4/30/2024

Koo lab members Dr. Hong-Huy Tran, a postdoc studying micro-robotics and material science, and Chrissie Jaruchotiratanasakul, DScD Candidate, have received fellowships to join a pioneering collaboration between Penn Wharton's Mack Institute for Innovation Management and the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD).

The team is tasked with developing  a commercialization strategy for the micro-robotics technology focused on oral healthcare.

Press Release 👉 Link

12/4/2023

Dr. Michel Koo has been recognized for the scope, depth, and impact of his research, being named a 2023 Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate!

Press Release 👉 Link

07/29/2023

Research about biogeography & tooth decay by Dr. Zhi Ren (Postdoc Fellow in the Koo lab) and collaborators was featured on "This Week in Microbiology (TWiM)", a podcast hosted by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). 

🎧 Listen to the podcast using the player below👇 (story on our research starting from 00:28:10), or on Youtube.

06/27/2023

Spotlighted by NIH Research Matters: Koo Lab and collaborators' recent discovery uncovered a new contributor to tooth decay.

See News Release from National Institutes of Health 👉 LINK

03/14/2023

🏆🏆National double victory! Yilan Miao, DMD/MSE Candidate in the Koo lab, nails the 1st Place Robert Marquis Award at the 2023 AADOCR Mini Symposium for Young Investigators & 3rd Place Award of the National Student Research Group (NSRG) 411 Rapid Research Competition! 

Keep reaching for the stars, Yilan! 🌠👩‍🔬

12/8/2022

Dr. Hyun (Michel) Koo recognized for the scope and depth of research - named on the Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list from Clarivate!

See Press Release 👉https://bit.ly/Koo2022HighlyCited

11/16/2022

Proud PIs and young scientists presenting super cool research and winning award @ ASM Conference on Biofilms in Charlotte, NC! 👩‍🔬🦠🧫🔬🧑‍🔬

Congrats to Zhi Ren, recipient of ECS Award for Best Presentation, and all poster presenters!

10/31/2022

Creepy Crawlies on the Teeth😱

One more reason to brush & floss after Halloween treats! 👻🎃👻

👉 Featured story by NIH/NIDCR: https://bit.ly/3Uhy6zb

Spotlighted and Featured  by NIH/NIDCR: 

A Swarm of tiny, tooth-scrubbing robots that can do the job of a toothbrush, dental floss, and oral rinse all in one! 🤖🦾🦿

👉NIDCR News: https://bit.ly/3fpBAAL

05/13/2022

Congratulations to the presentation award winners @ 2022 PDM Research Day 👏🎉👍

• Yilan Miao (DMD/MSE Candidate) - AADOCR Travel Award (Dental Student)

• Alaa Babeer (DScD Candidate) - AADOCR Travel Award (Junior Investigator)

• Yuan Liu (DMD, PhD) - Joseph and Josephine Rabinowitz Award for Excellence in Research

01/29/2022

Yilan Miao (D'23), student researcher at Koo Lab & President of the Vernon Brightman Research Society (VBRS), advocates student research at Penn Dental Medicine 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️🔬 

Check the PDM Explorer Newsletter here: 

12/21/2021

🥳Holiday gather-up! Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday❤️

Let's make 2022 one to remember. Cheers🥂🥂

02/01/2021

12/22/2020

Last lab meeting & virtual get-together in 2020. Wish everyone a HEALTHY and SUCCESSFUL 2021 !!