# Opening Dental and Oral Research Summers (DORS) to Scientific Careers throughout Oregon

> **NIH NIH R25** · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $127,469

## Abstract

SUMMARY:
The goal of the Dental and Oral Research Summers (DORS) program is to create pathways to careers in dental,
oral, and craniofacial research by opening doors to undergraduate scholars particularly from rural and under-
represented communities within Oregon by providing summer research internships. Our dental school has
recently received an NIH/NIDCR T90 training grant and has the infrastructure to build upon for this current R25
application. At the core of both training opportunities are the leading experts in oral microbiology, dental
materials, and tissue regeneration. We have expanded the breadth of opportunities by creating a second
research track to include community dentistry and nutrition. We have established an internship in Southwestern
Oregon for learners who would not otherwise be available to spend a summer in Portland due to the distance.
Summer interns will be welcomed into these rich laboratory and community environments. We have partnered
with the state of Oregon's community leaders in rural health and in diversity to attract a robust cohort of applicants
representing under-represented minorities and nontraditional learners. We have identified peer mentors from our
current DMD Student Research Group to provide direction during the summer. And, we have a strong Leadership
and Advisory Team who are themselves diverse and passionate about mentoring undergraduate research. While
several excellent programs already exist for internships in biomedical research at OHSU to recruit
undergraduates, OHSU currently lacks a mechanism to recruit learners specifically interested in dental, oral and
craniofacial research. The DORS will establish partnerships with existing biomedical training programs at OHSU
and Portland State University and build our cohort in dental, oral and craniofacial research. Success of this
application will lead to increasing the number of dental scientists in the state of Oregon and the number of diverse
dental scientists by providing them a strong summer research program early in their careers.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10758276
- **Project number:** 5R25DE032536-02
- **Recipient organization:** OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** KIRSTEN Jeanne LAMPI
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $127,469
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2023-01-01 → 2027-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10758276

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10758276, Opening Dental and Oral Research Summers (DORS) to Scientific Careers throughout Oregon (5R25DE032536-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10758276. Licensed CC0.

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