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  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Martyn T. Smith is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Environmental Science, with particular emphasis on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Environmental Chemistry, and Immunology.

The scientist's work primarily focuses on topics such as Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Arsenic contamination and mitigation, and Estrogen and related hormone effects.

Among recent publications, notable papers include: The Key Characteristics of Carcinogens: Relationship to the Hallmarks of Cancer, Relevant Biomarkers, and Assays to Measure Them (2020, Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention) A systematic evidence map of chronic inflammation and immunosuppression related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure (2022, Environmental Research) Key Characteristics of Human Hepatotoxicants as a Basis for Identification and Characterization of the Causes of Liver Toxicity (2021, Hepatology) In Vitro characterization of the endocrine disrupting effects of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) on the human androgen receptor (2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials) Epigenetic aging biomarkers and occupational exposure to benzene, trichloroethylene and formaldehyde (2021, Environment International)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Luoping Zhang
  • Michele A. La Merrill
  • Roel Vermeulen
  • Qing Lan
  • Kathleen A. Durkin

Publications have appeared often in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Environmental Research
  • Environmental Health Perspectives
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Martyn T. Smith was awarded the Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1994.

Best Publications

  • Cancer risks from arsenic in drinking water.

    Allan H. Smith;Claudia Hopenhayn-Rich;Michael N. Bates;Helen M. Goeden

  • The metabolism of menadione (2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone) by isolated hepatocytes. A study of the implications of oxidative stress in intact cells.

    H Thor;M T Smith;P Hartzell;G Bellomo

  • Consensus on the key characteristics of endocrine-disrupting chemicals as a basis for hazard identification.

    Michele A. La Merrill;Laura N. Vandenberg;Martyn T. Smith;William Goodson

  • Formaldehyde in China: production, consumption, exposure levels, and health effects.

    Xiaojiang Tang;Yang Bai;Anh Duong;Martyn T. Smith

  • Environment and Disease Risks

    Stephen M. Rappaport;Martyn T. Smith

  • Epidemiology of Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders in the United States, 2001-2004, Using Data From the NAACCR and SEER Programs

    Dana E. Rollison;Nadia Howlader;Martyn T. Smith;Sara S. Strom

  • Hematotoxicity in Workers Exposed to Low Levels of Benzene

    Qing Lan;Luoping Zhang;Guilan Li;Roel Vermeulen

  • Potential health impacts of excessive flavonoid intake.

    Christine F Skibola;Martyn T Smith

  • Polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene are associated with susceptibility to acute leukemia in adults

    Christine F. Skibola;Martyn T. Smith;Eleanor Kane;Eve Roman

  • Bleb formation in hepatocytes during drug metabolism is caused by disturbances in thiol and calcium ion homeostasis.

    Sarah A. Jewell;Giorgio Bellomo;Hjordis Thor;Sten Orrenius

  • Key Characteristics of Carcinogens as a Basis for Organizing Data on Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis.

    Martyn T. Smith;Kathryn Z. Guyton;Catherine F. Gibbons;Jason M. Fritz

  • Radial Capillary Array Electrophoresis Microplate and Scanner for High-Performance Nucleic Acid Analysis

    Yining Shi;Peter C. Simpson;James R. Scherer;David Wexler

  • Mutagenicity of quinones: pathways of metabolic activation and detoxification

    Paul L. Chesis;David E. Levin;Martyn T. Smith;Lars Ernster

  • Advances in understanding benzene health effects and susceptibility.

    Martyn T. Smith

  • Genetic variation in TNF and IL10 and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a report from the InterLymph Consortium

    Nathaniel Rothman;Christine F Skibola;Sophia S Wang;Gareth Morgan

  • Formaldehyde exposure and leukemia: a new meta-analysis and potential mechanisms

    Luoping Zhang;Craig Steinmaus;David A. Eastmond;Xianjun K. Xin

  • Prevalence of the inactivating 609C-->T polymorphism in the NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1) gene in patients with primary and therapy-related myeloid leukemia.

    Richard A. Larson;Richard A. Larson;Yunxia Wang;Yunxia Wang;Mekhala Banerjee;Mekhala Banerjee;Joseph Wiemels;Joseph Wiemels

  • Benzene poisoning, a risk factor for hematological malignancy, is associated with the NQO1 609C-->T mutation and rapid fractional excretion of chlorzoxazone.

    Nathaniel Rothman;Martyn T. Smith;Richard B. Hayes;Robert D. Traver

  • An Emerging Role for Epigenetic Dysregulation in Arsenic Toxicity and Carcinogenesis

    Xuefeng Ren;Cliona M. McHale;Christine F. Skibola;Allan H. Smith

  • Current understanding of the mechanism of benzene-induced leukemia in humans: implications for risk assessment

    Cliona M. McHale;Luoping Zhang;Martyn T. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Luoping Zhang
Luoping Zhang University of California, Berkeley
Nathaniel Rothman
Nathaniel Rothman National Institutes of Health
Roel Vermeulen
Roel Vermeulen Utrecht University
Qing Lan
Qing Lan National Institutes of Health
Stephen M. Rappaport
Stephen M. Rappaport University of California, Berkeley
Joseph L. Wiemels
Joseph L. Wiemels University of Southern California
Paige M. Bracci
Paige M. Bracci University of California, San Francisco
Stephen J. Chanock
Stephen J. Chanock National Institutes of Health
Mark P. Purdue
Mark P. Purdue National Institutes of Health
Angela Brooks-Wilson
Angela Brooks-Wilson Simon Fraser University

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