Emerita Professor Jenny Martin
Emerita Professor

Jenny Martin

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Background

Jenny Martin trained as a pharmacist at the Victorian College of Pharmacy (VCP), where she was awarded the Gold Medal for top student over the BPharm course. After completing an MPharm in computational chemistry at the College, Jenny moved to Oxford University for a PhD by research in protein crystallography and drug design. Her DPhil was supported by a prestigious 1851 Science Research Scholarship and several other competitive scholarships. Jenny then undertook two years of postdoctoral research at Rockefeller University in New York, before returning to Australia in 1993 to establish the first protein crystallography laboratory in Queensland. Since then, she has held ARC QEII, ARC Professorial and NHMRC Fellowships and is currently an ARC Australian Laureate Fellow at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland. Jenny is the recipient of many honours including the ASBMB Roche Medal, the Queensland Smart Women Smart State Research Scientist award, and the Women in Biotech Outstanding Outstanding Biotechnology Achievement Award.

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Emerita Professor Jenny Martin is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Pharmacy, Victoria University
  • Masters (Coursework), Victoria University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford

Research impacts

Prof Martin has contributed to knowledge through more than 110 crystal structures deposited into the protein data bank. She has also contributed to the development of patented antidiabetics, HIV-protease inhibitors, and patents leading to the development of conotoxin drugs that progressed to clinical trials. In addition, through a consultancy with PanBIO (now Inverness Medical Innovations) Prof Martin contributed to a patented diagnostic for herpes simplex virus. She has also held ARC Linkage projects with biotech companies Alchemia, Hexima and Biota leading to fundamental and applied research outcomes. As a leader in her field, Jenny has chaired the National Committee for Crystallography of the Australian Academy of Science, is a past President of the Society for Crystallographers in Australia and New Zealand and former member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Australian Synchrotron.

Search Professor Jenny Martin’s works on UQ eSpace

210 works between 1984 and 2022
All (210) Journal Article (177) Book Chapter (9) Conference Publication (19) Other Outputs (5)

141 - 160 of 210 works

2006

Journal Article

Crystallography in Australia and New Zealand

Martin, Jennifer L. (2006). Crystallography in Australia and New Zealand. International Union of Crystallography Newsletter 14(1) Buffalo, NY, United States: Editorial Office, International Union of Crystallography.

Crystallography in Australia and New Zealand

2006

Journal Article

An automatable screen for the rapid identification of proteins amenable to refolding

Cowieson, Nathan P., Wensley, Beth, Listwan, Pawel, Hume, David A., Kobe, Bostjan and Martin, Jennifer L. (2006). An automatable screen for the rapid identification of proteins amenable to refolding. Proteomics, 6 (6), 1750-1757. doi: 10.1002/pmic.200500056

An automatable screen for the rapid identification of proteins amenable to refolding

2005

Journal Article

Mode of binding of methyl acceptor substrates to the adrenaline-synthesizing enzyme phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase: Implications for catalysis

Gee, Christine L., Tyndall, Joel D. A., Grunewald, Gary L., Wu, Qian, McLeish, Michael J. and Martin, Jennifer L. (2005). Mode of binding of methyl acceptor substrates to the adrenaline-synthesizing enzyme phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase: Implications for catalysis. Biochemistry, 44 (51), 16875-16885. doi: 10.1021/bi051636b

Mode of binding of methyl acceptor substrates to the adrenaline-synthesizing enzyme phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase: Implications for catalysis

2005

Journal Article

The structure of human SULT1A1 crystallized with estradiol: An insight into active site plasticity and substrate inhibition with multi-ring substrates

Gamage, N. U., Tsvetanov, S., Duggleby, R. G., McManus, M. E. and Martin, J. L. (2005). The structure of human SULT1A1 crystallized with estradiol: An insight into active site plasticity and substrate inhibition with multi-ring substrates. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 280 (50), 41482-41486. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M508289200

The structure of human SULT1A1 crystallized with estradiol: An insight into active site plasticity and substrate inhibition with multi-ring substrates

2005

Journal Article

An inflammatory role for the mammalian carboxypeptidase inhibitor latexin: Relationship to cystatins and the tumor suppressor TIG1

