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FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · 21h

New release on #FaceBase: Timothy C. Cox’s lab - @craniofacialprof.bsky.social - has identified SHROOM3 as a bona fide craniofacial microsomia gene. The mouse embryo imaging data from this study is now openly available through FaceBase. Read all about it here: www.facebase.org/2025/09/15/r...

Shroom3 morphometrics image from Zhu et al 2025

FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · 8d

If you are attending the poster session at the Society for Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology meeting this year, make sure to stop by and say hi to Rob and Alejandro at the FaceBase poster and demo! @scgdb.bsky.social

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FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · 13d

We're excited to announce a new article about FaceBase at the Node! Check it out!

the Node @the-node.bsky.social · 14d

Featured resource: Facebase

In this post, we learn about the data and functionalities available at Facebase @facebase.bsky.social, and hear about new initiatives they are developing.

thenode.biologists.com/featured-res...

Featured resource: Facebase - the Node

Our ‘Featured resource’ series aims to shine a light on the resources that support our research – the unsung heroes of the science world. In this post, we learn about the data and functionalities avai...

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FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · Aug 26

Join us for our Office Hours tomorrow (Wednesday)!
1-2 pm Eastern / 10-11 am Pacific

Meet with FaceBase team members and ask questions about finding data, submitting data, citing data and more! We can also help you fill out your DMS plans!

Click here to register: usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: FaceBase Office Hours. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

usc.zoom.us

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FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · Aug 5

New releases on #FaceBase: two global orofacial-cleft datasets (OFC1/OFC2) + two Appalachian oral-health-disparity cohorts (COHRA1 & 2). Rich 3-D imaging, genomics & longitudinal surveys ready for discovery. Read all about it here:
www.facebase.org/2025/07/28/r...

Images from the Pittsburgh Orofacial Cleft (OFC) Birth Defects Study

Map of diverse populations included in the OFC studies.

Conceptual models of the multidisciplinary studes of COHRA1 and COHRA2

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FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · Jul 29

It's that time again for FaceBase Office Hours!

This Wednesday (tomorrow!) 1pm Eastern / 10 am Pacific!

Meet with FaceBase team members and ask questions about finding data, submitting data, citing data and more!

Click here to register on Zoom: usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Jul 9

It’s been 25 years since the UCSC Genome Browser launched. Nature profiles how the website remains an essential tool for navigating the genome and understanding its structure, function, and clinical impact. #Academicsky 🧬 🧪

’We couldn’t live without it’: the UCSC Genome Browser turns 25

After a quarter of a century, the website remains an essential tool for navigating the genome and understanding its structure, function and clinical impact.

go.nature.com

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FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · Jul 3

Slides, webcasts and posters from the 2025 FaceBase Community Forum are now available on facebase.org.

Topics: new collaborations, data integration, AI applications, integrating clinical elements into FaceBase, new technologies, advances in basic research and more!

www.facebase.org/community/an...

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FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · Jul 2

Congratulations to our co-PI, Yang Chai, DMD, DDS, PhD, on becoming the next dean of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC!
@ccmb.usc.edu‬

Photo of Yang Chai, the next dean of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, who is the co-PI of FaceBase.

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USC Information Sciences Institute @isi.edu · Jun 4

Great first day at the FaceBase 2025 Community Forum, hosted at USC’s Information Sciences Institute!

The sessions focused on integrating clinical tools and #AI into #craniofacial pain research, featuring work from USC and UCSF, and poster presentations.

@viterbischool.usc.edu @usc.edu

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FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · May 28

We are excited to announce another new dataset release on FaceBase from a PLOS Genetics paper about SHH expression in the Frontonasal Ectodermal Zone that depicts a new enhancer element!

Learn more here: www.facebase.org/2025/05/21/r...

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FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · May 27

🕙 FaceBase Office Hours this Wednesday (tomorrow!) 1pm Eastern / 10 am Pacific!

Our monthly Office Hours are an opportunity to meet with FaceBase team members and ask questions about finding data, submitting data, citing data and more!

Click here to register on Zoom: usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · May 20

FaceBase has released new datasets from a Nature Communications paper on TGF-β Signaling and Craniofacial Morphogenesis with high resolution spatial genomics and scRNA-Seq data!

Learn more here:
www.facebase.org/2025/05/20/r...

Figure 1 from publication depicting scRNA-Seq data on embryonic mouse palate from stages E12.5 through E18.5 and Spatial Genomics data on embryonic mouse head from histological sections from stages E12.5 through E15.5

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FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · May 15

📣 Deadline for abstracts is tomorrow!

Quick reminder that if you are planning to present a poster (in-person only) at the FaceBase Community Forum on June 3rd, the deadline to submit your abstract is tomorrow (Friday) May 16!

forms.gle/aCanmNj4icgm...

#FaceBase2025

Flyer for the FaceBase 2025 Community Forum on June 3 & 4

FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · May 14

Register by Friday, May 16 to attend the FaceBase Community Forum in person — June 3–4 in Marina del Rey, CA!

