Welcome
The Herman 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.
February 20, 2016
CCMB Symposium 2016
The 2016 CCMB Symposium was held on March 11! This year’s theme was Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms in Craniofacial Development and Diseases. For further details, please visit http://ccmbsymposium.usc.edu
November 4, 2015
New article: Matrix metalloproteinase-20 mediates dental enamel biomineralization by preventing protein occlusion inside apatite crystals
Matrix metalloproteinase-20 mediates dental enamel biomineralization by preventing protein occlusion inside apatite crystals. Prajapati S, Tao J, Ruan Q, De Yoreo JJ, Moradian-Oldak J. Biomaterials. 2015 Oct 22;75:260-270. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.10.031. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 
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May 18, 2015
New article: Bioactive nanofibers enable the identification of thrombospondin 2 as a key player in enamel regeneration
Bioactive nanofibers enable the identification of thrombospondin 2 as a key player in enamel regeneration. Huang Z, Newcomb CJ, Lei Y, Zhou Y, Bornstein P, Amendt BA, Stupp SI, & Snead ML. (2015) Biomaterials.