acid Tolerance of Streptococcus sobrinus

Sponsored Fellowships

  • NIH/NIDCR F31 DE032899 – Alexandra Petersib (PI), Predoctoral Fellowship
  • American Heart Association AWD11561– Ling Ning Lam (PI), Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • American Heart Association AWD11562– Debra N. Branson (PI), Predoctoral Fellowship
  • American Heart Association 16PRE27090044 – Colomer-Winter C (PI), GSA Predoctoral Fellowship
  • Significance of Manganese Homeostasis to Enterococus faecalis Systemic Infections
  • NIH/NHLBI – F31 HL124952-01 – Aviles-Reyes A (PI), Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Fellowship
  • Host responses and prevalence of Streptococcus mutans in cardiovascular diseases