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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 25/09/2026

Interested in working in a collaborative research environment, where you can use your laboratory skills to make a significant impact in the scientific community? Please check out our employment opportunities here: ccmb.usc.edu/employment-o... #Science #ScienceSky #ScienceJobs #LabJobs #LabLife

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 23/09/2026

Register here for a Stevens Center for Innovation IP and licensing workshop featuring CCMB’s Dr. Janet Moradian-Oldak presenting on her commercialization journey for her new peptide that repairs white spot lesions and other tooth enamel damage: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #Dentistry #Sciencesky

A flyer for the USC Stevens Center for Research and Innovation's workshop "You invented something. Now What? Your USC roadmap to IP protection, licensing & technology transfer," which will be held next Wednesday, September 30, at 9:00 a.m. in the Harlyne J. Norris Research Tower (NRT). Speakers include Dr. Janet Oldak, a professor at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry.

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 23/09/2026

Dr. De-Chen Lin will co-host the FASEB Catalyst Conference: Tumor Organoid Modeling in Cancer Biology, which will be held virtually on November 4. Check out the link for more information and how to register. #Organoids #CancerResearch #ScienceSky #Science www.faseb.org/meetings-and...

Flyer for the FASEB Catalyst Conference on tumor organoid modeling in cancer biology, a free, virtual conference co-organized by researchers from the University of Southern California and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, pictured here in circles. The event will be held on November 4 from 7–10:30 a.m. (PT).

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 01/09/2026

Professor Yang Chai's lab is hiring a postdoctoral scholar at USC's Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology! #Science #ScienceJobs #JobsInScience #CareersInScience #Research #ResearchCareers #ScienceSky #MolecularBiology #Craniofacial More information: usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

Text: We're hiring. Professor Yang Chai's lab is looking for a new postdoctoral scholar. Please check out the link for more information." against a black background with a single-cell transcriptomic image.

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 15/07/2026

Professor Yang Chai's lab is hiring a postdoctoral scholar at USC's Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology! #Science #ScienceJobs #JobsInScience #CareersInScience #Research #ResearchCareers #ScienceSky More information here: usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

single-cell transcriptomic graphic with text against a black background: We're hiring. Professor Yang Chai's lab is looking for a new postdoctoral scholar. Please check the link for more information.

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 05/06/2026

We're looking for some new researchers for our team, including postdocs and lab techs! Please check out the link below for more information on our current available positions. #CCMBUSC #USCResearch #Science #ScienceSky #JobsInResearch #ScienceJobs ccmb.usc.edu/employment-o...

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 21/04/2026

CCMB would like to congratulate Dr. Dechen Lin on his promotion to Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC! #CCMBUSC #USCResearch #Promotion #CancerResearch

A portrait of a person smiling with text congratulating them on a promotion

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 19/03/2026

🦷 Call for submissions for a special issue of Cells with guest editors Dr. Rucha Arun Bapat and Dr. Marziyeh Aghazadeh! Oral Disease: Cellular Mechanisms and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies For more information: brnw.ch/21x0oZJ

Special issue of Cells on Oral Disease: Cellular Mechanisms and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies with guest editors Rucha Arun Bapat and Marziyeh Aghazadeh information in white on a blue background

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 12/03/2026

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

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 26/01/2026

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

Picture of Dr. Jianfu "Jeff" Chen with his arms crossed. Congratulations on his promotion to the rank of Professor at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California.

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 29/10/2025

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 #CraniofacialResearch

Rucha Bapat, Janet Moradian-Oldak, and Gayathri Visakan of the Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC at Enamel 11, an international conference held in France earlier this month. Not only did Rucha and Gayathri both present their research on ameloblastin and enamel formation, they also both received Young Investigator Travel Awards.

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 10/10/2025

🧠 Congratulations 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 #Research

Peng Chen of the Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology (CCMB) of the University of Southern California's Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry with his plaque for winning first place in the post-doctoral category of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) Hatton Competition for his oral presentation on craniosynostosis and coronal suture regeneration

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 03/10/2025

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

Heliya Ziaei stands in front of the Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC door with her certificate for winning first place in the Student Competition at the AADOCR Southern California Section Research Symposium

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 08/09/2025

Congratulations to Liu lab's Jo Bian on receiving the 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,” which she presented at the @asbmr.bsky.social Annual Meeting!

Fangzhou "Jo" Bian with her 2025 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Young Investigator Award

Fangzhou "Jo" Bian with her 2025 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Young Investigator Award standing next to her PI and mentor, Dr. Zhaoyang Liu

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 22/08/2025

On Tuesday, we welcomed our newest Craniofacial Biology (CBY) students with a fun and information Orientation Day! To learn more about our CBY program, check out the CBY website. dentistry.usc.edu/educational-...

Associate Professor Jianfu Chen welcomes the newest group of Craniofacial Biology (CBY) PhD students at CBY Orientation Day

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 04/07/2025

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Yang Chai on his appointment as Dean of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, moving from Interim Dean to Dean! Fight on! #CCMBUSC #DentalSchool #USCDentistry #USCResearch #FightOn

Newly appointed Dean Yang Chai of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 14/05/2025

Last Thursday, Dr. Janet Moradian-Oldak was inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) Dental Honor Society (Zeta Chapter) in recognition of her outstanding contributions and service to the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry. #CCMBUSC #DentalResearch #OKU #Dentistry

Dr. Janet Moradian-Oldak, pictured here with Dean Yang Chai of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, being awarded honorary membership into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) Dental Honor Society

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 30/04/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Zhaoyang Liu on her award for the “Highest Rated Abstract” at the 2025 World Congress on Osteoarthritis hosted by the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) hosted last week in Incheon Korea!

Dr. Zhaoyang Liu holding a certificate her high-rated abstract at the Word Congress on Osteoarthritis hosted by Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) for her abstract, "A cartilage-enriched G protein-coupled receptor maintains articular cartilage homeostasis via promoting Gs signaling in mice."

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 11/04/2025

💡Thank you for helping us make our 2025 Ostrow Research Day a huge success! It was a day of learning, sharing, and celebrating the exciting research happening right here at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. See you next year! #CCMBUSC #USCResearch #Science #AcademicSky #DentalSchool 🧪

A collage of pictures from Ostrow Research Day 2025 with presentation winners, poster presentations, and groups of people at the academic research conference hosted by the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 08/04/2025

🔬 Don't forget to join us for our 17th annual Ostrow Research Day at the Galen Center on the USC Main Campus. Each year, Ostrow dedicates one day to showcase all of the groundbreaking research being done by our students, staff, and faculty. #CCMBUSC #USCResearch #Science #FightOn 🧪

Ostrow Research Day information - April 9 at the Galen Center - on a red background with some beakers

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 07/04/2025

Congratulations to Peng Chen from Chai lab on his first place win at the AADOCR/CADR Hatton Competition! Peng won in the post-doctoral category for his presentation "Suture-Dura Interaction Supports Coronal Suture Regeneration in Craniosynostosis." #CCMBUSC #USCResearch #Craniosynostosis #AADOCR

Picture of a screen showing Peng Chen as the winner in the post-doctoral category at AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting for his presentation "Suture-Dura Interaction Supports Coronal Suture Regeneration in Craniosynostosis"

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Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology of USC @ccmb.usc.edu · 04/04/2025

Join us for another exciting Ostrow Research Day, where students, postdocs, and faculty members from the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry will showcase their groundbreaking research! This year, Ostrow Research Day returns to the USC Galen Center on April 9th. #CCMBUSC #USCResearch #Science

A flyer for Ostrow Research Day hosted by the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC on April 9 at the USC Galen Center

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