Ana Carolina Morandini
Assistant Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Dental College of Georgia
Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences
The Graduate School
Administration
Department of The Graduate School
Dental College of Georgia
Department of Periodontics
Bio
Dr. Ana Carolina Morandini earned her Dental degree, Masters in Dental Sciences with Periodontics specialty and PhD in Oral Biology from the University of São Paulo - Bauru School of Dentistry, Brazil. She completed post-doctoral training in Immunobiology at the Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a post-doc in Oral Health Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. Her work has been recognized by several prestigious awards, including the IADR and AADOCR Joseph Lister Awards, a High Five My faculty Award from the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship at Augusta University, the Most Valuable Faculty Award from DCG Class of 2025, and the Dental Faculty Development Grant from Pierre Fauchard Academy, Northern California Section. Dr. Morandini has served as Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Oral Science since 2019 and she currently serves as the Vice-president for AADOCR - Georgia Section (2024-2025). She currently serves as an ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of Dental Research, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Immunology, Clinical and Translational Medicine and International Journal of Oral Science.
Education
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Ph.D., Oral Biology and Oral and Maxi
Universidade De Sao Paulo, 2012
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MDS, Dentistry
Universidade de Sao Paulo, 2009
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DDS, Dentistry
Universidade de Sao Paulo, 2006
Awards & Honors
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IADR Joseph Lister Award
IADR / sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., 2023
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High Five My Faculty Award - Augusta University
Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, 2023
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AADOCR/CADR Joseph Lister Award for New Investigators
AADOCR / sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, 2023
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Most Valuable Faculty Award
Dental College of Georgia - Class of 2025 , 2022
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Dental Faculty Development Grant
Pierre Fauchard Academy - Northern California Section, 2017
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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BMBS 5201
Bioclinical Seminar I
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BMEN 5201
Endocrine System
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SPDS 5001
Special Dental Studies
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BMBS 5302
Bioclinical Seminar II
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BMCR 5301
Cardiovascular & Renal Systems
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BMGH 5301
Gastrointestinal & Hepatobilia
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OBMP 9210
Invest of Problem
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OBMP 9100
Journal Club in Oral Biology
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BMNN 5101
Nervous SyS & Neuroscience I
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OBMP 8640
Resch Proposal Developmt
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BMRS 5301
Respiratory System
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Mitochondrial function in oral health and disease., 2024
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- The protective role of CD73 in periodontitis: preventing hyper-inflammatory fibroblasts and driving osteoclast energy metabolism., 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Fibroblasts at the curtain call: from ensemble to principal dancers in immunometabolism and inflammaging., 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Editorial: Inflammasome, purinergic signaling, and immunometabolism in oral health and disease., 2023
Other
- Metabolic reprogramming through mitochondrial biogenesis drives adenosine anti-inflammatory effects: new mechanism controlling gingival fibroblast hyper-inflammatory state., 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Dr. Morandini’s research interests are focused on understanding the fundamental mechanisms of periodontal immunobiology.
Link to Augusta University Research Profile:
https://augusta.elsevierpure.com/en/persons/ana-carolina-morandini
College Service
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Research and Table Clinic Day
2022 - Present
Role: Other
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Admissions Committee
2021 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Search Committee for DCG Clinical Research Director
- 2023
Role: Committee Member
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2nd Annual DCG Raft Debate - winner
- 2023
Role: Other
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DCG Early Career Research Development Grant - Ad hoc Reviewer
- 2021
Role: Other
University Service
Professional Service
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Journal of Applied Oral Science
2019 - Present
Role: Editor, Associate Editor
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AADOCR Fellowships Committee
2024 - 2027
Role: Member
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AADOCR – Georgia Section
2024 - 2025
Role: Officer, Vice President
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IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session & Exhibition
- 2024
Role: Session Chair
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NIH/NIDCR - Oral, Dental and Craniofacial Sciences Study Section (ODCS)
2022 - 2022
Role: Reviewer, Grant Proposal
