ATSU-MOSDOH professor awarded $350,000 grant from Viome
Posted: February 13, 2025
A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health’s (ATSU-MOSDOH) Adepitan Owosho, DDS, FFAOMP, FAAOM, DABOMP, a professor of oral and maxillofacial pathology and oral Medicine, and the Specialty Care Unit director for oral medicine, dental oncology, and urgent care, has been awarded a $350,000 one-year grant from Viome.
As the principal investigator for two clinical sites, Dr. Owosho will help validate a device submission by Viome to the FDA for detecting oral and oropharyngeal cancer in individuals suspected of having oral cancer. The study is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (ID: NCT06174428) and is currently recruiting participants.
Additional personnel working with Dr. Owosho at the St. Louis Dental Center clinical site include Richard Vargo, DMD, MBA, DABOMP, FAAOM, FICD, associate professor, and Abimbola Oladayo, PhD, DDS, MPH, assistant professor.