Robert Lipinski
Credentials: Comparative Biosciences Department
Position title: Development of the brain and face and gene-environment interaction in craniofacial birth defects
Email: rjlipinski@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 265-4043
Address:
Veterinary Medicine Building
2015 Linden Dr
Madison, WI 53706
LAB WEBSITE:
https://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/lab/lipinski
FOCUS GROUPS:
Developmental Biology & Regenerative Medicine
RESEARCH DESCRIPTION:
The focus of our research is to understand how genetic and environmental factors influence development of the brain and face. We are particularly interested in craniofacial birth defects like cleft lip and palate and holoprosencephaly because of their prevalence and serious consequences for affected individuals and their families. We use in vitro and in vivo animal model systems that recapitulate normal and abnormal development to identify genetic and environmental factors and to understand how they interact and contribute to causing these birth defects. The long term goal of our research is to identify markers of high-risk populations and to develop birth defects prevention strategies based upon defined windows of exposure to culpable environmental agents.
ALSO A TRAINER IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: Molecular and Environmental Toxicology (MET), Neuroscience Training Program (NTP), Comparative Biomedical Sciences (CBMS)