Bruno Lima, DDS, PhD, is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry in the Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences. Dr. Lima received his dental degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil before moving to the US to pursue his PhD in Microbiology and Immunology at Loyola University Chicago. His research focuses on understanding how bacteria interact with their environment and the consequence of these interactions on their physiology. As a dentist, Dr. Lima is particularly interested in studying how different environmental interactions affect dental plaque development and whether these interactions can be manipulated to promote oral health. Dr. Lima has authored several peer-reviewed articles and has received a K08 Career Development Award and an R03 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). In 2020, he was selected as the recipient of the 2020 American Association for Dental Oral and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR)/Procter & Gamble Underrepresented Faculty Research Fellowship and the AADOCR Mentoring an Inclusive Network for a Diverse Workforce of the Future (MIND the Future). He currently serves as the chair of the AADOCR Committee on Diversity and Inclusion.