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John Martin

Research Engineer
University of Pennsylvania

HOMETOWN
Delran, NJ

EDUCATION
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2006, The College of New Jersey
M.S. Mechanical Engineering/Bioengineering, 2008, University of Colorado at Boulder

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTERESTS
Orthopaedic biomechanics, reproductive biomechanics

PUBLICATIONS

1. Smith LJ, Martin JT, Szczesny SE, Ponder KP, Haskins ME, Elliott DM (2009) Structural and biomechanical foundations of lumbar spine deformity in mucopolysaccharidosis type VII. J Orthop Res (in press)

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. Martin JT, Balderston JR, Gerasimowicz KM, Smith LJ, Hebela N, Elliott DM (2010) Direct effects of intervertebral disc needle puncture injury on mouse lumbar and caudal motion segment mechanical gunction, 56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, USA (in review)
2. Martin JT, Ferguson VL (2009) Regional similarites in the mechanical properties of the human umbilical artery, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Summer Bioengineering Conference, Lake Tahoe, USA
3. Smith LJ, Martin JT, Szczesny SE, Ponder KP, Haskins ME, Elliott DM (2009) Mucopolysaccharidosis VII and the developing lumbar spine: consequences for annulus fibrosus and vertebral end plate mechanical properties, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Summer Bioengineering Conference, Lake Tahoe, USA
4. Smith LJ, Martin JT, Ponder KP, Haskins ME, Elliott DM (2009) Structural and mechanical consequences of mucopolysaccharidosis VII for the developing lumbar spine, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Annual Meeting, Miami, USA
5. Martin JT, Ferguson VL (2008) Biomechanics of Umbilical Cord Tissues, Reproductive Bioengineering 2008, Wenns/Pitzal, Austria