b'Our moderators bring their own scientific experience to the table as well. As a clinician scientist, 2011 AAP Foundation Teaching Fellow Dr. Praveen Gajendrareddy strives to advance the knowledge base of periodontics and oral health care by contributing to basic science and translational research in addition to the training of skilled, high-caliber clinicians in his role as Professor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry. His goal is to translate findings into practical therapeutic advances. Dr. Reddys primary areas of research interest are biomimetic approaches to tissue regeneration, wound healing, implant biology, and health outcomes research. His current research focuses on engineering mesenchymal stem cell extracellular vesicles for regenerative applications. He also works with industry partners to evaluate the efficacy and clinical outcomes related to oral health care products through human subject research.Dr. Hector Rios is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan. Dr. Rios received his dental degree at the University of Valle, Cali-Colombia. He completed his periodontics residency at the University of Michigan and earned an interdisciplinary PhD in Oral Biology and Molecular Biology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and maintains a private practice limited to periodontics and dental implants in Holland, Michigan. His research interests are on periodontal and alveolar bone regenerative therapies and digital workflow strategies to enhance the overall structural, functional, and esthetic outcomes in todays clinical practice.If your schedule at this years Annual Meeting will allow, please consider joining us for Future Horizons in Periodontology on Saturday, 10/29 at 10:45am. We hope to see you there! Did you know that you can spread your gift to the AAP Foundation out into an automatic monthly donation? Visit periofoundation.org, click the Donate button, and our easy-to-use form will guide you from there. Monthly giving is a convenient way to make a meaningful impact on the future of your specialty. The AAP Foundation is a careful steward of your dollars, directing your generosity into education, research, and strengthening the art and science that is periodontology. Thank you for your support!AAP Periospectives| 45'