I am a scientist-entrepreneur committed to transforming the fundamentals of oral health. I have several years of expertise in retail sales of consumer goods and also an accomplished microbiome scientist. My goal is to bring strong science based oral microbiome products to the consumer which address the root cause of various oral diseases.
I am a professor of microbiology & infectious diseases. I am in the Institute for Oral Health Research in the College of Dentistry, University of Iowa. My research group focuses on the development of the oral microbiome in young children and changes in the microbiome that are associated with the onset of dental caries.