The 2010 Research Grant has been awarded to Professor Gianluca Gambarini and Dr Suzette Van der Waal. The €20,000 award was divided equally between the two winners.

Professor Gianluca Gambarini is affiliated with the

Universita' degli Studi di Roma, Rome, Italy.

The title of his application was - Biochemical characterization of dental pulp stem cells and effect of methylacrylate monomers on cell differentiation.

Dr Suzette Van der Waal is affiliated with the

Academic Centre for Dentistry (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The title of her application was - How to disrupt biofilm matrix?