Dr Martin Read PhD

Dr Martin Read

Department of Metabolism and Systems Science
Research Fellow

Contact details

Address
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

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

Qualifications

  • PhD (Diabetes research) University of Birmingham 1996
  • BSc (First Class with Honours in Biochemistry) University of Birmingham 1991

Teaching

Teaching Programmes

  • MRes Molecular Medicine- Hormones and Genes
  • BMedSc3 Molecular Medicine
  • BMedSc2 Understanding Thyroid Function
  • MBChB Year 1 Poster SS

Other activities

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:

  • American Association for Cancer research (AACR)
  • The Endocrine Society
  • The British Endocrine Society

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Poole, VL, Alshahrani, M, Manivannan, S, Landa, I, Hariharan, A, Thompson, RJ, Kocbiyik, M, Thornton, CEM, Brookes, K, Fletcher, A, Boelaert, K, Read, ML, McCabe, CJ & Smith, VE 2025, 'Targeting Src Tyrosine Kinase to Enhance Radioiodide Uptake in Breast Cancer', Endocrine-related cancer, vol. 32, no. 8, e240312. https://doi.org/10.1530/ERC-24-0312

Abstract

Wongsanit, S, Read, M, Zha, L, Brookes, K, Fear, J, Khine, M, Nieto, H, Smith, V & McCabe, C 2025, 'Advancing CRISPR‑Driven Strategies for Enhancing Sodium Iodide Symporter Function via HiBiT Tagging', Thyroid Research, vol. 18 , no. Suppl 1, OR2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-025-00258-3

Banga, D, Manivannan, S, Hariharan, A, Nieto, H, Brookes, K, Read, M, McCabe, C, Heath, V & Smith, V 2025, 'A potential new role for the proto-oncogene PBF in endocrine cancer as a regulator of endothelial cells and angiogenesis', Endocrine Abstracts, vol. 109, P94. https://doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.109.P94

Read, M, Brookes, K, Fear, J, Wongsanit, S, Small, B, Jones, A, Pham, T, Khine, M, Manivannan, S, Nieto, H, Stover, D, Jhiang, S, Kannappan, V, Wang, W, Sunassee, K, Blower, P, Ringel, M, Campbell, M, Boelaert, K, Smith, V & McCabe, C 2025, 'Combinatorial drug strategy targeting sodium iodide symporter (NIS) activity enhances radionuclide uptake in breast and thyroid settings in vivo', Endocrine Abstracts, vol. 109, OC2.6. https://doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.109.OC2.6

Wongsanit, S, Zha, L, Brookes, K, Fear, J, Khine, MT, Nieto, H, Smith, VE, Read, ML & McCabe, C 2025, 'CRISPR-Mediated HiBiT Tagging of the Sodium Iodide Symporter to Facilitate Novel High-Throughput Drug Screening Approaches', Thyroid, vol. 35, no. S1, Oral 023, pp. e8-e8. https://doi.org/10.1177/10507256251379060

Read, M, Brookes, K, Fear, JS, Wongsanit, S, Small, B, Jones, A, Manivannan, S, Khine, MT, Pharm, T, Nieto, H, Stover, D, Kannappan, V, Wang, W, Blower, P, Sunassee, K, Ringel, M, Campbell, M, Boelaert, K, Smith, VE & McCabe, CJ 2025, 'Dual targeting of sodium iodide symporter (NIS) maximises radionuclide uptake in breast and thyroid cancer with implications for stratifying patient recurrence risk', Thyroid Research, vol. 18, no. Suppl 1, OR5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-025-00258-3

Read, ML, Brookes, K, Fear, JS, Wongsanit, S, Khine, MT, Small, B, Thornton, CEM, Moolla, M, Jones, A, Kim, J, Manivannan, S, Pharm, TT, Nieto, HR, Stover, DG, Kannappan, V, Wang, W, Blower, PJ, Sunassee, K, Ringel, MD, Campbell, MJ, Boelaert, K, Smith, VE & McCabe, CJ 2025, 'Dual Targeting using SAHA and Diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC)-Metal Complexes Augments Sodium Iodide Symporter Function in Thyroid and Breast Cancer', Thyroid, vol. 35, no. S1, Oral 028, pp. e10-e10. https://doi.org/10.1177/10507256251379060

Mir, K, Brookes, K, Read, M, Stover, D, Ringel, M, McCabe, C & Campbell, M 2025, 'Epigenetic approaches to deliver a targeted radiotherapy for triple negative breast cancer', Cancer Research, vol. 85, no. 8 Supplement 1, 4750. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2025-4750

Khine, MT, Brookes, K, Fear, JS, Wongsanit, S, Smith, VE, Read, ML, Nieto, HR, Boelaert, K & McCabe, CJ 2025, 'Functional impact of new repressors of radioiodide uptake', Thyroid Research, vol. 18, no. Suppl 1, PO6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-025-00258-3

Khine, MT, Brookes, K, Fear, JS, Wongsanit, S, Read, ML, Nieto, HR, Boelaert, K, McCabe, CJ & Smith, VE 2025, 'Functional impact of new repressors of radioiodide uptake', Thyroid, vol. 35, no. S1, Poster 182, pp. e41-e42. https://doi.org/10.1177/10507256251379060

Manivannan, S, Kocbiyik, M, Banga, D, Nieto, H, Thomas, S, Read, ML, McCabe, CJ & Smith, VE 2025, 'PBF-Mediated Focal Adhesion Dynamics: A Key Driver of Thyroid Cancer Cell Motility', Thyroid, vol. 35, no. S1, Poster 174, pp. e39-e39. https://doi.org/10.1177/10507256251379060

Manivannan, S, Kocbiyik, M, Banga, D, Nieto, HR, Thomas, S, Read, ML, McCabe, CJ & Smith, VE 2025, 'PBF‑Mediated Focal Adhesion Dynamics: A Key Driver of Thyroid Cancer Cell Motility', Thyroid Research, vol. 18, no. Suppl 1, OR3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-025-00258-3

Manivannan, S, Kocbiyik, M, Banga, D, Hariharan, A, Nieto, H, Thomas, S, Read, M, McCabe, C & Smith, V 2025, 'PBF-mediated focal adhesion dynamics: a key driver of thyroid cancer cell motility', Endocrine Abstracts, vol. 109, OP5.1. https://doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.109.OP5.1

Wongsanit, S, Read, M, Zha, L, Brookes, K, Fear, J, Khine, M, Nieto, H, Smith, V & McCabe, C 2025, 'Towards enhancing sodium iodide symporter function in thyroid cancer: HiBiT tagging and CRISPR-driven drug discovery', Endocrine Abstracts, vol. 109, OC4.2. https://doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.109.OC4.2

Featured article

Read, M, Brookes, K & McCabe, C 2025, 'Combinatorial Drug Strategies for Thyroid Cancer' The Endocrinologist, no. 156, pp. 11-12. <https://www.endocrinology.org/endocrinologist/156-summer-25/>

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