The ADA Forsyth Institute

We’re packing up player bags and getting ready for Monday’s Networking & Golf Fundraiser. We can’t wait for an amazing event for an even better cause Special thanks to Gold sponsor @jll_usa Silver sponsor OraBio and Player Bag sponsor @GallagherGlobal

Scientists at AFI, including Jessica Mark Welch, Ph.D., Tsute “George” Chen, Ph.D., Susan Weir, Ph.D., Susan Yost, and Tina Yaskell, along with external collaborators, have recently completed an update to the Human Oral Microbiome Database. Learn more: forsyth.org/ada-forsyth-an…

Congratulations to ADA Forsyth Postdoctoral Fellow Nil Yakar, DDS, PhD, on receiving the @IADR / PHILIPS Oral Healthcare Young Investigator Research Grant!

Congratulations to ADA Forsyth adjunct faculty member Yun-Po Zhang, DDS, PhD, on receiving the 2025 @IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Pharmacology, Therapeutics & Toxicology! @Colgate @IADR Learn more: forsyth.org/yun-po-zhang-i…

Our Networking and Golf Fundraiser is on July 21st! Spend the day enjoying golf, connecting with leaders in oral health, and supporting our research and community initiatives. Register by July 11: trellis.org/afigolffundrai… Special thanks to sponsors @jll_usa and OraBio.

AFI scientists Dr. Pu-Ting Dong, Dr. Xuesong He, and Ms. Lujia Cen, along with their collaborators, have uncovered how host cells may inhibit the growth of F. nucleatum, a key bacterium linked to periodontitis and other systemic diseases. Learn more: ow.ly/kij950W9hls

#ThrowbackThursday to dentech 2024! Applications are OPEN for dentech 2025's Technology Showcase & Innovation Expo: your chance to present to the movers and shakers of the oral health industry. Apply now: forsyth.org/events-courses… dentech is sponsored in part by OraBio.

Dr. Chengji Zhou’s research at the ADA Forsyth Institute uncovers how just a few hundred cells shape the early development of the human nervous system. Learn more about Dr. Zhou’s work on our latest blog post: forsyth.org/afi-scientist-…

Last week, we were excited to host the AADOCR Boston Section Spring Meeting in our brand-new building in Somerville, MA!

We're honored that an AFI image was recognized by @IADR for The Journal of Dental Research @JDentRes cover of the year! The image was captured by AFI's very own Drs. Tabita Ramirez-Puebla, Jessica Mark Welch, and Gary Borisy. Learn more: ow.ly/ueYj50VX8Jc

Research being conducted by scientists at ADA Forsyth highlights how fibromodulin may help prevent thick scarring after cleft lip/palate surgery. This innovative study is co-led by AFI adjunct faculty Dr. Eric Kang Ting. Read the full press release here: forsyth.org/novel-therapeu…

ADA Forsyth welcomes Dr. James M. Boyle, III as chair of AFI’s board as well as 4 new board members with expertise spanning clinical care, corporate leadership, policy, and innovation. @AmerDentalAssn @HenrySchein @Colgate Learn more here: forsyth.org/ada-forsyth-in…

On July 21 we will be hosting our 2nd Annual Golf Tournament and Networking Fundraiser! Play a round of golf or go on a relaxing river cruise, all to support our community outreach and research programs. Register and explore sponsorship opportunities: trellis.org/adaforsythsina…

For this episode of Ambush Science we sat down with Dr. Jessica Mark Welch, just ahead of a big update to the Human Oral Microbiome Database. Stay tuned for the latest HOMD update, which will be released on May 5th! Visit the database: homd.org

MDS leaders joined other oral health professionals to celebrate the recent grand opening of the new @ForsythResearch headquarters in Somerville, MA. ADA Forsyth is an independent oral health research organization connecting research with clinical applications. #oralhealth

Proud to celebrate AFI’s Grand Opening Gala! 🎉 Thank you to the @AmerDentalAssn and all our partners for joining us in Somerville. Together, we’re building the future of oral health innovation — and this is just the beginning! #OralHealth #Innovation #GrandOpening

We hope you will join the ADA Forsyth Institute and the International Orthodontics Foundation for 2025’s International Orthodontic Symposium! IOS will take place on June 27-28, in Madrid, Spain. Virtual registration is also available! Register here: iofglobal.org/2025ios

#ADAForsyth researchers made an exciting discovery that was recently published in the American Society for Microbiology that could pave the way for a new diagnostic strategy for periodontal disease — and related conditions. Learn more: forsyth.org/systemic-disea…