FACULTY
YANG CHAI, DDS, PHD
RESEARCH
Associate Dean
CRANIOFACIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
George and MaryLou Boone Chair
(323) 442-3480
PINGHUI FENG, PHD
SECTION OF INFECTION AND IMMUNITY
Chair
MICHAEL MELNICK
LABORATORY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS DIVISION OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE
Co-director, Professor
MICHAEL PAINE, BDS, PHD
CRANIOFACIAL BIOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM
Director
CENTER FOR CRANIOFACIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Professor
paine@usc.edu
(323) 442-2981
MALCOLM SNEAD, DDS, PHD
CENTER FOR CRANIOFACIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Professor
DIVISION OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Division Chair
Mlsnead@usc.edu
(323) 442-3178
STEPHEN YEN, DMD, PHD
CENTER FOR CRANIOFACIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Associate Professor
syen@usc.edu
(323) 442-1747
CASEY CHEN, DDS, PHD
DIVISION OF PERIODONTOLOGY, DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES AND DENTAL HYGIENE
Chair, Professor
ccchen@usc.edu
(213) 740-1075
TINA JASKOLL, PHD
LABORATORY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS
Co-director
DIVISION OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Professor
tjaskoll@usc.edu
(213) 740-1400
AMY MERRILL-BRUGGER, PHD
CENTER FOR CRANIOFACIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Assistant Professor
amerrill@usc.edu
(323) 442-1147
PEDRO SANCHEZ, DMD
CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AND PEDIATRICS
Assistant Professor
CENTER FOR CRANIOFACIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Professor
pasanchez@chla.usc.edu
(323) 361-2178
MARK URATA, D.D.S., M.D.
DIVISION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
Division Chair
CENTER FOR CRANIOFACIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(323) 442-2981
JOHN ZHONG, PHD
DIVISION OF PERIODONTOLOGY, DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES AND DENTAL HYGIENE DIVISION OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Assistant Professor
jzhong@usc.edu
(213) 740-0085
JIANFU CHEN, PHD
CENTER FOR CRANIOFACIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Assistant Professor
jianfu@usc.edu
(323) 442-2062
JINGYUAN LI, DDS, PHD
CENTER FOR CRANIOFACIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Assistant Professor
jingyual@usc.edu
(323) 442-3191
JANET MORADIAN MSC, PHD
DIVISION OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Professor
CENTER FOR CRANIOFACIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Professor
joldak@usc.edu
(323) 442-1759
PARISH P. SEDGHIZADEH, DDS, MS
Clinical Dentistry
Associate Professor
RESEARCH FOR BIOFILMS LABORATORY
Director
ORAL PATHOLOGY AND RADIOLOGY
Program Director
sedghiza@usc.edu
(213) 740-2704
JIAN XU, PHD
CENTER FOR CRANIOFACIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Assistant Professor
xujian@usc.edu
(323) 442-4835
YAN ZHOU, PHD
CENTER FOR CRANIOFACIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Research Assistant Professor
yzhou@usc.edu
(323) 442-2573
AREAS OF EMPHASIS
Our research aims to improve human health and address societal needs through an array of robust research programs.
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Ostrow is at the forefront of biomedical research in this area, which involves collaborative research by evolutionary and development biologists, human geneticists, computer modelers and tissue engineers.
Faculty Leaders
Malcolm Snead, Yang Chai, Michael Paine, Janet Moradian-Oldak, Mark Urata, Yan Zhou, Matthew Lee, Stephen Yen, Tina Jaskoll, Michael Melnick, Pragna Patel, Amy Merrill
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Ostrow researchers are leading major investigations aimed at reducing persistent infections due to concentrated bacterial clusters known as biofilms, which contribute to disease in the oral cavity and throughout the body, through early diagnosis, new antibiotic delivery mechanisms and disrupting biofilm formation.
FACULTY LEADERS
Casey Chen, Parish Sedghizadeh
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Ostrow investigators are creating new methods to repair and replace damaged tissue, including using a patient’s own stem cells to regenerate teeth and enamel.
FACULTY LEADERs
Winston Chee, George Cho, Sillas Duarte, Michael Paine, Jin-Ho Phark, Pascal Magne, Janet Moradian-Oldak
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Ostrow researchers are investigating ways to improve oral cancer diagnosis, understand the factors that contribute to its development and reduce damage from cancer surgery.
FACULTY LEADERS
Parish Sedghizadeh, Jiang (John) Zhong
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Ostrow has a long tradition of working with communities in Greater Los Angeles and across California to promote oral health. We continue to study the best ways to provide health services and are continually building partnerships to reach more patients and families.
FACULTY LEADERS
Glenn Clark, Reyes Enciso, Roseann Mulligan, Donna Smith