Seth M. Weinberg

seth-m-weinberg@uiowa.edu
319-353-8536

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Iowa

Adjunct Researcher, Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2007
M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2002
B.A., Temple University, 1998

Research Interests

Nonsyndromic clefting, 3D surface imaging, morphometrics, genotype-phenotype correlation, genetic basis of craniofacial variation, brain-face interactions, craniosynostosis

Research Summary

My current research interests include the application of morphometric methods to develop biologically meaningful phenotypes to enhance the search for genetic factors underlying etiologically complex craniofacial birth defects, particularly nonsyndromic orofacial clefting.  To this end, my dissertation research included landmark-based morphometric analysis of the craniofacial complex in the unaffected relatives of cleft individuals using state-of-the-art 3D surface imaging technology.  Forthcoming research endeavors will include the application of neuroimaging techniques to assess brain morphology in CL/P populations and dissecting the genetic underpinnings of normal craniofacial variation.