McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory > Mauck Lab > John Martin

John Martin

Graduate Student in Mechanical Engineering
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
Animal models of intervertebral disc degeneration Tissue engineering of the intervertebral disc

PUBLICATIONS

1. Dodson RB, Martin JT, Hunter KS, Ferguson VL (2012). Determination of hyperelastic properties for umbilical artery in preeclampsia from uniaxial extension tests. (in preparation)
2. Martin JT, Gorth DJ, Beattie EE, Smith LJ, Harfe BD, Elliott DM (2012). Needle Puncture Injury Causes Acute and Long-Term Mechanical Deficiency in a Mouse Model of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. JOR (in review)
3. Holguin N, Martin JT, Elliott DM, Judex S (2012). Low-intensity vibrations partially maintain intervertebral disc mechanics and spinal muscle area during deconditioning. Spine J (in review)
4. Smith LJ, Martin JT, Elliott DM, Haskins ME, Ponder KP (2012). Effect of neonatal gene therapy on lumbar spine disease in mucopolysaccharidosis VII dogs. Mol Genet Metab;107(1-2):145-52
5. Showalter BL, Beckstein JC, Martin JT, Beattie EE, Espinoza Orias AA, Schaer TP, Vresilovic EJ, Elliott DM (2012). Comparison of animal discs used in disc research to human lumbar disc: torsion mechanics and collagen content. Spine; 37(15):E900-E907
6. 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; 28(5):616-622

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. Martin JT, Smith LJ, Gorth DJ, Adan A, Hebela NM, Elliott DM, Mauck RL (2012). Nanofibrous disc-like angle ply structures maintain disc height in the rat caudal spine. 59th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Antonio, TX (in review)
2. Gorth DJ, Martin JT, Hebela NM, Mauck RL, Elliott DM, Smith LJ (2012). In Vivo Delivery of IL-1ra from PLGA Microspheres Prevents IL-1β Induced Extracellular Matrix Loss in the Rat Caudal Intervertebral Disc. 59th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Antonio, TX (in review)
3. Smith LJ, Gorth DJ, Martin JT, Chiaro JA, Dodge GR, Hebela N, Mauck RL, Elliott DM (2012). In Vivo Delivery of IL-1ra from PLGA Microspheres Attenuates IL-1beta Induced Nucleus Pulposus Glycosaminoglycan Loss in the Rat Caudal Intervertebral Disc. 2012 Gordon Research Conference: Musculoskeletal Biology and Bioengineering, Andover, NH
4. Smith LJ, Gorth DJ, Chiaro JA, Martin JT, Dodge GR, Malhotra NR, Hebela NM, Mauck RL, Elliott DM. Targeting Inflammation in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. 2012. 1st Annual International Symposium on Nanomedicine in Drug Delivery and Cancer Diagnosis, Newark, DE
5. Martin JT, Smith LJ, Gorth DJ, Hebela N, Elliott DM, Mauck RL (2012). Nanofibrous disc-like angle ply structures maintain rat caudal intervertebral disc height. 2012 Military Health System Research Symposium, Fort Lauderdale, FL
6. Martin JT, Beattie EE, Gorth DJ, Smith LJ, Elliott DM (2012). Mechanical Consequences of Needle Puncture Injury in the Mouse Caudal Disc. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Summer Bioengineering Conference, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, USA (PhD Competition Finalist)
7. Martin JT, Beattie EE, Gorth DJ, Smith LJ, Elliott DM (2012). Mechanical and Biochemical Consequences of Needle Puncture Injury in the Mouse Caudal Disc. 58th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA (Spotlight Presentation)
8. Martin JT, Beattie EE, Smith LJ, Elliott DM (2011). Mechanical Consequences of Needle Puncture Injury in the Mouse Caudal Disc. Spine Research Symposium: New Horizons in Intervertebral Disc Research, Philadelphia, PA
9. Showalter BL, Beckstein JC, Martin JT, Beattie EE, Espinoza Orias AA, Schaer TP, Vresilovic EJ, and Elliott DM (2011). Disc torsion mechanics: Comparison of animal models to human, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Summer Bioengineering Conference, Farmington, PA
10. Kluge JA, Martin JT, Nerurkar NL, Amaniera FA, Pampati RA, Elliott DM, Mauck RL (2010). Functional Enhancement of Disc-Like Angle-Ply Structures via Dynamic Culture, 57th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Long Beach, USA
11. Elliott DM, Nerurkar NL, Huang AH, Kluge JA, Smith LJ, Martin JT, Hebela N, Mauck RL (2010). Disc Tissue Engineering - Can We Make it Stick? 6th World Congress on Biomechanics, Suntec City, Singapore (Keynote Presentation)
12. Ponder KP, Smith LJ, Martin JT, Gerasimowicz KM, Haskins ME, Elliott DM (2010) Altered Cervical Spine Biomechanical Properties and Gene Expression in Mucopolysaccharidosis VII Dogs, 11th International Symposium on Mucopolysaccharide and Related Diseases, Adelaide, Australia
13. Ponder KP, Smith LJ, Elliott DM, Martin JT, Wu S, Liu Y, Haskins ME (2010) Molecular Mechanisms for Skeletal/Soft Tissue Pathology, 11th International Symposium on Mucopolysaccharide and Related Diseases, Adelaide, Australia
14. 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 function, 56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, USA
15. Smith LJ, Ponder KP, Martin JT, Haskins ME, Eliott DM (2010) Lumbar spine Segment mechanical properties, composition and gene expression in Mucopolysaccharidosis VII dogs following neonatal gene therapy, 56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, USA
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. Martin JT, Ferguson VL (2008) Biomechanics of Umbilical Cord Tissues, Reproductive Bioengineering 2008, Wenns/Pitzal, Austria