Martha Somerman

Martha Somerman
Martha J. Somerman
Dr. Martha J. Somerman, Director of NIDCR, NIH and Chief Lab of LOCTB, NIAMS
Born
Martha Somerman

(1947-03-13) 13 March 1947 (age 77)
Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.A.
CitizenshipUnited States
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Martha J. Somerman (b. March 13, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York[1]) is an internationally known researcher and educator in medicine, focusing on defining the key regulators controlling development, maintenance, and regeneration of dental, oral, and craniofacial tissues.[2] She was 'Chief Lab of Laboratory of Oral Connective Tissue Biology (LOCTB) at the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) located in Bethesda, Maryland.[2][3][4] She was the first woman to lead NIDCR. [1] Dr. Somerman retired as the director of NIDCR on December 31, 2019, serving nine years.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Dr. Martha Somerman First Woman to Earn Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Dental Research from the ADA". October 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Martha J. Somerman, DDS, PhD, Director of NIDCR". National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  3. ^ Somerman, Martha. "Martah Somerman ResearchGate". ResearchGate.
  4. ^ Collins, Francis S. (November 14, 2019). "Statement on the retirement of Dr. Martha Somerman". National Institutes of Heath.
  5. ^ "Statement on the retirement of Dr. Martha Somerman". National Institutes of Health (NIH). November 13, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2024.