Miron, Richard J.

Dr. Miron is an adjunct faculty in the department of periodontology at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He currently is the lead investigator in the Miron Lab (themironlab.com). He completed his undergraduate degree in medical science and a Masters in cell biology at the University of Western Ontario (Canada), a PhD in molecular and cell biology at the University of Bern (Switzerland), and a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University of Laval (Canada). He previously performed numerous short-stay postdoctoral research fellowships at the University of Wuhan in China in 2011, 2012, and 2014 and mentors numerous research scholars. He has been involved with 2 implant fellowships: the one-year online implant externship program at Stony Brooke Dental School (New York) and the International Team for Implantology Fellowship at University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). His main research interests involve enamel matrix proteins for bone and periodontal regeneration, bioactive growth factors, platelet-rich fibrin (PRF), osteoinductive bone grafting materials, and guided bone regeneration in implant dentistry. He has recently been awarded many internationally recognized top young investigators awards including the Andre Schroeder Research Prize from the International Team of Implantology (2016), the Robert Frank Award for Basic Research in Dentistry (2015), the International Association of Dental Research Young Investigator of the Year in the field of Implant Dentistry (2015), the Canadian IADR Hatton Award recipient (2015), and the American Academy of Implant Dentistry Young Investigator Grant Award (2014). He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed international research articles in the top ranking dental and biomaterial journals. He is also the head educator at Advanced PRF Education (prfedu.com).

Periodontics

Growth Factors and Biomaterials