The $20 million gift also establishes an occupational therapy initiative in China USC Trustee Ronnie C. Chan MBA ’76 and his wife Barbara have dedicated $20 million to USC’s pioneering occupational science and occupational therapy program. Given in honor of Chan’s mother, the gift endows and names the division, which will be known as […]
Above: Ostrow Professor Yang Chai, Associate Dean of Research The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC received the most funds of any private dental school from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research for the second year in a row in 2013. Overall, the Ostrow School of Dentistry moved up one spot from […]
Above: Professor Songtao Shi Stem cells in bone marrow need to produce hydrogen sulfide in order to properly multiply and form bone tissue, according to a new study from the Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology at the Ostrow School of Dentistry. Professor Songtao Shi, principal investigator on the project, said the presence of hydrogen sulfide […]
More than 130 Ostrow School of Dentistry students, residents, postdoctoral fellows and faculty members presented research during the school’s 2014 Research Day held March 12 at the USC Galen Center. Above: Shawn Ebrahimpour DDS ’15 and Moshe Eizdi DDS ’15 present their project poster at the Ostrow School of Dentistry’s 2014 Research Day. Participants competed […]
A new Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC study not only uncovers new details on how bundles of nerves and arteries interact with stem cells but also showcases revolutionary techniques for following the cells as they function in living animals. Above: The inferior alveolar nerve provides a niche for stem cells that maintain incisor […]
Ostrow School of Dentistry resident Seonghong Min PERIO ’14 received a $25,000 research grant from the Academy of Osseointegration Foundation for his proposal on the effects of antibodies on the regrowth of jawbone. Above: Seonghong Min PERIO ’14 Ostrow School of Dentistry resident Seonghong Min PERIO ’14 received a $25,000 research grant from the Academy […]
A new study from the Ostrow School of Dentistry published in Cell Stem Cell illustrates how changes in cell signaling can cause ordinary stem cells in the jaw to start forming benign but potentially harmful tumors. Above: Professor Songtao Shi A new study from the Ostrow School of Dentistry published in Cell Stem Cell illustrates […]
Above: Rafael “Ray” Bowen DDS ’53 In 1963, Ostrow School of Dentistry alumnus Rafael “Ray” Bowen DDS ’53 published “Properties of a Silica-Reinforced Polymer for Dental Restorations” in the Journal of the American Dental Association. Essentially introducing the idea of dental composites to the world, it would eventually be considered one of the most pioneering […]
New findings about how cell signaling directs tongue development may have big clinical applications for healing tongue defects, according to an Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Above: Yang Chai Professor Yang Chai, the study’s principal investigator and director of the Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology at the […]
Stem cells found in mouth tissue can not only become other types of cells but can also relieve inflammatory disease, according to a new Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC study in the Journal of Dental Research. Above: Professor Songtao Shi The cells featured in the study are gingival mesenchymal stem cells (GMSC), which […]
