Class Notes

1979 Floyd Dewhirst (PhD) has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in the field of dentistry and oral health. A pioneer in the use of molecular methods for the identification and classification of the oral microbiome, Floyd is a professor in the Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity at Harvard’s dental school and a senior staff member of the Harvard-affiliated Forsyth Institute, a research organization devoted to understanding the connections between oral health and overall health.

1988 Immanuel Ho (MD) (see ’84 College).

2004 John Mamoun (Res), who practices dentistry in Manalapan, New Jersey, has written a book, Plakoto: Board Game Strategy (CreateSpace), about a game that’s a variant of backgammon and popular in Mediterranean countries.

2010 Christopher Bell (MS) (see ’08 College).