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Martha U. Gillette is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within neuroscience and related fields, contributing to an interdisciplinary understanding of biological systems.

The research work of Martha U. Gillette covers several main fields of study, including:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their work also delves into specialized subfields, such as:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biophysics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

Primary topics within their research portfolio include:

  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

Martha U. Gillette has contributed to several research papers across respected scientific journals. Notable publications include:

  • "Electrothermal soft manipulator enabling safe transport and handling of thin cell/tissue sheets and bioelectronic devices" (2020), Science Advances
  • "Emergence of functional neuromuscular junctions in an engineered, multicellular spinal cord-muscle bioactuator" (2020), APL Bioengineering
  • "Neuronal innervation regulates the secretion of neurotrophic myokines and exosomes from skeletal muscle" (2024), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Development of circadian neurovascular function and its implications" (2023), Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • "Less Is More: Oligomer Extraction and Hydrothermal Annealing Increase PDMS Adhesion Forces for Materials Studies and for Biology-Focused Microfluidic Applications" (2023), Micromachines

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Martha U. Gillette include:

  • Jennifer W. Mitchell
  • Gabriel Popescu
  • Hyunjoon Kong
  • Ghazal Naseri Kouzehgarani
  • Younghak Cho

Their work has appeared repeatedly in key publication venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Science Advances
  • APL Bioengineering
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • Resetting the biological clock: mediation of nocturnal circadian shifts by glutamate and NO

    JM Ding;D Chen;ET Weber;LE Faiman

  • Melatonin directly resets the rat suprachiasmatic circadian clock in vitro.

    Angela J. McArthur;Martha U. Gillette;Rebecca A. Prosser

  • Activation of MT2 melatonin receptors in rat suprachiasmatic nucleus phase advances the circadian clock

    Amanda E. Hunt;Walid M. Al-Ghoul;Martha U. Gillette;Margarita L. Dubocovich

  • Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Peptide (PACAP) in the Retinohypothalamic Tract: A Potential Daytime Regulator of the Biological Clock

    Jens Hannibal;Jian M. Ding;Dong Chen;Jan Fahrenkrug

  • Melatonin action and signal transduction in the rat suprachiasmatic circadian clock : Activation of protein kinase C at dusk and dawn

    Angela J. McArthur;Amanda E. Hunt;Martha U. Gillette

  • Ca2+/cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB)-dependent activation of Per1 is required for light-induced signaling in the suprachiasmatic nucleus circadian clock.

    Shelley A. Tischkau;Shelley A. Tischkau;Jennifer W. Mitchell;Sheue Houy Tyan;Sheue Houy Tyan;Gordon F. Buchanan

  • Melatonin, sleep, and circadian rhythms: rationale for development of specific melatonin agonists

    Fred W. Turek;Martha U. Gillette

  • Resetting the Biological Clock: Mediation of Nocturnal CREB Phosphorylation via Light, Glutamate, and Nitric Oxide

    Jian M. Ding;Lia E. Faiman;William J. Hurst;Liana R. Kuriashkina

  • A neuronal ryanodine receptor mediates light-induced phase delays of the circadian clock

    Jian M. Ding;Gordon F. Buchanan;Shelley A. Tischkau;Dong Chen

  • 3D Microperiodic Hydrogel Scaffolds for Robust Neuronal Cultures

    Jennifer N. Hanson Shepherd;Sara T. Parker;Robert F. Shepherd;Martha U. Gillette

  • Signaling in the suprachiasmatic nucleus: selectively responsive and integrative

    Martha U. Gillette;Jennifer W. Mitchell

  • Requirement of mammalian Timeless for circadian rhythmicity.

    Jessica W. Barnes;Shelley A. Tischkau;Jeffrey A. Barnes;Jennifer W. Mitchell

  • Suprachiasmatic nucleus: the brain's circadian clock.

    Martha U. Gillette;Shelley A. Tischkau

  • The hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nuclei: circadian patterns of vasopressin secretion and neuronal activity in vitro.

    Martha Ulbrick Gillette;Steven M. Reppert

  • Serotonin regulates the phase of the rat suprachiasmatic circadian pacemaker in vitro only during the subjective day.

    M Medanic;M U Gillette

  • Microfluidic devices for culturing primary mammalian neurons at low densities

    Larry J. Millet;Matthew E. Stewart;Jonathan V. Sweedler;Ralph G. Nuzzo

  • Circadian Rhythm of Redox State Regulates Excitability in Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Neurons

    Tongfei A. Wang;Yanxun V. Yu;Gubbi Govindaiah;Xiaoying Ye

  • Do the suprachiasmatic nuclei oscillate in old rats as they do in young ones

    E. Satinoff;Hua Li;T. K. Tcheng;Chen Liu

  • Pituitary adenylyl cyclase-activating peptide: a pivotal modulator of glutamatergic regulation of the suprachiasmatic circadian clock.

    Dong Chen;Gordon F. Buchanan;Jian M. Ding;Jian M. Ding;Jens Hannibal

  • Melatonin desensitizes endogenous MT2 melatonin receptors in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus: relevance for defining the periods of sensitivity of the mammalian circadian clock to melatonin.

    Matthew J. Gerdin;Monica I. Masana;MoiséS A. Rivera-Bermúdez;Randall L. Hudson

Frequent Co-Authors

Rhanor Gillette
Rhanor Gillette University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hyunjoon Kong
Hyunjoon Kong University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ralph G. Nuzzo
Ralph G. Nuzzo University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rashid Bashir
Rashid Bashir University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Xiuling Li
Xiuling Li University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rebecca A. Prosser
Rebecca A. Prosser University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Charles L. Cox
Charles L. Cox Michigan State University
Paul E. Gold
Paul E. Gold Syracuse University
Jens Hannibal
Jens Hannibal University of Copenhagen
Lee E. Eiden
Lee E. Eiden National Institutes of Health

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