Aagaard, A., Listwan, P., Cowieson, N. P., Huber, T. L., Ravasi, T., Wells, C. A., Flanagan, J. U., Kellie, S., Hume, D. A., Kobe, B. and Martin, J. L. (2005). An inflammatory role for the mammalian carboxypeptidase inhibitor latexin: Relationship to cystatins and the tumor suppressor TIG1. Structure, 13 (2), 309-317. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2004.12.013

An inflammatory role for the mammalian carboxypeptidase inhibitor latexin: Relationship to cystatins and the tumor suppressor TIG1

2005

Journal Article

Disulfide-linked dimers of human adrenaline synthesizing enzyme PNMT are catalytically active

Gee, C. L., Nourse, A., Hsin, A. Y., Wu, Q., Tyndall, J. D., Grunewald, G. L., McLeish, M. J. and Martin, J. L. (2005). Disulfide-linked dimers of human adrenaline synthesizing enzyme PNMT are catalytically active. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics, 1750 (1), 82-92. doi: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2005.03.006

Disulfide-linked dimers of human adrenaline synthesizing enzyme PNMT are catalytically active

2005

Journal Article

Pilot studies on the parallel production of soluble mouse proteins in a bacterial expression system

Cowieson, N. P., Listwan, P., Kurz, M., Aagaard, A., Ravasi, T., Wells, C. A., Huber, T. L., Hume, D. A., Kobe, B. and Martin, J. L. (2005). Pilot studies on the parallel production of soluble mouse proteins in a bacterial expression system. Journal of Structural and Functional Genomics, 6 (1), 13-20. doi: 10.1007/s10969-005-0462-7

Pilot studies on the parallel production of soluble mouse proteins in a bacterial expression system

2005

Journal Article

Structural, mutagenic, and kinetic analysis of the binding of substrates and inhibitors of human phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase

Wu, Q., Gee, C. L., Lin, F., Tyndall, J. D., Martin, J. L., Grunewald, G. L. and McLeish, M. J. (2005). Structural, mutagenic, and kinetic analysis of the binding of substrates and inhibitors of human phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 48 (23), 7243-7252. doi: 10.1021/jm050568o

Structural, mutagenic, and kinetic analysis of the binding of substrates and inhibitors of human phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase

2005

Journal Article

Protein crystallography and the Australian synchrotron

Martin, J. L. (2005). Protein crystallography and the Australian synchrotron. Australian Biochemist, 36 (1), 51-54.

Protein crystallography and the Australian synchrotron

2005

Journal Article

Modification of recombinatorial cloning for small affinity tag fusion protein construct generation

Listwan, P, Cowieson, N, Kurz, M, Hume, DA, Martin, JL and Kobe, B (2005). Modification of recombinatorial cloning for small affinity tag fusion protein construct generation. Analytical Biochemistry, 346 (2), 327-329. doi: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.06.016

Modification of recombinatorial cloning for small affinity tag fusion protein construct generation

2005

Journal Article

Post-crystallization treatments for improving diffraction quality of protein crystals

Heras, B. and Martin, J. L. (2005). Post-crystallization treatments for improving diffraction quality of protein crystals. Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography, 61 (Part 9), 1173-1180. doi: 10.1107/S0907444905019451

Post-crystallization treatments for improving diffraction quality of protein crystals

2005

Book Chapter

Human SULT1A SULTs

Hempel, N., Barnett, A., Gamage, N., Duggleby, R.G., Windmill, K. F., Martin, J. L. and McManus, M. E. (2005). Human SULT1A SULTs. Human Cytosolic Sulfotransferases. (pp. 179-230) edited by Pacifici, Gian Maria and Coughtrie, Michael W. H.. Boca Raton, FL, USA: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC (CRC Press).

