Category: Announcements

A postdoctoral position is available immediately in Yang Chai’s laboratory at the Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California in Los Angeles. We are interested in the regulation of developmental patterning, organogenesis and mesenchymal stem cells. Our studies will seek to define molecular mechanisms governing both normal and abnormal craniofacial development, providing scientific…Continue Reading Postdoctoral research opportunity

The National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health announced Tuesday that the California-based Center for Dental, Oral & Craniofacial Tissue & Organ Regeneration (C-DOCTOR) will be awarded $12 million over the next three years through a cooperative agreement as one of two resource centers comprising the NIDCR’s Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial…Continue Reading C-DOCTOR to receive $12 million cooperative agreement from NIDCR

Congratulations to Taylor Stucky and Lauren Bobzin, PhD students in the Merrill Lab, both awarded Roy E. Thomas Foundation Graduate Scholarships for 2017! Fight on!…Continue Reading Congratulations to Roy E. Thomas Foundation scholars

Li J, Parada C, Harunaga J, and Chai Y. 2017. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of tooth root development. Development 144: 374-384. doi: 10.1242/dev.137216…Continue Reading New article: Cellular and molecular mechanisms of tooth root development

CCMB is now on Twitter and Instagram @CCMB_USC. Also remember to follow us on Facebook! Submit stories and pictures to Bridget Samuels to be featured….Continue Reading CCMB on social media

Congratulations to CCMB Professor Michael Paine, who was one of 5 USC faculty this year elected to the prestigious American Academy for the Advancement of Science. We are very proud of Dr. Paine’s tremendous accomplishment!…Continue Reading Paine elected to AAAS

Brinkley JF, Fisher S, Harris MP, Holmes G, Hooper JE, Jabs EW, Jones KL, Kesselman C, Klein OD, Maas RL, Marazita ML, Selleri L, Spritz RA, van Bakel H, Visel A, Williams TJ, Wysocka J; FaceBase Consortium, Chai Y. (2016) The FaceBase Consortium: A Comprehensive Resource for Craniofacial Researchers. Development. 2016 Jun 10. pii: dev.135434….Continue Reading New article: The FaceBase Consortium: A comprehensive resource for craniofacial researchers

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 https://ccmbsymposium.usc.edu…Continue Reading CCMB Symposium 2016

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: 26513418…Continue Reading New article: Matrix metalloproteinase-20 mediates dental enamel biomineralization by preventing protein occlusion inside apatite crystals

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….Continue Reading New article: Bioactive nanofibers enable the identification of thrombospondin 2 as a key player in enamel regeneration