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Benedikt Hallgrímsson

Benedikt Hallgrímsson

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
14091
World Ranking
8755
National Ranking
302

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Benedikt Hallgrímsson is affiliated with the Alberta Children's Hospital in Canada. Their research predominantly spans the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a primary focus on genetics and molecular biology alongside related subfields such as geometry and topology, computer vision and pattern recognition, and biophysics.

The scientist's recent work includes studies published from 2020 to 2023 in various academic venues. Notable papers include:

  • Precise modulation of transcription factor levels identifies features underlying dosage sensitivity, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • Automated syndrome diagnosis by three-dimensional facial imaging, 2020, Genetics in Medicine
  • A Registration and Deep Learning Approach to Automated Landmark Detection for Geometric Morphometrics, 2020, Evolutionary Biology
  • FaceBase 3: analytical tools and FAIR resources for craniofacial and dental research, 2020, Development
  • A landmark-free morphometrics pipeline for high-resolution phenotyping: application to a mouse model of Down syndrome, 2021, Development

The key research topics addressed in this body of work include:

  • Morphological variations and asymmetry
  • Cell image analysis techniques
  • Face recognition and analysis
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Cleft lip and palate research
  • Craniofacial disorders and treatments
  • Dental development and anomalies

Frequent publication venues for their research comprise:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Development
  • PLoS ONE
  • IEEE Access

Collaborations form an important element of their research activity. The scientist has closely worked with several recurring co-authors, including:

  • Ralph Marcucio
  • Richard A. Spritz
  • Ophir D. Klein
  • Nils D. Forkert
  • Marta Vidal-García

In recognition of their contributions to science, Benedikt Hallgrímsson was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2018.

Best Publications

  • The genome architecture of the collaborative cross mouse genetic reference population

    Fuad A. Iraqi;Mustafa Mahajne;Yasser Salaymah;Hani Sandovski

  • Deciphering the Palimpsest: Studying the Relationship Between Morphological Integration and Phenotypic Covariation

    Benedikt Hallgrímsson;Heather Jamniczky;Nathan M. Young;Campbell Rolian

  • Canalization, developmental stability, and morphological integration in primate limbs

    Benedikt Hallgrímsson;Katherine Willmore;Brian K. Hall

  • Evolvability as the proper focus of evolutionary developmental biology.

    Jesse Love Hendrikse;Trish Elizabeth Parsons;Benedikt Hallgrímsson

  • SERIAL HOMOLOGY AND THE EVOLUTION OF MAMMALIAN LIMB COVARIATION STRUCTURE

    Nathan M. Young;Benedikt Hallgrímsson

  • Multiple Organ System Defects and Transcriptional Dysregulation in the Nipbl+/− Mouse, a Model of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome

    Shimako Kawauchi;Anne L. Calof;Rosaysela Santos;Martha E. Lopez-Burks

  • Development and the evolvability of human limbs

    Nathan M. Young;Günter P. Wagner;Benedikt Hallgrímsson

  • Fine Tuning of Craniofacial Morphology by Distant-Acting Enhancers

    Catia Attanasio;Alexander Nord;Yiwen Zhu;Matthew J. Blow

  • Quantitative 3D analysis of the canal network in cortical bone by micro-computed tomography.

    David M. L. Cooper;Andrei L. Turinsky;Christoph Wilhelm Sensen;Benedikt Hallgrímsson

  • Age-dependent change in the 3D structure of cortical porosity at the human femoral midshaft.

    David M. L. Cooper;C. David L. Thomas;John G. Clement;Andrei L. Turinsky

  • Epigenetic Interactions and the Structure of Phenotypic Variation in the Cranium

    B. Hallgrımsson;Daniel Eric Lieberman;W. Liu;A.F. Ford-Hutchinson

  • Variation: A Central Concept in Biology.

    Benedikt Hallgrímsson

  • Trabecular bone in the bird knee responds with high sensitivity to changes in load orientation.

    H. Pontzer;Daniel Eric Lieberman;E. Momin;Maureen J. Devlin

  • Stem Cell–Derived Endochondral Cartilage Stimulates Bone Healing by Tissue Transformation

    Chelsea S Bahney;Diane P Hu;Aaron J Taylor;Federico Ferro

  • The Lysyl Oxidase Inhibitor, β-Aminopropionitrile, Diminishes the Metastatic Colonization Potential of Circulating Breast Cancer Cells

    Alla Bondareva;Charlene M. Downey;Fabio Ayres;Wei Liu

  • Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Multiple Loci Influencing Normal Human Facial Morphology

    John R. Shaffer;Ekaterina Orlova;Myoung Keun Lee;Elizabeth J. Leslie

  • Spatial Packing, Cranial Base Angulation, and Craniofacial Shape Variation in the Mammalian Skull: Testing a New Model Using Mice

    Daniel Eric Lieberman;Benedikt Hallgrímsson;Wei Liu;Trish E. Parsons

  • Comparison of Microcomputed Tomographic and Microradiographic Measurements of Cortical Bone Porosity

    D. M. L. Cooper;J. R. Matyas;M. A. Katzenberg;B. Hallgrimsson

  • Tiwanaku 'colonization': bioarchaeological implications for migration in the Moquegua Valley, Peru.

    Blom De;Hallgrimsson B;Keng L;Lozada C Mc

  • Animal-human connections, "one health," and the syndemic approach to prevention.

    Melanie Rock;Bonnie J. Buntain;Jennifer M. Hatfield;Benedikt Hallgrímsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph S. Marcucio
Ralph S. Marcucio University of California, San Francisco
Richard A. Spritz
Richard A. Spritz University of Colorado Denver
Christoph Wilhelm Sensen
Christoph Wilhelm Sensen Graz University of Technology
Ophir D. Klein
Ophir D. Klein University of California, San Francisco
Daniel E. Lieberman
Daniel E. Lieberman Harvard University
James M. Cheverud
James M. Cheverud Loyola University Chicago
Axel Visel
Axel Visel Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Brian K. Hall
Brian K. Hall Dalhousie University
James C. Cross
James C. Cross University of Calgary
Ken Lukowiak
Ken Lukowiak University of Calgary

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