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Overview

Sandra L. Martin is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research activity is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with specific focus on subfields such as Physiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Statistics and Probability, and Economics and Econometrics.

Themes predominantly explored in Martin's research include:

  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations
  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

Martin has published multiple papers across high-impact journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Dynamic RNA Regulation in the Brain Underlies Physiological Plasticity in a Hibernating Mammal," 2021, Frontiers in Physiology
  • "Liver Transcriptome Dynamics During Hibernation Are Shaped by a Shifting Balance Between Transcription and RNA Stability," 2021, Frontiers in Physiology
  • "Quantification of subject motion during TMS via pulsewise coil displacement," 2024, Brain Stimulation
  • "Commentary: On measurement error, PSA doubling time, and prostate cancer," 2023, Global Epidemiology
  • "Adrenal gene expression dynamics support hibernation in 13-lined ground squirrels," 2023, Physiological Genomics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Martin include Lauren Reoma, Rui Fu, Austin E. Gillen, Matthew Gooden, and Gina Norato.

The venues where Martin has commonly published reflect the scientific disciplines engaged, including:

  • Neurology
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Brain Stimulation
  • Global Epidemiology
  • Physiological Genomics

Best Publications

  • Mammalian Hibernation: Cellular and Molecular Responses to Depressed Metabolism and Low Temperature

    Hannah V. Carey;Matthew T. Andrews;Sandra L. Martin

  • The Campus Sexual Assault (CSA) Study

    Christopher Krebs;Christine Lindquist;Tara Warner;Bonnie Fisher

  • GRADE guidelines: 13. Preparing Summary of Findings tables and evidence profiles—continuous outcomes

    Gordon H. Guyatt;Kristian Thorlund;Andrew D. Oxman;Stephen D. Walter

  • College Women's Experiences with Physically Forced, Alcohol- or Other Drug-Enabled, and Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault Before and Since Entering College

    Christopher P. Krebs;Christine H. Lindquist;Tara D. Warner;Bonnie Sue Fisher

  • Partner violence among adolescents in opposite-sex romantic relationships: findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.

    Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Selene G. Oslak;Mary L. Young;Sandra L. Martin

  • Physical Abuse of Women Before, During, and After Pregnancy

    Sandra L. Martin;Linda Mackie;Lawrence L. Kupper;Paul A. Buescher

  • Role of the non-homologous DNA end joining pathway in the early steps of retroviral infection

    Ling Li;Jennifer M. Olvera;Kristine E. Yoder;Richard S. Mitchell

  • Nucleic Acid Chaperone Activity of the ORF1 Protein from the Mouse LINE-1 Retrotransposon

    Sandra L. Martin;Frederic D. Bushman

  • The TDRD9-MIWI2 complex is essential for piRNA-mediated retrotransposon silencing in the mouse male germline.

    Masanobu Shoji;Takashi Tanaka;Mihoko Hosokawa;Michael Reuter

  • College- or University-Based Sexual Assault Prevention Programs: A Review of Program Outcomes, Characteristics, and Recommendations

    Catherine Joy Vladutiu;Sandra L. Martin;Rebecca J. Macy

  • Patterns of intimate partner violence victimization from adolescence to young adulthood in a nationally representative sample.

    Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Aubrey L. Spriggs;Sandra L. Martin;Lawrence L. Kupper

  • Mouse Maelstrom, a component of nuage, is essential for spermatogenesis and transposon repression in meiosis

    Sarah F.C. Soper;Godfried W. van der Heijden;Tara C. Hardiman;Mary Goodheart

  • Child maltreatment in enlisted soldiers' families during combat-related deployments.

    Deborah A. Gibbs;Sandra L. Martin;Lawrence L. Kupper;Ruby E. Johnson

  • Domestic Violence in Northern India

    Sandra L. Martin;Amy Ong Tsui;Kuhu Maitra;Ruth Marinshaw

  • Developmental and cell type specificity of LINE-1 expression in mouse testis: implications for transposition.

    D Branciforte;S L Martin

  • Physical and Sexual Assault of Women With Disabilities

    Sandra L. Martin;Neepa Ray;Daniela Sotres-Alvarez;Lawrence L. Kupper

  • Sexual behaviors and reproductive health outcomes: associations with wife abuse in India.

    Sandra L. Martin;Brian Kilgallen;Amy Ong Tsui;Kuhu Maitra

  • Effect of Deployment on the Occurrence of Child Maltreatment in Military and Nonmilitary Families

    E. Danielle Rentz;Stephen W. Marshall;Dana Loomis;Carri Casteel

  • Ribonucleoprotein particles with LINE-1 RNA in mouse embryonal carcinoma cells.

    S L Martin

  • Collateral Artery Growth (Arteriogenesis) After Experimental Arterial Occlusion Is Impaired in Mice Lacking CC-Chemokine Receptor-2

    Matthias Heil;Tibor Ziegelhoeffer;Shawn Wagner;Borja Fernández

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathryn E. Moracco
Kathryn E. Moracco University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sheila A.M. Rauch
Sheila A.M. Rauch Emory University
Kenneth A. Bollen
Kenneth A. Bollen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bonnie S. Fisher
Bonnie S. Fisher University of Cincinnati
Carolyn Tucker Halpern
Carolyn Tucker Halpern University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Christine Lindquist
Christine Lindquist RTI International
Israel Liberzon
Israel Liberzon Texas A&M University
Ronald C. Kessler
Ronald C. Kessler Harvard University
Desmond K. Runyan
Desmond K. Runyan University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Janis B. Kupersmidt
Janis B. Kupersmidt Innovation Research and Training

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