1. Introducing the Scientific Leadership Group Steve Scholnick, PhD, Translational Genomics Research Branch NIDCR/NIH

2. 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

3. 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