Vinicius Rosa

Rosa is Associate Professor at the NUS Faculty of Dentistry and Faculty at NUS Centre for Advanced 2D Materials, studying the potential of graphene family materials for biomedical and dental applications. His first work in the field has shown that graphene coatings and scaffolds induce osteogenic differentiation and mineralization and elucidated the mechanosensitive pathways involved in such phenomenon. Finally, Rosa uses graphene to physically delay the development of biofilms on titanium, making this material a potential candidate to prevent infections of implants without using antibiotics. He has championed the development of clean engineering solutions to deposit graphene onto objects with complex shapes and sizes like dental and orthopedic implants. The work performed by Rosa has a broad audience that includes basic, medical and dental scientists and has been consistently published in premier periodicals like Nanotoxicology, 2D Materials, Carbon, Dental Materials, Journal of Dental Research and others. He received the Academy of Dental Materials Student Award (2005), George C. Paffenbarger Student Research Award (2007), IADR Distinguished Scientist Award Young Investigator Award and the IADR/DMG Stephen Bayne Mid-career Award (2021). In July 2021, Rosa became the Vice-President of the International Association for Dental Research Dental Materials Group (DMG) and will be raised the roles of President Elect and President in the subsequent years. He is an Associate Editor for Journal of Prosthodontics and editorial board member for Dental Materials, Journal of Dental Research, Journal of Endodontics, JADA Foundational Science and others.