Dr Cutler is principal investigator in numerous NIH/NIDCR grants, focusing on dendritic cell-pathogen interactions in chronic periodontitis and in coronary artery disease pathogenesis. He has served on multiple study sections at NIH/NIDCR and serves on Editorial boards of Infection and Immunity, Current Immunology Reviews, Journal of Periodontology, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, and Journal of Dental Research. Biographical Sketch 2011.