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  • 1982 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

George M. Martin was affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spanned several fields, primarily focused on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their subfields of study included molecular biology, epidemiology, immunology, dermatology, and oncology.

Their work covered a range of main topics, such as nonmelanoma skin cancer studies, psoriasis treatment and pathogenesis, cutaneous melanoma detection and management, cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research, nuclear structure and function, DNA repair mechanisms, and genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms.

George M. Martin published extensively in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues included:

  • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
  • SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine
  • Aging Cell
  • GeroScience
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Their research output included multiple collaborative works with frequent coauthors such as Junko Oshima, Mark Lebwohl, Andrew Blauvelt, April W. Armstrong, and Todd Schlesinger.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by George M. Martin include:

  • Phase 3 Trials of Tirbanibulin Ointment for Actinic Keratosis, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • National Psoriasis Foundation COVID-19 Task Force guidance for management of psoriatic disease during the pandemic: Version 2-Advances in psoriatic disease management, COVID-19 vaccines, and COVID-19 treatments, 2021, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
  • TNF-α/IFN-γ synergy amplifies senescence-associated inflammation and SARS-CoV-2 receptor expression via hyper-activated JAK/STAT1, 2022, Aging Cell
  • National Psoriasis Foundation COVID-19 Task Force Guidance for Management of Psoriatic Disease During the Pandemic: Version 1, 2020, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
  • DNA methylation signatures in Blood DNA of Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome, 2022, Aging Cell

In addition to journal articles, George M. Martin contributed to book publications, including one titled Causes and Conflicts, published by Fordham University Press eBooks in 2020.

Throughout their career, George M. Martin was recognized by awards within the scientific community, notably being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1982.

Best Publications

  • Arabidopsis transcription factors: genome-wide comparative analysis among eukaryotes.

    J. L. Riechmann;J. Heard;G. Martin;L. Reuber

  • Positional Cloning of the Werner's Syndrome Gene

    Chang En Yu;Junko Oshima;Ying Hui Fu;Ellen M. Wijsman

  • Extension of murine life span by overexpression of catalase targeted to mitochondria.

    Samuel E. Schriner;Nancy J. Linford;George M. Martin;Piper Treuting

  • Replicative life-span of cultivated human cells. Effects of donor's age, tissue, and genotype.

    Martin Gm;Sprague Ca;Epstein Cj

  • Genetic linkage evidence for a familial Alzheimer's disease locus on chromosome 14.

    Gerard D. Schellenberg;Thomas D. Bird;Ellen M. Wijsman;Harry T. Orr

  • Werner’s Syndrome: A Review of its Symptomatology, Natural History, Pathologic Features, Genetics and Relationship to the Natural Aging Process

    Charles J. Epstein;George M. Martin;Amelia L. Schultz;Arno G. Motulsky

  • A Review of its Symptomatology, Natural History, Pathologic Features, Genetics And Relationship to the Natural Aging Process

    Charles J. Epstkin;George M. Martin;Amelia L. Schultz;Arno G. Motulskys

  • Genetic analysis of ageing: Role of oxidative damage and environmental stresses

    George M. Martin;Steven N. Austad;Thomas E. Johnson

  • The Werner syndrome protein is a DNA helicase.

    Matthew D. Gray;Jiang Cheng Shen;Ashwini S. Kamath-Loeb;A. Blank

  • Increased vulnerability of hippocampal neurons to excitotoxic necrosis in presenilin-1 mutant knock-in mice.

    Qing Guo;Weiming Fu;Bryce L. Sopher;Miles W. Miller

  • Alzheimer’s Presenilin Mutation Sensitizes Neural Cells to Apoptosis Induced by Trophic Factor Withdrawal and Amyloid β-Peptide: Involvement of Calcium and Oxyradicals

    Qing Guo;Bryce L. Sopher;Katsutoshi Furukawa;Dao G. Pham

  • Deficient neurogenesis in forebrain-specific presenilin-1 knockout mice is associated with reduced clearance of hippocampal memory traces.

    Ruiben Feng;Ruiben Feng;Claire Rampon;Ya Ping Tang;David Shrom

  • Increased Activity‐Regulating and Neuroprotective Efficacy of α‐Secretase‐Derived Secreted Amyloid Precursor Protein Conferred by a C‐Terminal Heparin‐Binding Domain

    Katsutoshi Furukawa;Bryce L. Sopher;Russell E. Rydel;James G. Begley

  • Overexpression of Catalase Targeted to Mitochondria Attenuates Murine Cardiac Aging

    Dao Fu Dai;Luis Fernando Santana;Marc Vermulst;Daniela M. Tomazela

  • Mutator phenotype of Werner syndrome is characterized by extensive deletions.

    Ken-Ichiro Fukuchi;George M. Martin;Raymond J. Monnat

  • Epigenetic clock for skin and blood cells applied to Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome and ex vivo studies

    Steve Horvath;Junko Oshima;Junko Oshima;George M. Martin;Ake T. Lu

  • LMNA mutations in atypical Werner's syndrome

    Lishan Chen;Lin Lee;Brian A Kudlow;Heloisa G Dos Santos

  • Alzheimer's Ps-1 mutation perturbs calcium homeostasis and sensitizes Pc12 cells to death induced by amyloid β-peptide

    Qing Guo;Katsutoshi Furukawa;Bryce L. Sopher;Dao G. Pham

  • Genetic syndromes in man with potential relevance to the pathobiology of aging.

    G M Martin

  • Linkage and mutational analysis of familial Alzheimer disease kindreds for the APP gene region

    Kouzin Kamino;Harry T. Orr;Haydeh Payami;Ellen M. Wijsman

Frequent Co-Authors

Junko Oshima
Junko Oshima University of Washington
Holger Hoehn
Holger Hoehn University of Würzburg
Gerard D. Schellenberg
Gerard D. Schellenberg University of Pennsylvania
Peter S. Rabinovitch
Peter S. Rabinovitch University of Washington
Ellen M. Wijsman
Ellen M. Wijsman University of Washington
Thomas D. Bird
Thomas D. Bird University of Washington
Christian Kubisch
Christian Kubisch Universität Hamburg
Lawrence A. Loeb
Lawrence A. Loeb University of Washington
Martin Poot
Martin Poot University of Würzburg
Samir S. Deeb
Samir S. Deeb University of Washington

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