# T-COHR: Training in Craniofacial and Oral Health Research

> **NIH NIH T32** · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · 2020 · $514,347

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT
This is a competing renewal application for a T32 grant that supports Training in Craniofacial and Oral Health
Research (T-COHR), an integrated research training program based in the College of Dental Medicine at the
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). The overarching objective of T-COHR is to foster the
development of clinician scientists and scientists focused on oral, dental and craniofacial research. To
accomplish this goal, T-COHR offers mentored, interdisciplinary research training opportunities in oral health,
craniofacial biology and bioengineering. T-COHR provides a strong curriculum and thematic research
experiences in an integrative framework that emphasizes mentoring, scientific advancement, academic career
development, grantsmanship, and productivity. For this renewal period, we are requesting (1) continued
support for the Dental Scientist Training Program (DSTP), offering a consolidated DMD/PhD degree pathway;
(2) continued support for predoctoral research training leading to the PhD degree in biomedical sciences or
bioengineering with applications to oral/craniofacial health; and (3) continued support for postdoctoral research
training for dentist-scientists and/or non-clinician PhD scientists in basic, translational or bioengineering
sciences important to dental, oral or craniofacial health. T-COHR is an integral part of the Center for Oral
Health Research (COHR), a University Center of Research Excellence in the College of Dental Medicine that
engages faculty and trainees in other disciplines and departments in the Colleges of Medicine, Graduate
Studies, Pharmacy and Dental Medicine at MUSC, the Department of Bioengineering at Clemson University,
and the NCI-designated Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC. Mentoring and training activities are thematically
grouped into 4 strategic areas of research focus: (i) molecular and cellular biology of oral infectious diseases,
(ii) oral pharyngeal cancer biology and cancer immunology, (iii) bioengineering/biomechanics of the oral and
craniofacial complex, and (iv) craniofacial growth and development. T-COHR benefits from excellent
administrative support and institutional commitment that have provided continued support to the Center for
Oral Health Research. An integrated multi-year evaluation plan will be used to measure the extent to which T-
COHR goals and objectives are met.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9966725
- **Project number:** 5T32DE017551-15
- **Recipient organization:** MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
- **Principal Investigator:** Hai Yao
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $514,347
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2006-07-01 → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9966725

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9966725, T-COHR: Training in Craniofacial and Oral Health Research (5T32DE017551-15). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9966725. Licensed CC0.

---

*[NIH grants dataset](/datasets/nih-grants) · CC0 1.0*