Dr Martina Jones
Dr

Martina Jones

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Background

Operations Manager - National Biologics Facility

Deputy Director - ARC Training Centre for Biopharmaceutical Innovation

Research Areas: Discovery and engineering of antibodies for diagnostic or therapeutic uses

BScApp (Biotech) Honours Class I (1998) The University of Queensland

PhD (2008) The University of Queensland

Availability

Dr Martina Jones is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Agricultural biotechnology Medical biotechnology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Applied Science, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Search Professor Martina Jones’s works on UQ eSpace

59 works between 2000 and 2024
All (59) Journal Article (42) Book Chapter (1) Conference Publication (14) Other Outputs (2)

21 - 40 of 59 works

2019

Conference Publication

In silico model for glycophorin a (GPA) structure

Ekman, Serena, Flower, Robert, Hyland, Catherine, Mahler, Stephen, Jones, Martina, Treutlein, Herbert and Bui, Xuan (2019). In silico model for glycophorin a (GPA) structure. Pathology Update 2019, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 22- 24 February 2019. London, United Kingdom: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2018.12.352

In silico model for glycophorin a (GPA) structure

2019

Conference Publication

Innovation in diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases using multifunctional nanomedicines

Saunus, J. M., Lim, M., Puttick, S., Croft, P. Kalita-de, Houston, Z. H., Jones, M. L., Latter, M. J., Campbell, L. C., Thomas, P., Jeffree, R. L., Rose, S. E., Mahler, S. M., Thurecht, K. J., Scott, A. M. and Lakhani, S. R. (2019). Innovation in diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases using multifunctional nanomedicines. San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, 4-8 December 2018. Philadelphia, PA, United States: American Association for Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P1-19-02

Innovation in diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases using multifunctional nanomedicines

2018

Journal Article

CD83 antibody inhibits human B cell responses to antigen as well as dendritic cell-mediated CD4 T cell responses

Wong, Kuan Y., Baron, Rebecca, Seldon, Therese A., Jones, Martina L., Rice, Alison M. and Munster, David J. (2018). CD83 antibody inhibits human B cell responses to antigen as well as dendritic cell-mediated CD4 T cell responses. Journal of Immunology, 200 (10), 3383-3396. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700064

CD83 antibody inhibits human B cell responses to antigen as well as dendritic cell-mediated CD4 T cell responses

2018

Journal Article

Functional domain analysis of SOX18 transcription factor using a single-chain variable fragment-based approach

Fontaine, Frank R., Goodall, Stephen, Prokop, Jeremy W., Howard, Christopher B., Moustaqil, Mehdi, Kumble, Sumukh, Rasicci, Daniel T., Osborne, Geoffrey W., Gambin, Yann, Sierecki, Emma, Jones, Martina L., Zuegg, Johannes, Mahler, Stephen and Francois, Mathias (2018). Functional domain analysis of SOX18 transcription factor using a single-chain variable fragment-based approach. mAbs, 10 (4), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/19420862.2018.1451288

Functional domain analysis of SOX18 transcription factor using a single-chain variable fragment-based approach

2018

Book Chapter

Selection of antibodies to transiently expressed membrane proteins using phage display

Jones, Martina L., Mahler, Stephen M. and Kumble, Sumukh (2018). Selection of antibodies to transiently expressed membrane proteins using phage display. Antibody engineering. (pp. 179-195) edited by Damien Nevoltris and Patrick Chames. New York, NY, United States: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8648-4_10

Selection of antibodies to transiently expressed membrane proteins using phage display

2017

Journal Article

Targeting mesothelin receptors with drug-loaded bacterial nanocells suppresses human mesothelioma tumour growth in mouse xenograft models

Alfaleh, Mohamed A., Howard, Christopher B., Sedliarou, Ilya, Jones, Martina L., Gudhka, Reema, Vanegas, Natasha, Weiss, Jocelyn, Suurbach, Julia H., de Bakker, Christopher J., Milne, Michael R., Rumballe, Bree A., MacDiarmid, Jennifer A., Brahmbhatt, Himanshu and Mahler, Stephen M. (2017). Targeting mesothelin receptors with drug-loaded bacterial nanocells suppresses human mesothelioma tumour growth in mouse xenograft models. Plos One, 12 (10) e0186137, e0186137. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186137

Targeting mesothelin receptors with drug-loaded bacterial nanocells suppresses human mesothelioma tumour growth in mouse xenograft models

2017

Journal Article

Strategies for Selecting Membrane Protein-Specific Antibodies using Phage Display with Cell-Based Panning

Alfaleh, Mohamed A., Jones, Martina L., Howard, Christopher B. and Mahler, Stephen M. (2017). Strategies for Selecting Membrane Protein-Specific Antibodies using Phage Display with Cell-Based Panning. Antibodies, 6 (3) 10, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/antib6030010

