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The Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC’s Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology is a unique facility that unites world-class researchers in a variety of disciplines centered around structures of the craniofacial region. Since its inception in 1991, CCMB has been home to several major discoveries and has attracted top researchers from around the world.
April 22, 2013
New article: Amelogenin-chitosan matrix promotes assembly of an enamel-like layer with a dense interface
Amelogenin-chitosan matrix promotes assembly of an enamel-like layer with a dense interface. Ruan Q, Zhang Y, Yang X, Nutt S, Moradian-Oldak J. (2013) Acta Biomaterialia. doi:pii: S1742-7061(13)00176-1. 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.04.004. [Epub ahead of print]
April 9, 2013
Bajpai wins grant from the American Cancer Society
CCMB Assistant Professor Ruchi Bajpai has recently been awarded an institutional research grant from the American Cancer Society for a research project entitled “An epigenetic approach to identify regulatory circuitry for determining diagnostic and prognostic targets for neuroblastomas.” (more…)
March 12, 2013
New Article: Smad4-Irf6 genetic interaction and TGFB-mediated IRF6 signaling cascade are crucial for palatal fusion in mice
Smad4-Irf6 genetic interaction and TGFB-mediated IRF6 signaling cascade are crucial for palatal fusion in mice. Iwata J, Suzuki A, Pelikan RC, Ho TV, Sanchez-Lara PA, Urata M, Dixon MJ, Chai Y. (2013) Development 140(6): 1220-30.