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Fellowships

Nevins and Nevins-BioHorizons Teaching and Clinical Research Fellowships

Two $20,000 fellowships are awarded annually to supplement the incomes of early-career periodontal faculty.

The award was created to address the retention of top periodontal clinical researchers and educators early in their careers. The award is not intended to replace support that would normally have been provided by the recipient’s institution.

June 1
Application deadline
2009
Founded
About the award

Eligibility

Full-time periodontal educators who have been teaching at least one, and not more than five, full-time academic years at U.S. programs are eligible to apply.
Applicants must be board-certified in periodontology. Educators may receive only one fellowship from the AAP Foundation including the Teaching Fellowships, Nevins and Nevins BioHorizons Fellowships, and Tarrson Fellowships. Immediate family members of the AAP Foundation Board of Directors, officers, and selection committee members are not eligible to apply.

Additional program details

Fellows are paid in $10,000 installments over two years, in April of each year of full-time teaching. Fellowship payments are taxable income.
Donor

Myron Nevins

The AAP Foundation is grateful to the hundreds of donors who made these awards possible including the late Dr. Myron Nevins, Quintessence Publishing Company, BioHorizons, Dr. Yoshihiro Ono, Dr. Khalid A. Al-Hezaimi, Osteohealth, Dr. Alan M. Levine, Zimmer Biomet, and Dentium USA.

The award was created by generous donors in honor of Myron Nevins, DDS, a leader in periodontal clinical research. Dr. Nevins’s research contributions fundamentally advanced periodontal regeneration and implant therapy. As principal investigator in pivotal FDA trials, he played a central role in the approval of biologic agents such as rhBMP-2 and rhPDGF-BB, which have since become integral to regenerative procedures and are now woven into the standard of care in clinical practice. He was an extraordinary leader in organized dentistry, serving as President of the American Academy of Periodontology and on the boards of directors of both the AAP Foundation and American Board of Periodontology. As co-editor-in-chief and co-founder of the International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry for more than four decades, he shaped the global scientific discourse in periodontology and implant dentistry and elevated the expectations for evidence-based clinical care.

“Beyond the financial impact, receiving the Nevins Teaching & Clinical Research Fellowship opened the door to mentorship and enduring professional relationships that have provided lasting support throughout my career.”
Harlan Shiau, University of Maryland
2015 Recipient — Nevins and Nevins-BioHorizons Teaching and Clinical Research Fellowships
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    Application & selection procedure

    Application deadline

    June 1

    Selection

    Recipients are selected by an award committee appointed by the AAP Foundation president. Finalists are required to attend a personal interview with the selection committee, conducted via videoconference.

    This award’s selection committee

    Purnima Kumar, Chair
    Dr. Hanae Saito
    Yusuke Hamada
    Joseph Gian-Grasso
    Marc L Nevins

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    Recipients

    Recipients by year

    2026
    Ann Decker, University of Michigan
    2026
    Mirali Pandya, University of Southern California
    2025
    I-Ching (Izzie) Wang, Ohio State University
    2025
    Hawra N. AlQallaf, Indiana University
    2024
    Muhammad Saleh, University of Michigan
    2024
    Chia-Yu (Jennifer) Chen, Harvard University
    2023
    Shayan Barootchi, University of Michigan
    2023
    Jennifer Chang, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    2022
    Kevin W. Luan, University of Illinois at Chicago
    2022
    Lorenzo Tavelli, University of Michigan
    2021
    Panagiotis Dragonas, Louisiana State University
    2021
    HimaBindu Dukka, University of Louisville
    2020
    Thomas Nguyen, Harvard University
    2020
    Elena Sanz-Miralles, Columbia University
    2019
    Yusuke Hamada, Indiana University
    2019
    Shan-Huey Yu, University of Michigan
    2018
    Yung-Ting Hsu, University of Detroit Mercy
    2018
    Lorenzo Mordini, Creighton University
    2017
    Andre Paes Batista da Silva, Case Western Reserve University
    2017
    Suncica Travan, University of Michigan
    2016
    Daniel E. Shin, Indiana University
    2016
    Yumi Ogata, Tufts University
    2015
    Sangeetha Chandrasekaran, University of Colorado
    2015
    Harlan Shiau, University of Maryland
    2014
    Dr. Hanae Saito, University of Maryland
    2013
    Dr. Hsun-Liang Chan, University of Michigan
    2012
    Srinivas Ayilavarapu, Boston University
    2011
    Dr. Keisuke Wada, University of Pennsylvania
    2010
    Jill Bashutski, University of Michigan
    2009
    Dr. Salvador Nares, University of North Carolina
    Ann Decker

    2026 recipient

    Ann Decker

    University of Michigan