Position: Department of Orofacial Sciences, University of California San Francisco

Organization: University of California San Francisco

Biography Text: Dr. Ioannidou is a Professor and Chair of Department of Orofacial Sciences at the University of California San Francisco. She played a leading role in founding the IADR Women in Science Network in 2011. She served as a member of the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs and is currently the Executive Director of the Task Force on Design and Analysis in Oral Health Research. She is a AADOCR (2018) and AAAS (2022) Fellow. Since July 1st 2023, Dr. Ioannidou has been serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the two AAP Journals: Journal of Periodontology and the Clinical Advances in Periodontics. Dr. Effie Ioannidou is a clinician scientist with training in Periodontology. Her research addresses clinical and translational questions on the anti-inflammatory effect of periodontal interventions in systemic health as well as chronic kidney disease. She has recently led a multicenter team of investigators with the goal to explore the systemic antibiotic prescribing patterns in combination with periodontal therapy. Recently, she developed a new line of research focusing on the sex and gender intersection in oral inflammatory diseases. Dr. Ioannidou is very passionate about rigor and transparency in clinical research and a proponent of high-quality scientific reporting and clinical trial registration.