Excited to share our latest publication from Chai lab in Nature Communications titled "High-resolution spatial transcriptomics and cell lineage analysis reveal spatiotemporal cell fate determination during craniofacial development." #CCMBUSC #Science #Palatogenesis rdcu.be/elKQ0

Register by Friday, May 16 to attend the FaceBase Community Forum in person — June 3–4 in Marina del Rey, CA! facebase.org/community/annu… Poster Abstract deadline is also Friday, May 16 Agenda: facebase.org/community/annu… #FaceBase2025

We're hiring Lab Techs and Postdoctoral Scholars! For more information, check here: ccmb.usc.edu/employment-opp… #ResearchLab #LabLife #CareersinScience #Postdoc #ScienceJobs

Congratulations to our co-PI, Yang Chai, DMD, DDS, PhD, on becoming the next dean of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC! CCMB @ USC

Chai lab has a new publication in @PNASnews! “Piezo2+ mechanosensory neurons orchestrate postnatal development through mechano-chemo-transduction of PDGFA signaling" Check it out here: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… #CCMBUSC #PNAS #PDGFA #SensoryNeurons #Science

"Research is fundamental to USC's mission. Thank you for supporting the faculty who have dedicated their lives to this vital work.” - Interim President Beong Kim #FightOnForResearch weare.sc/rsl-x

It's that time again for FaceBase Office Hours! This Wednesday (tomorrow!) 1pm Eastern / 10 am Pacific! Meet with FaceBase team members and ask questions about finding data, submitting data, citing data and more! Register on Zoom: usc.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Dr. Albert Y. Han's passion for science began in childhood and now drives groundbreaking head and neck cancer research at USC. Learn how Dr. Han is reshaping cancer treatment and inspiring future innovators. ➡️ bit.ly/41jZeDx #USCOHNS #Otolaryngology #HeadAndNeckCancer

Congratulations to Jo Bian on her 2025 ASBMR Young Investigator Award for her abstract, “A Cartilage-Enriched G Protein-Coupled Receptor Maintains Articular Cartilage Homeostasis via Promoting Gs Signaling in Mice." #CCMBUSC #ASBMR2025 Zhaoyang Liu

Qing Chang, Jian-Fu Chen et al. CCMB @ USC identify lymphatic vasculature on the outer surface of the skull but not inside the skull bone marrow, and reveal skull channel and bone marrow heterogeneity varying by region and age. hubs.la/Q03K5Jmr0 #HumanDiseaseGenetics

Featured resource: Facebase In this post, we learn about the data and functionalities available at Facebase FaceBase Data Hub, and hear about new initiatives they are developing. thenode.biologists.com/featured-resou…

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! craniofacialgenetics

🎉 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

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

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

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

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…

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

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

🎉 $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 💙