In the News

Researchers Report New Gene Test for Isolated Cleft Lip and Palate. August 18, 2004. NIDCR News Release

Research Excels on the Forefront. Pitt Dental Medicine. Fall/Winter 2005, Volume 3, No.2, pages 10-11.

First-Ever Dental DNA Registry to Open Soon. Pitt Dental Medicine Update, July 2006, Volume I, No. VI.

White Coat Ceremony Welcomes New Students. Pitt Dental Medicine Update, September 2006, Volume I, No. VII.

On the Frontlines of Research. Pitt Dental Medicine. Summer/Fall 2006, Volume 4, No.1, pages 12-13.

Prof Creates Dental DNA Registry. University Times Online. Volume 39, No.6, November 9, 2006.

Swapping Pitt Spit. University Times. Volume 39, No.6, November 9, 2006, page 4.

Dental DNA bank starts up at UOP. ADA NEWS TODAY. January 24, 2007.

University launches new dental registry, DNA repository

DNA sampling. Tribune-Review reporter Allison M. Heinrichs reports on DNA sampling being done at the University of Pittsburgh 's Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics. View Quick Time Movie by Tribune-Review photographer Joe Appel.

Pitt Dental Medicine Update-Post Doctoral Students Represent SDM at Data and Dine. May 2007

Spitting image of dental health. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review online. March 5, 2007.

Spitting image of dental health. Pittsburge Tribune-Review, article, March 5, 2007.

Researchers Seek Subphenotypes for Oral Clefts, October 19, 2007.

DMS Weekly. An Interview with Dr. Jeff Murray. March 3, 2008.

Orthodontist group funds jaw studies, University times article, April 3.2008

Orthodontist group funds jaw studies, University Times Online, April 3, 2008


Dental postdoc receives NIH award, University Times article, April 17, 2008

Dental postdoc receives NIH award, University Times Online, April 17, 2008


GWAS Study Looks Into Clefting, Dental Conditions, May 20, 2008.

Rethinking Isolated Cleft Palate, July 15, 2008.

Pitt dentist reports genetic link to cleft palate. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Online. September 15, 2008.


Genetic Profile Reveals Susceptibility to Cleft Palate. University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Media Relations. September 15, 2008.


Genetic Profile Linked with Cleft Palate. United Press International Online. September 16, 2008.

Susceptibility To Cleft Palate Revealed By Genetic Profile. Medical News Today, Online. September 16, 2008.

Genetic Profile Reveals Susceptibility To Cleft Palate. ScienceDaily, Online. September 17, 2008.

Why Women Get More Cavities. ScienceNOW Daily News, Online. October 21, 2008.

Research Participant Registry Fall Newsletter, 2009.

IADR Cariology Group Newsletter, November 2009.

Armed to the teeth. International Innovation, Research Media. 2010

Study Provides New Leads into Genetics of Cleft Lip and/or Palate. May 3, 2010. NIDCR News Release.

Cavities: Looking into who gets them & why. University Times, December 8, 2011