Strategies for Selecting Membrane Protein-Specific Antibodies using Phage Display with Cell-Based Panning

2017

Journal Article

Isolation of serotype-specific antibodies against dengue virus non-structural protein 1 using phage display and application in a multiplexed serotyping assay

Lebani, Kebaneilwe, Jones, Martina L., Watterson, Daniel, Ranzoni, Andrea, Traves, Renee J., Young, Paul R. and Mahler, Stephen M. (2017). Isolation of serotype-specific antibodies against dengue virus non-structural protein 1 using phage display and application in a multiplexed serotyping assay. PLoS One, 12 (7) e0180669, e0180669. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180669

Isolation of serotype-specific antibodies against dengue virus non-structural protein 1 using phage display and application in a multiplexed serotyping assay

2017

Journal Article

Computational identification of antibody epitopes on the dengue virus NS1 protein

Jones, Martina L., Legge, Fiona S., Lebani, Kebaneilwe, Mahler, Stephen M., Young, Paul R., Watterson, Daniel, Treutlein, Herbert R. and Zeng, Jun (2017). Computational identification of antibody epitopes on the dengue virus NS1 protein. Molecules, 22 (4) 607, 607. doi: 10.3390/molecules22040607

Computational identification of antibody epitopes on the dengue virus NS1 protein

2016

Journal Article

Beyond antibodies: development of a novel protein scaffold based on human chaperonin 10

Alsultan, Abdulkarim M., Chin, David Y., Howard, Christopher B., de Bakker, Christopher J., Jones, Martina L. and Mahler, Stephen M. (2016). Beyond antibodies: development of a novel protein scaffold based on human chaperonin 10. Scientific Reports, 5 (37348) 37348, 37348. doi: 10.1038/srep37348

Beyond antibodies: development of a novel protein scaffold based on human chaperonin 10

2016

Journal Article

Biosimilars approved for treatment of inflammatory rheumatological diseases

Mahler, Stephen M., Wardiana, Andri, Jones, Martina L., De Bakker, Christopher J., Graham, Garry G. and Howard, Christopher B. (2016). Biosimilars approved for treatment of inflammatory rheumatological diseases. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 19 (11), 1043-1048. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.13037

Biosimilars approved for treatment of inflammatory rheumatological diseases

2016

Journal Article

Targeted nanomaterials: overcoming instability of antibody-nanomaterial conjugates: next generation targeted nanomedicines using bispecific antibodies (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 16/2016)

Howard, Christopher B., Fletcher, Nicholas, Houston, Zachary H., Fuchs, Adrian V., Boase, Nathan R. B., Simpson, Joshua D., Raftery, Lyndon J., Ruder, Tim, Jones, Martina L., de Bakker, Christopher J., Mahler, Stephen M. and Thurecht, Kristofer J. (2016). Targeted nanomaterials: overcoming instability of antibody-nanomaterial conjugates: next generation targeted nanomedicines using bispecific antibodies (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 16/2016). Advanced Healthcare Materials, 5 (16), 1994-1994. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201670084

Targeted nanomaterials: overcoming instability of antibody-nanomaterial conjugates: next generation targeted nanomedicines using bispecific antibodies (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 16/2016)

2016

Journal Article

Overcoming Instability of Antibody-Nanomaterial Conjugates: Next Generation Targeted Nanomedicines Using Bispecific Antibodies

Howard, Christopher B., Fletcher, Nicholas, Houston, Zachary H., Fuchs, Adrian V., Boase, Nathan R. B., Simpson, Joshua D., Raftery, Lyndon J., Ruder, Tim, Jones, Martina L., de Bakker, Christopher J., Mahler, Stephen M. and Thurecht, Kristofer J. (2016). Overcoming Instability of Antibody-Nanomaterial Conjugates: Next Generation Targeted Nanomedicines Using Bispecific Antibodies. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 5 (16), 2055-2068. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201600263

Overcoming Instability of Antibody-Nanomaterial Conjugates: Next Generation Targeted Nanomedicines Using Bispecific Antibodies

2016

Journal Article

Targeting membrane proteins for antibody discovery using phage display

Jones, Martina L., Alfaleh, Mohamed A., Kumble, Sumukh, Zhang, Shuo, Osborne, Geoffrey W., Yeh, Michael, Arora, Neetika, Hou, Jeff Jia Cheng, Howard, Christopher B., Chin, David Y. and Mahler, Stephen M. (2016). Targeting membrane proteins for antibody discovery using phage display. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) 26240, 26240. doi: 10.1038/srep26240

Targeting membrane proteins for antibody discovery using phage display

2016

Journal Article

Biosensing made easy with PEG-targeted bi-specific antibodies

Raftery, Lyndon J., Grewal, Yadveer S., Howard, Christopher B., Jones, Martina L., Shiddiky, Muhammad J. A., Carrascosa, Laura G., Thurecht, Kristofer J., Mahler, Stephen M. and Trau, Matt (2016). Biosensing made easy with PEG-targeted bi-specific antibodies. Chemical Communications, 52 (33), 5730-5733. doi: 10.1039/C6CC01916A

Biosensing made easy with PEG-targeted bi-specific antibodies

2015

Journal Article

Immunosuppressive human anti-CD83 monoclonal antibody depletion of activated dendritic cells in transplantation.

