School of Dental Medicine: Faculty - Daniel J. Smith, PhD

Daniel J. Smith, PhD

Associate Clinical Professor

Contact Information:
Department of Immunology The Forsyth Institute 140 The Fenway Boston, MA 02115	Tel: 617-892-(8309) FAX: 617-892-(8437) E-mail: dsmith@forsyth.org

Dr. R. Bruce Donoff

Biographical Sketch

1966

1972

1969 - 1972

1972 - 1974

1974 - 1979

1976 - 1979

1979 - 1984

1979 - 1986

1984 -

1985 - 1988

1986 -

1998 -

1999 -

2000

2002 - 2005

2002 -

2003

B.S., Houghton College, Houghton, NY

Ph.D., New York Medical College, NY,NY

National Science Foundation Traineeship.

Staff Associate, Forsyth Dental Center, Boston, MA

Assistant Member of the Staff, Forsyth Dental Center.

Clinical Instructor, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA.

Associate Member of the Staff, Forsyth Dental Center.

Assistant Clinical Professor, Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Senior Member of the Staff, Forsyth Dental Center(now The Forsyth Institute).

Member, Oral Biology and Medicine Study Section.

Associate Clinical Professor, Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Associate Editor, Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Editorial Advisory Board, Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Medicine

NIH MERIT Award.

Harvard School of Dental Medicine Distinguished Faculty Award.

Publication Committee, International Association for Dental Research.

Acting Head, Division of Infection and Immunity, Dept. of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Distinguished Scientist Award for Research in Oral Biology, IADR 81^st General Session, June 25-28, 2003, Goteborg, Sweden.

Clinical / Academic / Research interests

Research: The outstanding success of vaccines in combating infectious diseases is now a familiar story. The Smith lab uses vaccines as a strategy to prevent some of the most common of all human infections, those leading to tooth decay. We study how and when young children acquire these infections and how a child's developing immune system normally responds to them. Using this knowledge, we are designing vaccines to block potentially harmful infections before they can initiate disease. We also investigate ways to produce and administer vaccines to optimize their effectiveness and ways to boost natural immune responses in order to induce protective immunity where it will be most beneficial.

Education: Dr. Smith participates in the undergraduate educational experience at several points. He is Course Director of the Oral Microbiology and Immunology course, given to first year dental students. He is also an active member of the HSDM Research and Curriculum Committees and currently interacts with dental students in advisor and mentor roles. Dr. Smith also participates in the AGE program in the context of the Oral Immunology course as well as serving as a mentor for graduate research projects.

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