Human SULT1A SULTs

2004

Journal Article

The acidic nature of the CcmG redox-active center is important for cytochrome c maturation in Escherichia coli

Edeling, Melissa A., Ahuja, Umesh, Heras, Begoña, Thony-Meyer, Linda and Martin, Jennifer L. (2004). The acidic nature of the CcmG redox-active center is important for cytochrome c maturation in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology, 186 (12), 4030-4033. doi: 10.1128/JB.186.12.4030-4033.2004

The acidic nature of the CcmG redox-active center is important for cytochrome c maturation in Escherichia coli

2004

Journal Article

Active site mutations and substrate inhibition in human sulfotransferase 1A1 and 1A3

Barnett, Amanda C., Tsvetanov, Sergey, Gamage, Niranjali, Martin, Jennifer L., Duggleby, Ronald G. and McManus, Michael E. (2004). Active site mutations and substrate inhibition in human sulfotransferase 1A1 and 1A3. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 279 (18), 18799-18805. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M312253200

Active site mutations and substrate inhibition in human sulfotransferase 1A1 and 1A3

2004

Journal Article

Countering cooperative effects in protease inhibitors using constrained b-strand-mimicking templates in focused combinatorial libraries

Reid, Robert C., Pattenden, Lenard K., Tyndall, Joel D. A., Martin, Jennifer L., Walsh, Terry and Fairlie, David P. (2004). Countering cooperative effects in protease inhibitors using constrained b-strand-mimicking templates in focused combinatorial libraries. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 47 (7), 1641-1651. doi: 10.1021/jm030337m

Countering cooperative effects in protease inhibitors using constrained b-strand-mimicking templates in focused combinatorial libraries

2004

Journal Article

Molecular recognition of sub-micromolar inhibitors by the epinephrine-synthesizing enzyme phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase

McMillan, F. M., Archbold, J., McLeish, M. J., Caine, J. M., Criscione, K. R., Grunewald, G. L. and Martin, J. L. (2004). Molecular recognition of sub-micromolar inhibitors by the epinephrine-synthesizing enzyme phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 47 (1), 37-44. doi: 10.1021/jm0205752

Molecular recognition of sub-micromolar inhibitors by the epinephrine-synthesizing enzyme phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase

2004

Journal Article

Methods for high-throughput protein expression, purification and structure determination adapted for structural genomics

Listwan, P., Martin, J. L., Kobe, B. and Cowieson, N. P. (2004). Methods for high-throughput protein expression, purification and structure determination adapted for structural genomics. Australian Biochemist, 35 (2), 43-46.

Methods for high-throughput protein expression, purification and structure determination adapted for structural genomics

2004

Journal Article

Crystal structures of the DsbG disulfide isomerase reveal an unstable disulfide

Heras, B., Edeling, M. A., Schirra, H. J., Raina, S. and Martin, J. L. (2004). Crystal structures of the DsbG disulfide isomerase reveal an unstable disulfide. Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, 101 (24), 8876-8881. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0402769101

Crystal structures of the DsbG disulfide isomerase reveal an unstable disulfide

2003

Journal Article

Comparison of three commercial sparse-matrix crystallization screens

Wooh, J. W., Kidd, R. D., Martin, J. L. and Kobe, B. (2003). Comparison of three commercial sparse-matrix crystallization screens. Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography, 59 (4), 769-772. doi: 10.1107/S0907444903002919

Comparison of three commercial sparse-matrix crystallization screens

2003

Journal Article

Structure of a human carcinogen-converting enzyme, SULT1A1. Structural and kinetic implications of substrate inhibition

Gamage, Niranjali U., Duggleby, Ronald G., Barnett, Amanda C., Tresillian, Michael, Latham, Catherine F., Liyou, Nancy E., McManus, Michael E. and Martin, Jennifer L. (2003). Structure of a human carcinogen-converting enzyme, SULT1A1. Structural and kinetic implications of substrate inhibition. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278 (9), 7655-7662. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M207246200

Structure of a human carcinogen-converting enzyme, SULT1A1. Structural and kinetic implications of substrate inhibition

Availability

Emerita Professor Jenny Martin is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Emerita Professor Jenny Martin directly for media enquiries about:

  • antibacterials
  • Antibiotic discovery
  • antibiotics
  • bacteria
  • bacterial infection
  • Crystallography - protein
  • diabetes
  • drug discovery
  • Enzyme inhibition
  • infection
  • inflammation
  • insulin
  • Protein crystallography
  • Protein function
  • Protein structure
  • Proteins
  • science policy
  • scientific leadership
  • superbugs
  • women in science

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