Charlotte Mistretta

Charlotte M. Mistretta is an American dental academic.

Mistretta earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Trinity College in 1966, and completed her master's of science and doctoral degrees in biological sciences at Florida State University in 1968 and 1970, respectively.[1][2] She pursued postdoctoral research at the Nuffield Institute for Medical Research, affiliated with the University of Oxford, then returned to the United States in 1972 for a research position at the University of Michigan.[2] Mistretta became a tenured professor in 1991,[2] and founded the School of Dentistry's Oral Health Sciences PhD program in 1994.[3] Mistretta remained program director until 2010, and was succeeded by Jan Hu.[4] Mistretta also held the William R. Mann Professorship of Dentistry from 2003 to her retirement in 2021.[5][6] After Mistretta's retirement, Yuji Mishina became Mann Professor.[7]

  1. ^ "About the Graduates of Distinction". Florida State University. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "The University of Michigan Regents' Communication" (PDF). University of Michigan. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Vesa Kaartinen to direct Oral Health Sciences PhD program". University of Michigan School of Dentistry. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. ^ Mastey, Jerry (13 December 2010). "Hu named new director of Oral Health Sciences/Ph.D. program". University of Michigan Record. University of Michigan. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. ^ Regents' Proceedings. University of Michigan. 2003. p. 275. Alternate URL
  6. ^ "July 2021 Regents' Meeting". University of Michigan. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Faculty Member Dr. Yuji Mishina to Lead Oral Health Sciences PhD Program". University of Michigan School of Dentistry. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2023.