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Introducing the Scientific Leadership Group. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. Steve Scholnick, PhD, Translational Genomics Research Branch NIDCR/NIH. The What and Why of the SLG.
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Introducing the Scientific Leadership Group National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Steve Scholnick, PhD, Translational Genomics Research Branch NIDCR/NIH
The What and Why of the SLG • A group of outside experts in fields relevant to the FaceBase consortium and its projects • Provide NIDCR program staff with an unvarnished assessment of the consortium’s progress • Both scientific and organizational • Bring their expertise and experience to FaceBase • Ideas for solving difficult problems. • Discussing options for experiments or new directions
SLG members • Andy Baxevanis, NHGRI • computational genomics, ENCODEdb • Frank Costantini, Columbia U • kidney development, GUDMAP • Nancy Cox, University of Chicago • GWAS, statistical genetics • Michael Longaker, Stanford • craniofacial development, treatment of craniofacial defects • Richard Maas, Harvard • organogenesis, SysCODE • Gail Martin, UCSF • FGF signaling during development