NIDCR-funded repository and resource empowering dental, oral & craniofacial research (including related biological and anatomical health/disease domains).
Registration and Call for Abstracts are open for the FaceBase 2026 Community Forum!
Advances in data reuse, integration, and AI-ready research in DOC, inner ear and related research.
π May 4-5, 2026 π
Arlington, VA (also via Zoom)
Register: https://t.co/H7ugThqv06
New #FaceBase dataset: scRNA-seq of the enamel organ in an AmelxS16A knock-in mouse reveals 624 differentially expressed genes & major dysregulation of Shh and Wnt5a in secretory ameloblasts. Open data from Beniash/Margolis, Univ of Pittsburgh @PittTweet: https://t.co/cbBbbzBwjh
We have extended the poster abstract deadline for the 2026 FaceBase Annual Meeting.
Share your work and connect with the craniofacial research community!
Deadline is now: Friday, April 24. Submit here β https://t.co/KnWgFpKxn2
New on FaceBase 𧬠Xu, Liu & Jiang (Cincinnati Children's) contribute Six2 and CTCF ChIP-seq datasets from wildtype mouse embryonic facial tissues (E10.5βE13.5), shedding light on the regulatory landscape of craniofacial morphogenesis.
https://t.co/svP7UeR9RO
π A few days left to submit a poster abstract for the 2026 FaceBase Annual Meeting!
Share your work and connect with the craniofacial research community.
Deadline: Friday, April 17. Submit here β
https://t.co/KnWgFpKxn2
New on FaceBase 𧬠Data from Ma & Rosin examines how prenatal depletion of CSF1R+ macrophages and osteoclasts disrupts craniofacial development with effects on the skull, mandible, palate, ear ossicles, and more. Dataset + publication now available.
https://t.co/aI1tbmtccy
Will you be at AADOCR/IADR or GRC?
FaceBase will be in Ventura and San Diego with demos, presentations, and opportunities to connect with our team.
See where to find us!
https://t.co/e4Djrzrz0X
FACEBASE COMMUNITY FORUM
π Abstract Deadline for Talk Consideration - This Friday, March 20!
Submissions will remain open after this first deadline. This deadline only applies to abstracts that would like to be considered for a talk.
Submit abstract: https://t.co/LBjUvc3IA5
It's that time again! Join us for our Office Hours this week:
π Wednesday, Feb 25, 1 pm ET / 10 am PT
Zoom with FaceBase team members and ask questions about finding data, submitting data, citing data, and more things data!
Click here to register: https://t.co/41spc4k6nV
New: microCT data from ameloblast-specific Smad4 knockout and Ambn-IRESCre mice. Using a novel ameloblast-restricted Cre line, these data reveal severe enamel-specific pathology and highlight Ambn-IRESCre as a powerful tool for enamel gene function study: https://t.co/gpOPyJrYt4
New data release: Justin Cotneyβs lab (CHOP) generated a single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) atlas of critical time points during human and mouse craniofacial development, now openly available through FaceBase. Read all about it here:
https://t.co/1T8Sc1pxbt
Congratulations to Rucha Bapat and Gayathri Visakan! In addition to being invited to present their research on ameloblastin and enamel formation, they were also awarded Young Investigator Travel Awards at #Enamel11, a conference held in France earlier this month. #CCMBUSC
It's that time again! Join us for our Office Hours tomorrow (Wednesday), 1 pm ET / 10 am PT! Talk with FaceBase team members and ask questions about finding data, submitting data, citing data, and more! Click here to register: https://t.co/VRMTqxaRwx
π£ Our next virtual bootcamp, tailored for both users and data contributors, is coming up next week: Wednesday, November 5th! Whether you're a seasoned user of FaceBase or looking to contribute data for the first time, this event is for you!
https://t.co/YlmJoHZov5
π Congratulations to Dr. Yang Chai on his official installation as Dean of @USCOstrow!
From USC PhD '91 to National Academy of Medicine member to Dean β a true Trojan success story.
Fight On! πΉβοΈ
https://t.co/OgihknALSk
#USC#FightOn
New release on #FaceBase: Timothy C. Coxβs lab (@UMKC) 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:
https://t.co/dbHWPXw2C0