Martha Somerman

Martha Somerman
Martha Somerman
	Dr. Martha J. Somerman, Director of NIDCR, NIH and Chief Lab of LOCTB, NIAMS
Born	Martha Somerman; 13 March 1947; Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.A.
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	New York University,; Hunter College,; University of Rochester;
Awards	International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Distinguished Scientist Award 2018;
	Scientific career
Institutions	National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR); University of Washington,; University of Michigan,; University of Michigan Medical School,; University of Maryland;

Martha J. Somerman (b. March 13, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York) is an internationally known researcher and educator in medicine, focusing on defining the key regulators controlling development, maintenance, and regeneration of dental, oral, and craniofacial tissues. She was Chief of the Laboratory of Oral Connective Tissue Biology (LOCTB) at the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) located in Bethesda, Maryland. She was the first woman to lead NIDCR. Dr. Somerman retired as the director of NIDCR on December 31, 2019, serving nine years.

Martha Somerman
Dr. Martha J. Somerman, Director of NIDCR, NIH and Chief Lab of LOCTB, NIAMS
Born	Martha Somerman (1947-03-13) 13 March 1947 Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.A.
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	New York University, Hunter College, University of Rochester
Awards	International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Distinguished Scientist Award 2018
Scientific career
Institutions	National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) University of Washington, University of Michigan, University of Michigan Medical School, University of Maryland