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EXPERTS
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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