Above: Professor Songtao Shi The International Association of Dental Research honored two scientists from the Ostrow School of Dentistry at the IADR General Session opening ceremonies on March 20 in Seattle, Wash. The honorees, Professor Songtao Shi and Postdoctoral Research Associate Carolina Parada, are researchers in Ostrow’s Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology. Shi, an internationally […]
Above: Kenneth Smith DDS 2015 won first place for best undergraduate DDS basic sciences project. From understanding the developing human tongue to addressing the challenges facing kids with autism, innovative research was on full display during the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Annual Research Day on February 20. The event celebrated the scientific […]
The 2013 Ostrow School of Dentistry Research Day will be held Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at the USC Galen Center. DDS students, dental hygiene students, residents, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research associates, and faculty are all encouraged to participate and present research at this important event. Students and faculty from the Divisions of Biokinesiology & […]
Above: Steven Johnson DDS ’13 and Heather Stephens DDS ’12 received commemorative plaques for the 2012 Meskin Journalism Award (pictured with Dan Jenkins, president of the American Association of Dental Editors). The American Association of Dental Editors honored the Explorer magazine, published by the Ostrow School of Dentistry Student Research Group, as the best North […]
Above: Yang Chai Ostrow School of Dentistry Professor Yang Chai has been named chair of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Board of Scientific Counselors. Professor Chai, who holds the George and Mary Lou Boone Chair in Craniofacial Biology and is the associate dean of research and director of the Center for Craniofacial […]
Poor oral health, dental disease, and tooth pain can put kids at a serious disadvantage in school, according to a new Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC study. “The Impact of Oral Health on the Academic Performance of Disadvantaged Children,” appearing in the September 2012 issue of the American Journal of Public Health, examined […]
A new study, appearing in Cell Stem Cell and led by researchers at the University of Southern California, outlines the specifics of how autoimmune disorders can be controlled by infusions of mesenchymal stem cells. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are highly versatile stem cells that originate from the mesoderm, or middle layer of tissue, in a […]
Two Ostrow School of Dentistry postdoctoral research associates received the School’s first-ever Innovative Scientific Achievement Awards during Research Day on February 15, 2012. The awards were created to honor prestigious scientific publications authored by students and post-doctoral fellows at the Ostrow School of Dentistry, said Associate Dean of Research Yang Chai. Yi Liu and Junichi […]
The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC honored its student, resident, and faculty researchers during its annual research day celebration February 15 at the USC Galen Center. It was a record year for research entries for the event; 120 posters were displayed by researchers from all educational levels in the Ostrow School of Dentistry […]
An Ostrow School of Dentistry research team has identified a surprising way in which an important growth factor might be involved in the onset of Loeys-Dietz syndrome during fetal development, according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Also called Marfan syndrome type II, this syndrome is characterized by visible birth defects […]
