Category: Announcements

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

The suture provides a niche for mesenchymal stem cells of craniofacial bones. Zhao H, Feng J, Ho T-V, Grimes W, Urata M, & Chai Y. (2015) Nature Cell Biology doi:10.1038/ncb3139…Continue Reading New article: The suture provides a niche for mesenchymal stem cells of craniofacial bones

BMP-SHH signaling network controls epithelial stem cell fate via regulation of its niche in the developing tooth. Li J, Feng J, Liu Y, Ho TV, Grimes W, Ho HA, Park S, Wang S, Chai Y. (2015) Developmental Cell doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2015/02.021…Continue Reading New article: BMP-SHH signaling network controls epithelial stem cell fate via regulation of its niche in the developing tooth

Regulation of the stem cell-host immune system interplay using hydrogel coencapsulation system with an anti-inflammatory drug. Moshaverinia A, Chen C, Xu X, Ansari S, Zadeh HH, Schricker SR, Paine ML, Moradian-Oldak J, Khademhosseini A, Snead ML, Shi S. (2015) Advanced Functional Materials doi:10.1002/adfm.201500055…Continue Reading New article: Regulation of the stem cell-host immune system interplay using hydrogel encapsulation system with an anti-inflammatory drug