Congratulations to Rucha Bapat and Gayathri Visakan! In addition to being invited to present their research on ameloblastin and enamel formation, Rucha and Gayathri were also awarded Young Investigator Travel Awards at Enamel 11, an international conference held in France earlier this month….Continue Reading Rucha Bapat and Gayathri Visakan Awarded at Enamel 11
Month: October 2025
Yang Chai Officially Installed as Dean of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
Last Wednesday, USC Interim President Beong-Soo Kim presided over the official installation of Dr. Yang Chai as Dean of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry. The event took place at the Town and Gown on USC’s University Park Campus, drawing hundreds of friends, family members, and colleagues who gathered to celebrate the milestone occasion. Interim…Continue Reading Yang Chai Officially Installed as Dean of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
New Commentary Piece in Nature Genetics
Sinha UK, Park YM, Lin DC. A high-power spatial, single-cell view of pericytes in esophageal cancer metastasis. Nat Genet. 2025 Oct;57(10):2350-2351. doi: 10.1038/s41588-025-02318-8. PMID: 41073784….Continue Reading New Commentary Piece in Nature Genetics
FaceBase Highlighted as a Featured Resource on the Node
Last week, FaceBase was highlighted as a featured resource on the Node. Established in 2009, FaceBase is a community-driven data repository and educational platform funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). Maintained by USC’s Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology (CCMB) and Information Sciences Institute (ISI), FaceBase currently offers access to more…Continue Reading FaceBase Highlighted as a Featured Resource on the Node
New Commentary Piece in Cell Stem Cell
Waters KM, Merchant A, Lin DC. Unmasking cancer’s hidden nerve route with patient-derived organoids. Cell Stem Cell. 2025 Oct 2;32(10):1481-1482. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2025.08.008. PMID: 41043399….Continue Reading New Commentary Piece in Cell Stem Cell
Heliya Ziaei Wins First Place at AADOCR
Congratulations to Heliya Ziaei for winning first place in the Student Competition at the 2025 AADOCR Southern California Section Research Symposium, where she presented earlier this year on the important role of Kdm6b in tooth root development. Heliya joined the Chai lab at CCMB as a Ph.D. Student in 2022. Her research interests include tooth…Continue Reading Heliya Ziaei Wins First Place at AADOCR