Dr. Brian Foster, PhD, Associate Professor and Chair, Division of Biosciences, Ohio State University College of Dentistry
Dr. Brian Foster is an Associate Professor with tenure and Chair of the Division of Biosciences, College of Dentistry, at the Ohio State University College of Dentistry. He is on the executive committee of the MARTDOCS T-32 training grant and DDS-PhD dual degree training program. He completed a Ph.D. in Oral Biology at the University of Washington in 2011 and a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in 2015. His research focuses on the molecular biology of tooth and bone development, including genes, diseases, and novel therapies. Dr. Foster has authored more than 120 peer-reviewed publications. In 2013, he received the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Distinguished Scientist Young Investigator Award. In 2014, he was the recipient of the Association for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) John Haddad Young Investigator Award. He achieved the Stazen Junior and Senior Awards for research excellence and received three consecutive paper of the year awards at the OSU College of Dentistry. In 2020, he was an inaugural winner of the IADR Centennial Emerging Leaders Award. In 2023, he was selected for the first cohort of the Provost’s Midcareer Scholars: Scarlet and Gray Associate Professor Program, at OSU.