✅ Register: www.facebase.org/community/an...

📍 Travel info: www.facebase.org/community/an...
📑 Poster Abstract deadline: May 16
📅 Agenda: www.facebase.org/community/an...

#FaceBase2025

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FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · Apr 11

The FaceBase team had an amazing time at the AADOCR 2025 meeting in New York, engaging with researchers and discussing data-sharing best practices. Our exhibit booth featured live demos, and we enjoyed meeting so many of you in person! #aadocr2025

The FaceBase team at our booth in the AADOCR Exhibit Hall (from left to right: Aref Shafaeibejestan, Alejandro Bugacov, VyVy Nguyen, Cris Williams, Yang Chai, Carl Kesselman, Rob Schuler)

Alejandro Bugacov next to FaceBase's poster and table where he and Rob Schuler provided live demos

Cris Williams and VyVy Nguyen are ready to answer your quesitons about FaceBase!

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FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · Apr 10

📣 Reminder to register for the free and public FaceBase Community Forum! Join us on June 3 & 4 in Marina del Rey, CA, for the 2025 Community Forum. For researchers and clinicians studying dental, oral, craniofacial and anatomically relevant diseases and conditions!

www.facebase.org/community/an...

FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · Mar 28

Congratulations, Camilla!

Jeff Bush @jeffbush.bsky.social · Mar 28

Congratulations to Camilla Teng, for winning the "Platform presentation SDB prize" for post-docs at the Northwest SDB meeting, which sounds like it was a fantastic meeting! Camilla will be on the faculty job market soon, so look out for her! @socdevbio.bsky.social @ctbatucsf.bsky.social

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FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · Mar 24

🕙 FaceBase Office Hours this Wednesday 1pm Eastern /
10 am Pacific!

Our monthly Office Hours are a great opportunity to meet with FaceBase team members and ask questions about finding data, submitting data, citing data and more!

Click here to register on Zoom: usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · Feb 26

We're looking forward to this year's AADOCR meeting in New York City! You will find us at the Exhibit Hall at Booth 124 March 13-15. Stop by and say hi!

Alejandro Bugacov will also make his yearly appearance at the NIDCR Trainee Poster session: Room 1A08 - March 12 9am to 12pm

See you IRL soon!

American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research @aadocr.bsky.social · Feb 26

We're just two weeks away from the start of #AADOCR2025! Be sure to download the event app ahead of time to browse the schedule, read abstracts, find exhibitors, network with other attendees, and more.

View the full event program at: www.aadocr.org/AAAppDesktop

See you in New York!

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FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · Mar 7

📣 Join us on June 3 & 4 at the Information Sciences Institute (ISI) in Marina del Rey, CA, for the 2025 Community Forum. For members of the dental, oral, and craniofacial research and clinical community and beyond!

Register here (free and public): www.facebase.org/community/an...

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Mathi Thiruppathy @mathithiru.bsky.social · Mar 7

Really appreciated this opportunity from @the-node.bsky.social to write about the amazing journey I got to be on for 6 years and the people I met on the way.

Every day I feel fortunate to live in and work for a society that chooses to be curious. Now more than ever I hope it continues to do so. ✨

the Node @the-node.bsky.social · Mar 7

Fish, Frogs, Friends, Lend me your Ears. 🐟🐸🐁🦎

Read this 'Behind the paper' story from @mathithiru.bsky.social about her PhD work with @crumplab.bsky.social:
thenode.biologists.com/fish-frogs-f...

#DevBio #EvoDevo

Fish, Frogs, Friends, Lend me your Ears. - the Node

Humans and other tetrapods evolved from aquatic fish. In making this leap, tetrapods evolved lungs to breathe air and lost respiratory gills. It is

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Hannah Long @hannahlong.bsky.social · Feb 14

The meeting will focus on genome-wide association studies, aiming to uncover genetic foundations of facial variation. We hope the meeting will foster international and interdisciplinary collaborations and discussions. We especially encourage young and early-career researchers to submit abstracts! 🎤

A flyer for the 3rd International Symposium On Facial Genetics

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FaceBase @facebase.bsky.social · Feb 26

We're looking forward to this year's AADOCR meeting in New York City! You will find us at the Exhibit Hall at Booth 124 March 13-15. Stop by and say hi!

Alejandro Bugacov will also make his yearly appearance at the NIDCR Trainee Poster session: Room 1A08 - March 12 9am to 12pm

See you IRL soon!

American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research @aadocr.bsky.social · Feb 26

We're just two weeks away from the start of #AADOCR2025! Be sure to download the event app ahead of time to browse the schedule, read abstracts, find exhibitors, network with other attendees, and more.

View the full event program at: www.aadocr.org/AAAppDesktop

See you in New York!

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MDI Biological Laboratory @mdibiolab.bsky.social · Feb 19

Basic research is a foundation of the scientific world. But what is it, exactly?

#standwithscience #standupforscience2025

🧪 🤝 🧬 🐟🎸 🍎

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