Dr. Mairobys Socorro Gonzalez, research assistant professor in the Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, received a grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH/NIDCR) for a project entitled “Molecular Signaling in Dentinogenesis and Dental Caries Risk”. This project aims to establish a proof-of-concept of the importance of transcription factors in susceptibility to dental caries.