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NIDCR-funded repository and resource empowering dental, oral & craniofacial research (including related biological and anatomical health/disease domains) with open science and FAIR practices. Reach out at help@facebase.org. www.facebase.org
Figure from Manchel et al 2026
New data release: Justin Cotneyβs lab - @justincotney.bsky.social
- 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:
www.facebase.org/2026/01/20/r...
Save the Dates for the 2026 FaceBase Community Forum in Arlington, VA on: May 4 & 5 2026! For updates, go to:https://bit.ly/FBForum2026
Save the dates for the next FaceBase Community Forum: May 4 & 5 2026 in Arlington, VA. More details coming soon!
www.facebase.org/community/an...
Screenshot of the FaceBase Virtual Bootcamp - Fall 2025: Rob Schuler is presenting a slide about how FaceBase data is ready for Reuse, Reproducibility and (Re)analysis.
Missed the FaceBase Bootcamp? No worries!
Catch up with recordings and slides covering data discovery, submissions, and DMS plans:
π₯ www.facebase.org/community/tr...
#FaceBase #DataSharing #CraniofacialResearch #NIH #DentalResearch #DataReuse #FAIRdata #DataScience
FOR DENTAL, ORAL, AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCHERS, CLINICIANS AND STUDENTS FACEBASE BOOTCAMP (FOR USERS AND CONTRIBUTORS) LEARN HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE FACEBASE RESOURCE AND BEST PRACTICES FOR MANAGING AND SHARING DATA Wed, November 5 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Eastern/ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Pacific Online Event Learn more and register at: https://www.facebase.org/community/training/2025-11-05/
Reminder: π£ Our next virtual bootcamp, tailored for both users and data contributors, is coming up on Wednesday, November 5th!
For dental, oral, and craniofacial researchers, clinicians and students:
www.facebase.org/community/tr...
FaceBase Office Hours Last Wednesday of the month 10 am PT / 1 pm ET If you have questions about submitting your data, requesting controlled-access human data, how to best find certain data, or any other aspect of interacting with FaceBase, please join us!
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: usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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OR DENTAL, ORAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCHERS, CLINICIANS AND STUDENTS FACEBASE BOOTCAMP (FOR USERS AND CONTRIBUTORS) LEARN HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE FACEBASE RESOURCE AND BEST PRACTICES FOR MANAGING AND SHARING DATA Wed, November 5 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Eastern/ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Pacific Online Event Learn more and register at: facebase.org/community/training/
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!
www.facebase.org/community/tr...
π Congratulations to FaceBase PI, Yang Chai, on his confirmation as Dean of the USC Ostrow School of Dentistry!! @ccmb.usc.edu
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Shroom3 morphometrics image from Zhu et al 2025
New release on #FaceBase: Timothy C. Coxβs 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...
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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
30.09.2025 18:38 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0We're excited to announce a new article about FaceBase at the Node! Check it out!
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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...
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
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...
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...
Itβs 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 𧬠π§ͺ
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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...
Photo of Yang Chai, the next dean of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, who is the co-PI of FaceBase.
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.eduβ¬
Great first day at the FaceBase 2025 Community Forum, hosted at USCβs 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
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...
π 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...
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
FaceBase has released new datasets from a Nature Communications paper on TGF-Ξ² Signaling and Craniofacial Morphogenesis with high resolution spatial genomics and scRNA-Seq data!
Learn more here:
www.facebase.org/2025/05/20/r...
Flyer for the FaceBase 2025 Community Forum on June 3 & 4
π£ 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!
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#FaceBase2025
Register by Friday, May 16 to attend the FaceBase Community Forum in person β June 3β4 in Marina del Rey, CA!
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π Poster Abstract deadline: May 16
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#FaceBase2025
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!
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
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π£ 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...
Congratulations, Camilla!
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π 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...
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!
π£ 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...
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. β¨
A flyer for the 3rd International Symposium On Facial Genetics
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! π€
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