NIDCR75: Facilitating Multimodal Data-Driven Translational Research via FaceBase
March 14, 2024
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. CT
2024 General Session of the IADR/AADOCR/CADR, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 294, New Orleans, LA.
Event Description
This event focused on NIDCR's FaceBase, a repository of craniofacial data readily available to all scientists. The presenters discussed how data integration coupled with computational methods can drive discovery in dental-oral-craniofacial research.
Event Speakers
Session Chairs
Noffisat Oki, Ph.D.
Director
Data Science, Computational Biology,
& Bioinformatics Program
NIDCR
Axel Visel, Ph.D.
Deputy of Science Programs
DOE Joint Genome Institute
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Speakers
Data-Driven Approaches for Identification of Genetic and Epigenetic Factors Related to Craniofacial Birth Defects
Junichi Iwata, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Diagnostic & Biomedical Sciences
The University of Texas at Houston
Transcriptional and Chromatin Dynamics During Craniofacial Development Reveal Disease Related Genes and Loci
Justin Cotney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Genetics & Genome Sciences
UConn Health
An Image-Based, Deep-Phenotyping Analysis Toolset, Repository, and Online Clinician Interface for Craniosynostosis
Ross Whitaker, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Sciences
University of Utah
Opportunities for Training Data Scientists in Ghana: FaceBase and Beyond
Christy McKinney, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor in Craniofacial Medicine
University of Washington
Other Information
For a full listing of anniversary-related events and activities, visit our 75th anniversary webpage.
Last Reviewed
August 2024
August 2024