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New publication on enamel formation from the Oldak lab in the Journal of Oral Science! 🧪🦷 #CCMBUSC #USCResearch #Science #ScienceSky
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Normal #enamel thickness does not guarantee normal enamel quality. In mice, disrupting a cell-binding motif in ameloblastin impaired ameloblast polarity and prism organization. Homozygous mutants also had hypomineralized enamel—revealing how cell–matrix contact shapes enamel architecture.👇
August 25, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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ETS1 Orchestrates a Hybrid EMT Program Driving Metastasis and Immune Evasion 🧪 #CCMBUSC #USCResearch #CancerResearch
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ETS1 Orchestrates a Hybrid EMT Program Driving Metastasis and Immune Evasion
Abstract. Transcriptional intratumoral heterogeneity (ITH) is a hallmark of aggressive cancers. Investigation into the ITH programs that drive tumor metastasis and immune evasion could help identify p...
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May 26, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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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
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April 20, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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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 #USCResearch #TMDs
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February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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Congratulations to the Paine lab on their latest publication in Frontiers in Physiology, which introduces a novel Ambn-IRESCre mouse line for studying gene functions during amelogenesis with greater specificity than previous models. 🧪 #CCMBUSC #USCResearch #Amelogenesis #Science #ScienceSky
Frontiers | A novel Ambn-IRESCre mouse line allows ameloblast-specific Smad4 silencing
IntroductionFor more than two decades, enamel researchers have primarily used the keratin-14-Cre (Krt14-Cre) driver line to study ameloblast-specific molecul...
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June 3, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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The Xu lab at USC's CCMB explores the effects of dioxins on dental and craniofacial development in their latest review article published in @frontiersin.bsky.social Cell and Developmental Biology! 🧪 #CCMBUSC #USCResearch #ScienceSky #Science #Biology
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Frontiers | Craniofacial and dental toxicity of dioxins: developmental phenotypes and mechanistic insights
BackgroundDioxins are persistent environmental pollutants with high lipophilicity and long half-lives, enabling their accumulation in biological tissues and ...
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August 21, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Kudos to our latest grant recipient, #PhD student Shafquat Chowdhury! ⚡#USCResearch #changemaker
April 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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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 Advanced Science. 🧪 #CCMBUSC #USCResearch #FightOn #Science #TMJ
Spatial Transcriptomics of TMJ Reveals a Remodeling Fibroblast‐Immune Microenvironment Driving Arthritis Pain
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February 5, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Check out our latest publication on lymphatic vessel identification by Jeff Chen's lab! 🧪 #CCMBUSC #Science #Lymphatics #USCResearch
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Identification of lymphatic vessels in skull periosteum but not bone marrow reveals skull channel heterogeneity. New report from Qing Chang, Jian-Fu Chen and colleagues @usc.edu: rupress.org/jem/article/...

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September 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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USC’s Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor to conduct research in cell & developmental biology, tissue regeneration, cell signaling, cell regulation, & human disease. Learn more using the link below. #USCResearch #ScienceJobs #CareersInScience
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June 1, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Congratulations to CCMB’s Dr. Dechen Lin on his new NIH-funded R01, which will allow him to use human organoids to understand how KMT2C mutations affect the immune system’s response to therapeutic treatments in head & neck cancers. #CCMBUSC #USCResearch #CancerResearch #Science #ScienceSky
Ostrow Earns New NIH grant to Study Head and Neck Cancers Using Human Organoids - Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
The R01 grant is the third such NIH award earned by Ostrow researcher and faculty member Dechen Lin, an accomplishment made all the more impressive given the extremely competitive funding environment....
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September 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Congratulations to Yasemin Copur-Gencturk on receiving a Gates Foundation grant for her research on AI-powered long-form grading, a project making automated assessment more personalized and human.

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October 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Congratulations to the Chai lab on their latest publication in @natcomms.nature.com, which highlights the importance of dural cell migration in maintaining coronal suture patency. 🧪 #CCMBUSC #USCResearch #Craniosynostosis #TGFB
TGFβ-mediated dural progenitor cell migration into the coronal suture is crucial for preventing craniosynostosis - Nature Communications
Here they show that TGFβ signaling drives dural cell migration into the coronal suture to maintain its patency. Disruption of this process impairs coronal suture stem cell homeostasis and leads to cra...
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May 27, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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This year, our faculty and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine received more than a 45% increase in awards! This is terrific news for South Carolina - creating solutions to real-world problems. Here's more: https://t.co/WGJOjUHb0f #USCResearch #socialwork #USCHealthSciences
September 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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🎉 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
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July 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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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

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June 5, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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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
April 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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CCMB’s Dr. Janet Moradian-Oldak teams up with Verdant Nature Incorporated to bring her innovative biomimetic gel for repairing white spot lesions and other enamel damage to market. Read about it here. #CCMBResearch #USCResearch #DentalResearch #DentalEnamel #Dentistry #Science #ScienceSky
Think Enamel Erosion is Irreversible? Think Again. - Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
After decades of research, Ostrow faculty member Janet Moradian-Oldak prepares to bring a short peptide that can generate a biomimetic version of tooth enamel to market. FOR DECADES, PROFESSOR JANET M...
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September 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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Worldwide Research Trends on Diabetic Foot Ulcers (2004–2020): Suggestions for Researchers @USC @ALPSLimb @USC_Vascular #ActAgainstAmputation #DIabeticFoot @APMA @USCREsearch #DiabeticFoot diabeticfootonline.c...
September 15, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Faculty member Parthenia Luke will share her expertise on gentrification of neighborhoods tomorrow in McCausland College of Arts and Science's Callcott. Bring your lunch and come hear about her research! @USCResearch #socialwork
September 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Over 120,000 people in #SouthCarolina are living with #Alzheimer's disease and #SocialWork's Shaun Owens hopes to change that with his research. He's looking for SC residents to help. Here's more: bit.ly/3Rdq4rC @USCResearch #AlzheimersResearch #SCstateimpact
USC professor looks to reduce Alzheimer's disease in SC through research
COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) --- University of South Carolina professor Dr. Shaun Owens is on a quest to tackle Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.Dr. Owens is co
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April 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Partnership is how progress happens.

At CIBI, our collaboration with Cristina Paredes and SC Nexus is a long-term commitment to advancing battery innovation, grid resilience, and workforce development in South Carolina and beyond.

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November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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This summer, Kevin Huang's Electrochemistry Lab group published a solid lithium-ion conductor modeling paper in the Solid State Communications journal.

Check out the full publication at doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

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September 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Have you read this feature about Dr. Golareh Jalilvand's research on lithium-sulfur batteries?
Check it out here! www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/...
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Chemical engineering research aims to improve lithium-sulfur battery systems
A rechargeable battery system with lower component costs and higher energy density potential than commonly used lithium-ion batteries is the focus of an industry-sponsored study by a chemical engineer...
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August 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Interested in learning more about CIBI? Check out the website in our bio!🔋

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