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Zebrafish make waves in our understanding of a common craniofacial birth defectChildren are not as hard-headed as adults—in a very literal sense. Babies are born with soft spots and flexible joints called sutures at the junctions where various sections of their skull bones meet. If these sutures fuse prematurely, the skull cannot expand to accommodate the child’s growing brain—a serious birth defect called craniosynostosis that can …
USC Stem Cell and BCRegMed Virtual Symposium brings Canada to CaliforniaIt didn’t require plane tickets to bring together scientists from USC Stem Cell in Los Angeles and BCRegMed in Vancouver. During October’s Virtual Symposium, videoconferencing technology enabled these scientists to share ideas as if they were sitting in the same conference room—even though they were more than 1,200 miles apart.
Out of the woods: USC alumna and nature lover Anna Kuehl finds hope to restore her visionOnce upon a time, there was a little girl named Anna Kuehl who loved exploring the nature surrounding her home in the Bavarian Forest. Located northeast of Munich not far from the German-Czech border, this verdant landscape, called Bayerischer Wald, is a wooded, low-mountain region. Kuehl’s childhood took place in this idyllic setting, a beautiful …
Yang Chai elected to National Academy of MedicineYang Chai, associate dean of research at the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), a membership that is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. Chai is also a professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, and the …
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Andrew P. McMahon, PhD, FRSDirector, Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC; Chair, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine; W.M. Keck Provost Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, and Biological Sciences; Chair of the Executive Committee, USC Stem Cell
Michael Bonaguidi, PhDAssistant Professor, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Paula Cannon, PhDDistinguished Professor, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Pediatrics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Yang Chai, DDS, PhDProfessor, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine; George and MaryLou Boone Professor of Craniofacial Molecular Biology; Director, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology; Associate Dean of Research, Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
Gage Crump, PhDProfessor, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Integrative Anatomical Sciences
Denis Evseenko, MD, PhDAssociate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Scott E. Fraser, PhDProvost Professor, Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine; Director, Science Initiatives
Senta Georgia, PhDAssistant Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Pediatrics, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, USC
Justin Ichida, PhDAssistant Professor, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine; Richard N. Merkin Scholar; New York Stem Cell Foundation-Robertson Investigator
Zhongwei Li, PhDAssistant Professor, Medicine, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Rong Lu, PhDAssistant Professor, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Wange Lu, PhDAssociate Professor, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Francesca Mariani, PhDAssociate Professor, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Integrative Anatomical Sciences
Robert E. Maxson, PhDProfessor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Megan McCain, PhDAssistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Leonardo Morsut, PhDAssistant Professor, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Biomedical Engineering
Giorgia Quadrato, PhDAssistant Professor, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Joseph T. Rodgers, PhDAssistant Professor, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Amy Ryan (Firth), PhDAssistant Professor, Medicine, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Neil Segil, PhDProfessor, Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Henry Sucov, PhDProfessor, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Integrative Anatomical Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Qi-Long Ying, MD, PhDProfessor, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Integrative Anatomical Sciences
Min Yu, MD, PhDAssistant Professor, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
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As a USC oral surgeon and stem cell scientist, Dr. Yang Chai has dedicated more than 20 years to finding better ways to treat everything from cleft palate to tooth decay. In this interview, Dr. Chai discusses his research—as well as his recent election to the National Academy of Medicine.
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