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.
May 14, 2018
Dr. Martha Somerman at Ostrow Research Day 2018
May 11, 2018
Diana Rigueur wins American Association of Anatomists award
Congratulations to Dr. Diana Rigueur, who was awarded the First Place Postdoctoral Poster Presentation Award at the American Association of Anatomists’ 2018 Annual Meeting for her presentation, “Characterization of the FGFR2 M391R conditional knock-in allele: a model for Bent-Bone Dysplasia”. This prestigious award recognizes the best scientific poster presentation at the meeting by a postdoctoral fellow. Fight on!
October 6, 2017
Ryan Roberts awarded Order of the Torch; gives KSoM commencement address
All of us at CCMB are very proud of newly minted PhD, Dr. Ryan Roberts. Ryan was recently awarded one of USC’s highest honors, being inducted into the Order of the Torch, for his dedication to leadership and community service. He was also selected to deliver a speech at the 2017 Keck School of Medicine of USC Commencement. You can watch Ryan’s inspiring address below. Congratulations Ryan and CCMB faculty mentor Dr. Amy Merrill!