Congratulations to Thach-Vu Ho

We are delighted to announce Thach-Vu Ho’s promotion to Senior Laboratory Manager at CCMB. Congratulations Vu! Fight on! Message from Dr. Yang Chai, DDS, PhD: “Vu has been instrumental to our success here over the years, especially during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in which he helped to keep our research operations going through the challenging…Continue Reading Congratulations to Thach-Vu Ho

New Publication in Frontiers of Dental Medicine

Liu, N., Chen, S., Geng, D., Lei, J., Zhang, J., Li, L., Lin, Y., Ouyang, Y., Shkhyan, R., Van Handel, B., Bian, F., Mkaratigwa, T., Chai, Y. and Evseenko, D. (2022) Local Drug-Induced Modulation of gp130 Receptor Signaling Delays Disease Progression in a Pig Model of Temporo-Mandibular Joint Osteoarthritis. Front. Dent. Med. 3:937819. doi: 10.3389/fdmed.2022.937819….Continue Reading New Publication in Frontiers of Dental Medicine

2022 Spring Clean-Up Day

Spring-Clean Up Day is back at CCMB! CCMB enjoying tacos catered for Spring Clean-Up Day lunch, May 2022. Pre-pandemic spring clean-up day was a time for every lab to block out a half-day or full-day to clean up the lab space and office space. We hope an annual cleaning day will contribute to an efficient, organized, and safe work environment for everyone at CCMB….Continue Reading 2022 Spring Clean-Up Day

Dr. Amy Merrill has been awarded 2022 USC Mentoring Award for Faculty Mentoring Graduate Students

Dr. Amy Merrill receives 2022 USC Mentoring Award recipient for Faculty Mentoring Graduate Students. The USC Mentoring Award honors faculty who contribute to an engaging, supportive, inclusive academic environment through their mentorship of students and faculty….Continue Reading Dr. Amy Merrill has been awarded 2022 USC Mentoring Award for Faculty Mentoring Graduate Students

New Publications from Oldak Lab

Shao C, Bapat RA, Su J, Moradian-Oldak J. (2022) Regulation of Hydroxyapatite Nucleation In Vitro through Ameloblastin-Amelogenin Interactions. ACS Biomater Sci Eng. 2022 Jan 24. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c01113. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35068157 Visakan G, Su J, Moradian-Oldak J. (2022) Ameloblastin promotes polarization of ameloblast cell lines in a 3-D cell culture system. Matrix Biol. 2022 Jan;105:72-86. doi:10.1016/j.matbio.2021.11.002. Epub…Continue Reading New Publications from Oldak Lab