Simone Duarte DDS, MS, PhD
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion & Professor UB School of Dental Medicine
Background:
Dr. Duarte obtained her PhD in Pharmacology from the State University of Campinas. She currently leads the activities of ADASRI’s Department of Applied Research, as well as manages the department’s laboratory testing of dental materials and devices, ANSI/ADA standards methods development, and ADA Seal of Acceptance certification of over-the-counter oral health care products. Her research interests include the development of therapies for the control of biofilm-dependent oral diseases. To date, she has contributed to advancement of such anti-biofilm approaches as photodynamic therapy and low-temperature plasma.
Research Interests:
- Anti-biofilm therapies to prevent dental caries
- Microbial biofilms
- Biofilm matrix – structural and physical properties
- Natural compounds
- Effect of microgravity on microbial biofilms