Student Research Group
The Department of Dentistry Student Research Group (SRG) is a student-run organization supported by Network for Canadian Oral Health Research (NCOHR), Canadian Association of Dental Research (CADR), and the School of Dentistry.
Purpose
To foster an environment that encourages undergraduate and graduate student interaction in research. We provide students with networking, leadership training, and mentorship opportunities and foster research collaborations amongst students. Benefits in being associated with the SRG include opportunities for SRG-sponsored research activities and the ability to provide suggestions, comments, and/or concerns regarding student life to the executive committee through your representative.
The SRG representatives are elected in Fall of every year and the student representatives for 2022-2023 are listed below.
Carlos Alberto Figueredo
Elected Representative: Clinically Intensive Graduate Programs
Carlos was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he completed his D.D.S.
degree. In 2018, he moved to Edmonton to pursue an M.Sc. in Oral Biology at the University of Alberta, which he defended in 2021. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Periodontology with the topic of intraoral ultrasonography. Whenever not working, you can find him playing volleyball, kickboxing, and, on the weekends, some video games.
Masoud Mirimoghaddam
Elected Representative: Research Intensive Graduate Programs
Masoud obtained his DDS degree from Iran in 2018. After two years of clinical practice, he decided to pursue his graduate studies and joined the University of Alberta in 2021. Currently, he is a master’s student in the dentistry program. As his primary research, he works on administrative databases to determine healthcare utilization and associated costs of oral cancer management in Alberta.
Amir Rahmati
Elected Representative: Member at Large
Amir completed his BSc degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta. He became fascinated by research early on during his undergraduate studies as he became engaged in Biochemistry research. Currently, Amir is pursuing graduate studies in immunology, investigating the immune response in a mouse model of breast cancer
Karla Carpio
Elected Representative: Post-doctoral Fellows
Jeron Bennett
Jeron is from Spring Coulee, a small farming community in Southern Alberta. He began his undergraduate degree in Biology at the U of A and was initially unsure what field to pursue at first. After shadowing some dentists, he gained a great interest in the field and was admitted into the DDS program in Fall of 2022. He is excited to get involved with research taking place at the UofA School of Dentistry and to help his fellow classmates do the same.
Jaskaranjit Dhaliwal
Jas as she's fondly called, was born and raised in Punjab, India. Upon relocation to Canada in 2008, Jas's interest in dentistry grew and in 2019, she was offered admission to the Science program at the University of Alberta. In 2021, She joined the Dental Hygiene Program and is currently in her third year. When she's not studying or in school, Jas loves to spend them with her two kids.
Ramon Souza Carvalho
Ramon completed his dental degree in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Afterwards, he pursued his clinical training in Dental Implants focusing also on Digital Dentistry. Most recently, he joined the University of Alberta as a Master's student and is working at Dr.Khaled Altabtbaei lab. Whenever not in the lab, you can find him playing videogames, listening to podcasts or creating excuses to avoid hikes.
Mohsen Gholizadeh
Mohsen graduated in 2018 as a dentist and got his DDS degree from Iran.
After four years of experience in the clinical field of dentistry, he joined the University of Alberta as an MSc student in 2022. Orthodontics is his favorite field, and his research topic relates to clear aligners. His hobbies are spending time with family, reading books, watching movies, photography, and riding bicycles.
Victor Ladewig
Victor obtained his DDS degree in Brazil and has been practicing as an Orthodontist since 2013. He fell in love with research and teaching in 2015, and realized his interest and passion for the academic field. In 2022, he moved to Edmonton to pursue this dream. He was accepted as a Master's in Dentistry student and is trying to enjoy every minute at UofA. When he is not in ECHA, you might find him at Tim Hortons! He will be the guy with headphones listening to some podcast about some TV show he has just watched.