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The bright
minds making
bright smiles
Get to know the team championing optimism from within Colgate®
Taking the best care of your and your family’s oral health, not to mention the planet, means we rely on the expertise and future-focused thinking of some of the best scientific minds in the business.
![Maria Ryan, DDS, PhD Maria Ryan, DDS, PhD](/content/dam/cp-sites/oral-care/oral-care-center-relaunch/global/dental-experts/maria-ryan.jpg)
DDS, PhD
Vice President and Chief Dental Officer
![LaTonya Kilpatrick-Liverman, PhD LaTonya Kilpatrick-Liverman, PhD](/content/dam/cp-sites/oral-care/oral-care-center-relaunch/global/dental-experts/latonya-kilpatrick-liverman.jpg)
PhD
Worldwide Director of Technology, BioSolutions and Clinical Methods
![Yun-Po Zhang, PhD, DDS (hons), MBA Yun-Po Zhang, PhD, DDS (hons), MBA](/content/dam/cp-sites/oral-care/oral-care-center-relaunch/global/dental-experts/yun-po-zhang.jpg)
Yun-Po Zhang, PhD, DDS (hons), MBA
PhD
Distingushed Fellow
![Jim Masters, PhD Jim Masters, PhD](/content/dam/cp-sites/oral-care/oral-care-center-relaunch/global/dental-experts/jim-masters.jpg)
PhD
Worldwide Director of Technology Early Research Oral Care Biological and Physical Sciences
![Catalina Monroy Catalina Monroy](/content/dam/cp-sites/oral-care/oral-care-center-relaunch/global/dental-experts/catalina-monroy.jpg)
Worldwide Director, Flavors & Fragrances
![Bayardo Garcia Godoy, DMD, MSc Bayardo Garcia Godoy, DMD, MSc](/content/dam/cp-sites/oral-care/oral-care-center-relaunch/global/dental-experts/bayardo-garcia-godoy.jpg)
DMD, MSc
Senior Technical Associate
![Payal Arora, PhD Payal Arora, PhD](/content/dam/cp-sites/oral-care/oral-care-center-relaunch/global/dental-experts/payal-arora.jpg)
PhD
Senior Technical Associate
![Venda Porter Maloney, PhD Venda Porter Maloney, PhD](/content/dam/cp-sites/oral-care/oral-care-center-relaunch/global/dental-experts/venda-porter-maloney.jpg)
PhD
Associate Director, Oral Care Therapeutics
![Juliana Gomez, DDS, MSc, PhD Juliana Gomez, DDS, MSc, PhD](/content/dam/cp-sites/oral-care/oral-care-center-relaunch/global/dental-experts/juliana-gomez.jpg)
DDS MSc, PhD
Senior Technical Associate
![Shira Pilch, PhD Shira Pilch, PhD](/content/dam/cp-sites/oral-care/oral-care-center-relaunch/global/dental-experts/shira-pilch.jpg)
PhD
Director, Oral Care Early Research
![Cajetan Dogo Cajetan Dogo](/content/dam/cp-sites/oral-care/oral-care-center-relaunch/global/dental-experts/cajetan-dogo.jpg)
PhD
Technical Associate
![Joseph Steele PhD Joseph Steele PhD](/content/dam/cp-sites/oral-care/oral-care-center-relaunch/global/dental-experts/joseph-steele.jpg)
PhD
Research Scientist
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