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Welcome to New NIDCR Director

Posted on October 15th, 2020 by Dr. Francis Collins

Rena D’Souza (right) has joined the NIH family as director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). Because of the pandemic, her swearing-in ceremony was held virtually on October 13, 2020.

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Tags: craniofacial, dental, NIDCR, Rean D'Souza

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Halloween Fly-Through of a Mouse Skull

Posted on October 25th, 2018 by Dr. Francis Collins

Credit: Chai Lab, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Halloween is full of all kinds of “skulls”—from spooky costumes to ghoulish goodies. So, in keeping with the spirit of the season, I’d like to share this eerily informative video that takes you deep inside the real thing.

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Posted In: Cool Videos

Tags: birth defects, Bone, cleft lip, cleft palate, craniofacial, craniofacial biology, craniosynostosis, development, face, FaceBase, FaceBase Consortium, Halloween, mouse, skull, virtual reality

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