Stanton, E., Feng, J., Kondra, K., Sanchez, J., Jimenez, C., Brown, K.S., Skiles, M., Urata, M., Chai, Y., and Hammoudeh, J.A. (2022) A murine calvarial defect model for the investigation of the osteogenic potential of newborn umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells in bone regeneration. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, in press….Continue Reading New Publication Accepted in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Category: Announcements
CBY @ CA Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education

The Craniofacial Molecular Biology PhD (CBY) program attended the 2022 California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education. Our Program Specialist Janice Bea and CBY Student Erika Bauza Nowotny of the Oldak Lab had a wonderful time at the conference. Fight on!…Continue Reading CBY @ CA Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education
New Publication Accepted in eBioMedicine
Sinha UK, Kast WM, Lin, D.-C (Correspondence). Single-cell genomics identifies immune response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. eBioMedicine. 2022, In Press….Continue Reading New Publication Accepted in eBioMedicine
New Publication Accepted in The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
Stanton, E. Urata, M., Sheridan, S., and Chai, Y. (2022) From Bedside to Bench and Back: Advancing our Understanding of the Pathophysiology of Cleft Palate and Implications for the Future. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, in press. …Continue Reading New Publication Accepted in The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
CBY PhD program hosts social hour

Flashback Friday to last week’s Craniofacial Biology PhD (CBY) Program Happy Hour. For more information about the CBY program, go to dentistry.usc.edu/admission/craniofacial-biology-phd-program/ …Continue Reading CBY PhD program hosts social hour
Park wins award for excellence in dental research

Greg Park, DDS student conducting research in Dr. Jian Xu’s lab, attended the 27th Hinman Student Research Symposium on behalf of the Ostrow School of Dentistry. Congratulations to Greg, who received a dental research excellence award certificate. Fight On!…Continue Reading Park wins award for excellence in dental research
Janečková wins GRC poster award

Congratulations to Chai Lab postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Eva Janečková, on winning First Prize in the postdoctoral category for her poster at the Gordon Research Conference on Craniofacial Morphogenesis & Tissue Regeneration. Fight on!…Continue Reading Janečková wins GRC poster award
New publication in Human Molecular Genetics
Ma L, Liang C, Wang J, Chang Q, Wang Y, Zhang W, Du Y, Sadan J, Chen JF. (2022) Reversing lysosome-ribosome circuit dysregulation mitigates C9FTD/ALS neurodegeneration and behaviors. Human Molecular Genetics, accepted….Continue Reading New publication in Human Molecular Genetics
New publication in Molecular Biology & Evolution
Su J, Bapat RA, Visakan G, & Moradian-Oldak, J. (2022) Co-emergence of the amphipathic helix on ameloblastin with mammalian prismatic enamel. Molecular Biology & Evolution. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msac205…Continue Reading New publication in Molecular Biology & Evolution
New Publication in Computational & Structural Biology
Zhao H, Collet C, Peng D, Sinha UK, Lin DC. Investigation of early neoplastic transformation and premalignant biology using genetically engineered organoid modelsComputational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2022.09.026…Continue Reading New Publication in Computational & Structural Biology