Position: Assistant Professor, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, Iowa

Organization: University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics

Biography Text: Dr. Ganesan is an assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics and the Director of the Residency Program at the University of Iowa. Before his move to the University of Iowa, Dr. Ganesan completed his Ph.D. and certificate in periodontics at the Ohio State University and Dental Clinical Research Fellowship at NIDCR. He is a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagle’s Diabetes Research Center, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. His research program, established in 2019, is focused on exploring the perturbations in the oral microbial ecosystem and changes in their interactions with the host immune responses in the background systemic diseases, such as Metabolic Syndrome (MetS). His research program has received funding from NIH/NIDCR, the Osteology Foundation grant, the Diabetes Research Center, the Carver Foundation, the American Cancer Society Young Investigator grant, and the University of Iowa P3 grant.