By ccmbbdsDecember 30, 2016Merrill Lab News December 2016 ~NEW PUB on signaling networks in joint development is now published online in Developmental Dynamics. November 2016 ~NEW PUB on the dynamic regulation of ribosome biogenesis during osteoblast differentiation is published online in GENE. October 2016 ~NEW PUB with the Klein Lab on modeling congenital disorders of the skeleton is published in Human Molecular Genetics. ~NEW PUB with Krakow Lab and collaborators on the postnatal features of Bent Bone Dysplasia syndrome is published in American Journal of Medical Genetics. September 2016 ~Diana is awarded an NIH NIDCR Supplement to Support Diversity in Science ~Lauren is awarded a fellowship on USC’s NIH NIDCR T90 training grant in Craniofacial Biology. July 2016 ~NEW PUB with the Trainor Lab on the role of RNA Polymerase I and III subunits on craniofacial development and disease is published in PLOS Genetics. June 2016 ~Amy speaks at the Gordon Research Seminar on FGF signaling. ~Amy speaks at the Odd Pols meeting on RNA Polymerases I, III, IV, and V. April 2016 ~Amy speaks at the American Association of Anatomists meeting. ~Goodbye Xioajing! Good luck at the University of Maryland! We will miss you! March 2016 ~Ryan wins 2nd Place Poster Award at Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Research Day. ~Amy speaks at the Gordon Research Conference on Craniofacial Morphogenesis and Tissue Regeneration. January 2016 ~Cynthia successfully defends her thesis! Congratulations Dr. Neben! ~Goodbye Cynthia. Good luck at UCSF! We will miss you!