Karen Martin, PhD

Service Professor

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West Virginia University School of Medicine

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Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology

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Member

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West Virginia University WVU Cancer Institute

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WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs

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Faculty

Core Director

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West Virginia University WVU Cancer Institute

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WVU Cancer Institute Research Laboratories

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Director of Core Resources

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West Virginia University Health Sciences Center

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Research & Graduate Education

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Admin

• PhD, Duke University Medical Center, 1997

Ten Most Recent:

PP2 prevents beta-adrenergic stimulation of cardiac pacemaker activity.
Huang JY, Lin YC, Hileman S, Martin KH, Hull R, Yu HG.
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2014;63(6):533-543.
PMC4048634.

RepSox slows decay of CD34+ AML cells and decreasesTim-3 expression.
Jajosky AN, Coad JE, Vos JA, Martin KH, Senft JR, Wenger SL, Gibson LF.
Stem Cells Transl Med. 2014;3(7):836-848.
PMCJournal - In Process.

Induction of stem-like cells with fibrogenic properties by carbon nanotubes and its role in fibrogenesis.
Luanpitpong S, Wang LY, Manke A, Castranova V, Yang Y, Martin KH, Ammer AG, Rojanasakul Y.
Nano Lett. 2014;14(6):3110-3116.
PMC4055043.

Ableson kinases negatively regulate invadopodia function and invasion in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by inhibiting an HB-EGF autocrine loop.
Hayes KE, Walk EL, Ammer AG, Kelley LC, Martin KH, Weed SA.
Oncogene. 2013;32(40):4766-4777.
PMC3896120.

High-resolution vascular tissue characterization in mice using 55MHz ultrasound hybrid imaging.
Mahmoud AM, Sandoval C, Teng B, Schnermann JB, Martin KH, Mustafa SJ, Mukdadi OM.
Ultrasonics. 2013;53(3):727-738.
PMC3639478.

Metastatic MTLn3 and non-metastatic MTC adenocarcinoma cells can be differentiated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Novotny MJ, Bridge DR, Martin KH, Weed SA, Wysolmerski RB, Olson JC.
Biol Open. 2013;2(9):891-900.
PMC3773335.

The group A streptococcal collagen-like protein-1, Scl1, mediates biofilm formation by targeting the extra domain A-containing variant of cellular fibronectin expressed in wounded tissue.
Oliver-Kozup H, Martin KH, Schwegler-Berry D, Green BJ, Betts C, Shinde AV, Van De Water L, Lukomski S.
Mol Microbiol. 2013;87(3):672-689.
PMC3556226.

Examining the role of actin-plasma membrane association in pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and type III secretion translocation in migratory T24 epithelial cells.
Bridge DR, Martin KH, Moore ER, Lee WM, Carroll JA, Rocha CL, Olson JC.
Infect Immun. 2012;80(9):3049-3064.
PMC3418746.

Src binds cortactin through a SH2 domain cystine-mediated linkage.
Evans JV, Ammer AG, Jett JE, Bolcato CA, Breaux JC, Martin KH, Culp M, Gannett PM, Weed SA.
J Cell Sci. 2012;125(Pt 24):6185-6197.
PMC3585525.

Quantitative measurement of invadopodia-mediated extracellular matrix proteolysis in single and multicellular contexts.
Martin KH, Hayes KE, Walk EL, Ammer AG, Markwell SM, Weed SA.
J Vis Exp. 2012;(66):4419
PMC3606055.

Non-Programmatically Aligned Cancer Center Members