November 2013 - Dr. Mani Alikhani, CTOR Program Director, lectured at Peking University School of Stomatology, and at the Orthodontic Clinical Summit of Chinese Tweed Center. Meanwhile, Dr. Cristina Teixeira lectured in South Korea at Yeosei, Ewha Womens', and Seoul National University, and in Malaysia at University of Malaya, International Medical University, UiTM MARA, and Malaysia Dental Association. Drs. Alikhani and Teixeira also met and interviewed prospective CTOR Fellows.

April 2013 - Drs. Asma Almaidhan, Bandar Alyami, Luz Maria Barrera Alviar and Mohamed Karkuri all received recognition for their translational research projects at NYU's Research Day 2013. Congratulations to all of them!

February 2013 - The CTOR developed and patented technology to accelerate orthodontic tooth movement was recently featured on Channel 7 News in New York.

September 2012 - Dr. Cristina Teixeira was appointed as Chair of NYUCD Department of Orthodontics after serving as the interim chair for one year.