CCMB @ USC

📚 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 #SpecialIssue📢 #CallforPapers 💥Oral Disease: Cellular Mechanisms and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies 🧑𝑮𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑬𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔: ❂ Dr. Rucha Arun Bapat ❂ Dr. Marziyeh Aghazadeh 📚 Find more: brnw.ch/21x0oZJ

It's almost time for the 18th annual Ostrow Research Day at the USC Hotel Ballroom on April 8th. Please don't forget to register! #CCMBUSC #USCResearch #ResearchDay #FightOn dentistry.usc.edu/research-day-r…

New data: Spatial transcriptomics (using seqFISH) reveals a fibroblast-immune microenvironment remodeling pathway in CFA-induced TMJ arthritis in mice. PI: Jian-Fu Chen (University of Southern California) @CCMB_USC

Ahead of the upcoming #Lymphatics GRC meeting, for #JEM_Spotlight this month I would like to highlight this 2025 study from Jian-Fu Chen @CCMB_USC where his lab identifies lymphatic vessels in the skull periosteum 🧠 Take a look here: doi.org/10.1084/jem.20…

New in JBMR® Plus: A reproducible mouse model of TMJ anterior disc displacement — offering a powerful platform to study TMD mechanisms + potential therapeutic targets. Read the open‑access article: hubs.la/Q040SMpX0

Dr. Amy Merrill’s lab establishes a new mouse model to better understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying anterior displacement of the articular disc in temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) in their latest publication in JBMR Plus. #CCMBUSC academic.oup.com/jbmrplus/artic…

Registration and Call for Abstracts are open for the FaceBase 2026 Community Forum! Advances in data reuse, integration, and AI-ready research in DOC, inner ear and related research. 📅 May 4-5, 2026 📍 Arlington, VA (also via Zoom) Register: bit.ly/FBForum2026

Jianfu Chen's lab uses spatial transcriptomics to map the diverse cell types in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and uncover a microenvironment involved in arthritic pain in their latest publication in @AdvPortfolio. #CCMBUSC #Science #USCResearch #TMJ advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/ZZQBUU7X…

Welcome, President Beong-Soo Kim! USC’s 13th President is ready to lead our Trojan Family and usher in an exciting new era of opportunity and success.

CCMB would like to congratulate Dr. Jianfu “Jeff” Chen on his promotion to Professor at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC!

Save the dates for the next FaceBase Community Forum: May 4 & 5 2026 in Arlington, VA. More details coming soon! facebase.org/community/annu…

🎉 $4.3M NIH grant to @USCDentistry! Only 3 of 9 institutions selected nationwide. Using AI tech developed at Ostrow to revolutionize TMD diagnosis. Led by Drs. Clark, Chen, Vistoso & Chai (Clark & Vistoso also direct our distance learning programs!) #Innovation 💙

Missed the FaceBase Bootcamp? No worries! Catch up with recordings and slides covering data discovery, submissions, and DMS plans: 🎥 facebase.org/community/trai… #FaceBase #DataSharing #CraniofacialResearch #NIH #DentalResearch #DataReuse #FAIRdata #DataScience

Congratulations to Rucha Bapat and Gayathri Visakan! In addition to being invited to present their research on ameloblastin and enamel formation, they were also awarded Young Investigator Travel Awards at #Enamel11, a conference held in France earlier this month. #CCMBUSC

It's that time again! Join us for our Office Hours tomorrow (Wednesday), 1 pm ET / 10 am PT! Talk with FaceBase team members and ask questions about finding data, submitting data, citing data, and more! Click here to register: usc.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

From breakthrough stem cell research to community care, alumnus Dr. Yang Chai brings world-class expertise to his new role as dean of @ostrowusc! today.usc.edu/yang-chai-inst…

Congrats to Peng Chen on receiving his plaque for winning 1st place (Post-Doc) in the AADOCR Hatton Competition! His talk, “Suture-Dura Interaction Supports Coronal Suture Regeneration in Craniosynostosis,” earned top honors earlier this year. #CCMBUSC #Craniosynostosis #AADOCR

Unmasking cancer’s hidden nerve route with patient-derived organoids dlvr.it/TNW0sd

🎉 Congratulations to Heliya Ziaei for winning first place in the Student Competition at the 2025 @AADOCR Southern California Section Research Symposium, where she presented on the important role of Kdm6b in tooth root development earlier this year. #AADOCR #USCResearch #CCMBUSC

If you are attending the poster session at the Society for Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology meeting this year, make sure to stop by and say hi to Rob and Alejandro at the FaceBase poster and demo! @SCGDB1