Dr. William Giannobile is the Dean and A. Lee Loomis, Jr. Professor of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM). He received his DDS and MS in oral biology from the University of Missouri. He later received his certificate in periodontology and Doctor of Medical Sciences in oral biology from HSDM. He completed postdoctoral training in molecular biology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School. He has served as a visiting professor at the University of Genoa Medical School Biotechnology Institute, Sapienza University of Rome, and the Eastman Dental Institute, University College London.

Dr. Giannobile’s continuously NIH-funded research program over the past 30 years has focused on oral and periodontal regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and precision medicine. He serves as principal investigator of the NIDCR U-Award Harvard Clinical Practice-based REsearch Program for DENTal Students (H-CREDENT). This program evaluates the genomics of oral pain in a multi-institutional academic setting. Dr. Giannobile has produced over 300 manuscripts, textbook chapters, and patents focused on periodontology, regenerative medicine, and oral health research. He is the editor or co-editor of over 10 books focused on clinical, translational research, periodontology, and regenerative medicine. Dr. Giannobile recently completed a 10-year term as the editor-in-chief for the Journal of Dental Research, the official journal of the International Association for Dental Research. Dr. Giannobile has served as a consultant to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Dental Devices. He served as an associate editor for the NIDCR Report on Oral Health of the US in 2021.

Dr. Giannobile received the American Dental Association Norton Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research. He is also a recipient of the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Academy of Periodontology, International Association for Dental Research, and the EFP International Eminence in Periodontology Award. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Association for Dental Research, and the International and American Colleges of Dentists. He is a past president of the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation and the Osteology Foundation. In addition to his administrative and teaching responsibilities, he practices periodontics and implant dentistry at the Harvard Dental Center in Cambridge, MA.