Dr Martin Read PhD

Department of Metabolism and Systems Science
Research Fellow

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Martin Read is a Research Fellow working with Professor Chris McCabe and Professor Jayne Franklyn at Metabolism and Systems Science (MSS)

Postdoc Representative, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 2011-Present

GM reviewer, College GM Safety Committee, 2011-Present

Editorial Advisor, Therapy Journal, 2003-2011

Scientific Consultant, Hybrid Systems Ltd, Oxford 2001-2003

Current member of the following societies:

Manivannan, S, Kocbiyik, M, Banga, D, Nieto, H, Thomas, S, Read, M, McCabe, C & Smith, V 2024, 'Proto-oncogene regulation of thyroid cancer cell motility through altered focal adhesions', Thyroid, vol. 34, no. S1, Poster 0208, pp. A52-A52. https://doi.org/10.1089/thy.2024.89756.rc.abstracts

Read, M, Brookes, K, Zha, L, Manivannan, S, Kim, J, Kocbiyik, M, Fletcher, A, Gorvin, CM, Firth, G, Fruhwirth, G, Nicola, J, Jhiang, S, Ringel, M, Campbell, M, Sunassee, K, Blower, P, Boelaert, K, Nieto, H, Smith, V & McCabe, C 2023, 'Combined Vorinostat and Chloroquine Inhibit Sodium Iodide Symporter Endocytosis and Enhance Radionuclide Uptake In Vivo', Clinical Cancer Research. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-2043

Brookes, K, Read, M, Wani, S, Jhiang, S, Stover, D, Ringel, M, McCabe, C & Campbell, M 2024, 'Epigenetic approaches to deliver a targeted radiotherapy for triple negative breast cancer', Cancer Research, vol. 84, no. 9_Supplement, PO3-26-07. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS23-PO3-26-07

Fear, J, Desanti, GE, Brookes, K, Richardson, N, Thornton, CEM, Zha, L, Smith, VE, Read, ML, Dias, RP & McCabe, CJ 2024, 'Isolating human C cells by FACS for downstream -omics analysis to better understand the development of MTC in MEN2 patients', Thyroid Research, vol. 17, no. S1, PO1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-024-00203-w

Manivannan, S, Kocbiyik, M, Banga, D, Afzal, A, Zha, L, Brookes, K, Nieto, HR, Thomas, S, Read, ML, McCabe, CJ & Smith, VE 2024, 'Proto-oncogene PBF regulation of cell adhesion and motility', Thyroid Research, vol. 17, no. S1, PO3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-024-00203-w

Read, M, Brookes, K, Zha, L, Kim, J, Fear, J, Wongsanit, S, Small, B, Nieto, H, Kannappan, V, Wang, W, Jhiang, S, Ringel, M, Campbell, M, Sunassee, K, Blower, P, Boelaert, K, Smith, V & McCabe, C 2024, 'Transcriptional Reprogramming Using a New Dual NIS Agonist Enhances Radioiodide Uptake and Facilitates Greater Predictive Utility for Thyroid Cancer Recurrence', Thyroid, vol. 34, no. S1, Poster 0201, pp. A49-A50. https://doi.org/10.1089/thy.2024.89756.rc.abstracts

Brookes, K, Zha, L, Kim, J, Wongsanit, S, Fear, J, Small, B, Nieto, HR, Kannappan, V, Wang, W, Jhiang, S, Ringel, MD, Campbell, MJ, Sunassee, K, Blower, PJ, Boelaert, K, Smith, VE, Read, ML & McCabe, CJ 2024, 'Transcriptional reprogramming using a new dual NIS agonist enhances radioiodide uptake with implications for predicting thyroid cancer recurrence', Thyroid Research, vol. 17, no. S1, OR2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-024-00203-w

Brookes, K, Zha, L, Small, B, Kim, J, Manivannan, S, Thornton, C, Kannappan, V, Wang, W, Nieto, H, Sunassee, K, Blower, P, Smith, V, Read, M & McCabe, C 2023, 'A copper-based metabolite of disulfiram upregulates sodium iodide symporter (NIS) gene expression to enhance thyroidal uptake of radionuclides in vivo', Endocrine Abstracts, vol. 94, OC7.1. https://doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.94.OC7.1

Brookes, K, Zha, L, Kim, J, Kannappan, V, Wang, W, Sunassee, K, Blower, P, Smith, V, Read, M & McCabe, C 2023, 'A critical role for copper in enhanced radioiodide uptake in thyroid cancer cells', Cancer Research, vol. 83, no. 7_Supplement, 5053. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2023-5053

Manivannan, S, Banga, D, Kocbiyik, M, Read, M, Zha, L, Brookes, K, Nieto, H, McCabe, C & Smith, V 2023, 'A critical role for the proto-oncogene PBF in regulating cellular adhesion and motility in thyroid cancer', Endocrine Abstracts, vol. 94, OC2.6. https://doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.94.OC2.6

Brookes, K, Zha, L, Kim, J, Small, B, Kocbiyik, M, Manivannan, S, Kannappan, V, Wang, W, Sunassee, K, Blower, P, Nieto, H, Smith, V, Read, M & McCabe, C 2023, 'Copper-based therapeutics increase sodium/iodide symporter (NIS) transcription and enhance radioiodide uptake in thyroid cancer cells', Endocrine Abstracts, vol. 90, OC11.1. https://doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.90.OC11.1

Manivannan, S, Kocbiyik, M, Alshahrani, M, EI-Asrag, M, Zha, L, Brookes, K, Nieto, H, Read, M, Beggs, A, McCabe, C & Smith, V 2023, 'Elucidating the mechanisms via which the proto-oncogene Pbf stimulates cell motility in thyroid tumor progression', Thyroid, vol. 33, no. S1, Poster 338, pp. A62-A62. https://doi.org/10.1089/thy.2023.29156.abstracts

Manivannan, S, Kocbiyik, M, Alshahrani, M, El-Asrag, ME, Zha, L, Brookes, K, Nieto, H, Read, M, Beggs, A, McCabe, C & Smith, V 2023, 'Elucidating the mechanisms via which the proto-oncogene PBF stimulates cell motility in thyroid tumour progression', Thyroid Research, vol. 16, no. S1, PO2, pp. 6-6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-023-00170-8

Brookes, K, Thornton, CEM, Zha, L, Kim, J, Small, B, Fear, JS, Nieto, HR, Western, H, Jones, A, Pham, TT, Bottegoni, G, Cox, LR, Kannappan, V, Wang, W, Gorvin, CM, Stover, DG, Spitzweg, C, Jhiang, S, Ringel, MD, Campbell, MJ, Sunassee, K, Blower, PJ, Boelaert, K, Smith, VE, Read, ML & McCabe, CJ 2024 'Clinical Implications of Dually Targeting the Sodium Iodide Symporter in Canonical and Non-Canonical Settings' SSRN. <https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4996070>

Read, M, Brookes, K, Zha, L, Manivannan, S, Kim, J, Kocbiyik, M, Fletcher, A, Gorvin, CM, Firth, G, Fruhwirth, G, Nicola, J, Jhiang, S, Ringel, M, Campbell, M, Sunassee, K, Blower, P, Boelaert, K, Nieto, H, Smith, V & McCabe, C 2023 'Dissecting endocytic mechanisms reveals new molecular targets to enhance sodium iodide symporter activity with clinical relevance to radioiodide therapy' bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.22.541733