Dr Martin Read PhD

Dr Martin Read

Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research
Research Fellow

Contact details

Address
Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research
College of Medical and Dental Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Martin Read is a Research Fellow working with Professor Chris McCabe and Professor Jayne Franklyn in the Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research.

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

Zannat, R, Lee, J, Muzaffar, J, Read, M, Brookes, K, Sharma, N, Boelaert, K, McCabe, C & Nieto, H 2023, 'The potential interaction between medical treatment and radioiodine treatment success: A systematic review.', Frontiers in Endocrinology, vol. 13, 1061555. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.1061555

Nieto, H, Thornton, C, Brookes, K, Nobre De Menezes, A, Fletcher, A, Alshahrani, M, Kocbiyik, M, Sharma, N, Boelaert, K, Cazier, J-B, Mehanna, H, Smith, V, Read, M & McCabe, C 2021, 'Recurrence of papillary thyroid cancer: a systematic appraisal of risk factors', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, vol. 107, no. 5, pp. 1392–1406. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgab836

Abstract

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

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

Read, M, Brookes, K, Zha, L, Thornton, C, Kim, J, Fletcher, A, Firth, G, Sunassee, K, Blower, P, Nieto, H, Smith, V & McCabe, C 2022, 'Dissecting endocytic mechanisms reveals new molecular targets to enhance sodium iodide symporter activity with clinical relevance to radioiodide therapy', Thyroid, vol. 32, no. S1, OC29, pp. A92-A92. https://doi.org/10.1089/thy.2022.29137.abstracts

Zha, L, Brookes, K, Thornton, C, Fletcher, A, Kim, J, Sunassee, K, Blower, P, Nieto, H, Smith, V, Read, M & McCabe, C 2022, 'Enhancing radioiodide uptake by addressing the mechanism of sodium/iodide symporter (NIS) endocytosis', Endocrine Abstracts, vol. 86, OC6.2. https://doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.86.OC6.2

Manivannan, S, Alshahrani, M, Thornton, C, Raja, S, Kocbiyik, M, Zha, L, Brookes, K, Nieto, H, Read, M, McCabe, C & Smith, V 2022, 'Promotion of thyroid cancer cell migration and invasion by the proto-oncogene PBF is mediated by FGD1 and N-WASP', Thyroid, vol. 32, no. S1, OC27, pp. A91-A91. https://doi.org/10.1089/thy.2022.29137.abstracts

Read, M, Brookes, K, Zha, L, Moolla, M, Kocbiyik, M, Manivannan, S, Hoare, R, Kannappan, V, Wang, W, Sunassee, K, Blower, P, Nieto, H, Smith, V & McCabe, C 2022, 'Repurposing disulfiram as a therapeutic agent to enhance sodium iodide symporter activity in radioiodide therapy', Endocrine Abstracts, vol. 86, OC2.6. https://doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.86.OC2.6

Brookes, K, Zha, L, Moolla, M, Kim, J, Kocbiyik, M, Manivannan, S, Nieto, H, Kannappan, V, Wang, W, Sunassee, K, Blower, P, Smith, V, Read, M & McCabe, C 2022, 'Repurposing of disulfiram and diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC)-metal complexes to enhance sodium iodide symporter function in radioiodide therapy', Thyroid, vol. 32, no. S1, OC40, pp. A96-A97. https://doi.org/10.1089/thy.2022.29137.abstracts

Thornton, C, Brookes, K, Fletcher, A, Nieto, H, Zha, L, Kocbiyik, M, Read, M, Smith, V & McCabe, C 2021, 'AP-2 and moesin regulate the internalisation of the sodium-iodide symporter and affect I125 Uptake in thyroid cancer cells', Endocrine Abstracts, vol. 77, OC6.4. https://doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.77.OC6.4

Read, M, Brookes, K, Thornton, C, Nieto, H, Fletcher, A, Borges de Souza, P, Alshahrani, M, Zha, L, Webster, J, Alderwick, L, Boelaert, K, Smith, V & McCabe, C 2021, 'Abstract PO-006: Exploiting non-canonical pathways of NIS regulation to enhance radioiodide uptake and identify predictive markers of recurrence in thyroid cancer', Clinical Cancer Research, vol. 27, no. 8 Supplement, PO-006. https://doi.org/10.1158/1557-3265.RADSCI21-PO-006

Read, M, Brookes, K, Thornton, C, Nieto, H, Zha, L, Fletcher, A, Boelaert, K, Smith, V & McCabe, C 2021, 'An emerging role for proteostasis modulators targeting NIS activity to enhance radioiodide therapy in thyroid cancer', Endocrine Abstracts, vol. 77, OC2.2. https://doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.77.OC2.2

Read, M, Brookes, K, Thornton, C, Nieto, H, Fletcher, A, Zha, L, Alderwick, L, Boelaert, K, Smith, V & McCabe, C 2021, 'Exploiting non-canonical pathways of NIS regulation to enhance radioiodide uptake and identify predictive markers of thyroid cancer recurrence', Nuclear Medicine Communications, vol. 42, no. 5. https://doi.org/10.1097/MNM.0000000000001180

Kocbiyik, M, Alshahrani, M, Poole, V, Jeyanathan, S, Thornton, C, Zha, L, Brookes, K, Nieto, H, Read, M, McCabe, C & Smith, V 2021, 'PBF phosphorylation regulates cell motility of thyroid and breast cancer cells', Endocrine Abstracts, vol. 77, OC2.4. https://doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.77.OC2.4

Preprint

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

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