The Human Virome Program: New Capabilities and National Reach
A lecture by Dr. Yvonne Hernandez-Kapila, UCLA School of Dentistry
Join the May 2026 installment of the Division of Oral and Systemic Health Systems' Lecture Seminar Series. All are welcome, and no RSVP is required. One unit of CE (Continuing Education) is available for in-person attendees.
Dr. Yvonne L. Hernandez-Kapila is a Professor of Dentistry in the Sections of Biosystems and Function and Periodontics, and the Felix and Mildred Yip Endowed Chair. She is also an Associate Dean of Research.
Dr. Hernandez-Kapila received her DDS, Periodontology Residency training, PhD in Oral Biology, and Postdoctoral Fellowship from UCSF. Dr. Hernandez-Kapila is a clinician scientist, and academic and research leader with over 25 years of research, teaching/mentoring, clinical, and administrative experience. She started her academic career at UCSF and after seventeen years as a member of the UCSF community, she was recruited to the University of Michigan School of Dentistry where she rose through the academic ranks to Full Professor and became the inaugural Director of Global Health Initiatives at the School. UCSF recruited Dr. Hernandez-Kapila back in 2016 and she became the Chair of Periodontology and R. Earl Robinson Distinguished Professor of Periodontology. In 2022, she was recruited to the UCLA School of Dentistry where she has a significant focus on administration as Associate Dean of Research, on clinical teaching, patient care, and service.