Seldon, T. A., Pryor, R., Palkova, A., Jones, M. L., Verma, N. D., Findova, M., Braet, K., Sheng, Y., Fan, Y., Zhou, Y. Y., Marks, J. D., Munro, T., Mahler, S. M., Barnard, R. T., Fromm, P. D., Silveira, P. A., Elgundi, Z., Ju, X., Clark, G. J., Bradstock, K. F., Munster, D. J. and Hart, D. N. J. (2015). Immunosuppressive human anti-CD83 monoclonal antibody depletion of activated dendritic cells in transplantation.. Leukemia, 30 (3), 692-700. doi: 10.1038/leu.2015.231

Immunosuppressive human anti-CD83 monoclonal antibody depletion of activated dendritic cells in transplantation.

2015

Conference Publication

Characterisation of human CD83 expression on immune cells and their targeting with CD83 antibodies to prevent graft versus host disease in allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation

Hart, Derek N. J., Ju, Xinsheng, Elgundi, Zehra, Verma, Nirupama, Silveira, Pablo, Fromm, Phillip, Alingcastre, Renz, Hsu, Blake, Munster, David J., Seldon, Therese, Sheng, Yonghua, Jones, Martina, Munro, Trent, Mahler, Stephen, Barnard, Ross, Vu, Al, Lo, Tsun Ho, Shahin, Kifah, Larsen, Stephen Robert, Bradstock, Kenneth and Clark, Georgina (2015). Characterisation of human CD83 expression on immune cells and their targeting with CD83 antibodies to prevent graft versus host disease in allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation. 57th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, Orlando, FL, United States, 5-8 Dec 2015. WASHINGTON: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY.

Characterisation of human CD83 expression on immune cells and their targeting with CD83 antibodies to prevent graft versus host disease in allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation

2015

Conference Publication

The Human Monoclonal Antibody 3C12C, Targeting Activated Dendritic Cells Is a Potential New Immunosuppressive Agent

Verma, Nirupama D., Munster, David, Seldon, Therese, Sheng, Yong Hua, Jones, Martina, Munro, Trent, Mahler, Stephen, Barnard, Ross, Vu, Phi Ai, Lo, Kevin, Shahin, Kifah, Elgundi, Zehra, Silveira, Pablo, Fromm, Phillip D., Clark, Georgina J., Larsen, Stephen, Bradstock, Kenneth and Hart, Derek N. J. (2015). The Human Monoclonal Antibody 3C12C, Targeting Activated Dendritic Cells Is a Potential New Immunosuppressive Agent. BMT Tandem Meetings, San Diego, CA United States, 11-15 February 2015. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.11.527

The Human Monoclonal Antibody 3C12C, Targeting Activated Dendritic Cells Is a Potential New Immunosuppressive Agent

2015

Conference Publication

Human Cd83 Expression On Immune Cells Validates Anti-Cd83 Prophylaxis to Prevent Graft Versus Host Disease in Allogeneic Haematopoietic Cell Transplantation.

Ju, Xinsheng, Elgundi, Zehra, Verma, Nirupama, Silveira, Pablo, Fromm, Phillip, Alingcastre, Renz, Munster, David, Seldon, Therese, Sheng, Yonghua, Jones, Martina, Munro, Trent, Mahler, Stephen, Barnard, Ross, Vu, Ai, Lo, Tsun Ho, Shahin, Kifah, Clark, Georgina, Larsen, Stephen, Bradstock, Kenneth and Hart, Derek (2015). Human Cd83 Expression On Immune Cells Validates Anti-Cd83 Prophylaxis to Prevent Graft Versus Host Disease in Allogeneic Haematopoietic Cell Transplantation.. 14th Transplantation Science Symposium of the Transplantation-Society (TSS), Lorne, Australia, 11-13 November 2015. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.

Human Cd83 Expression On Immune Cells Validates Anti-Cd83 Prophylaxis to Prevent Graft Versus Host Disease in Allogeneic Haematopoietic Cell Transplantation.

2015

Conference Publication

CD83 Expression On Human Immune Cells as a Target for Immunosuppression

Hart, D. N. J., Elgundi, Z., Ju Xinsheng, Verma, N. D., Silveira, P. A., Fromm, P. D., Alingcastre, R., Munster, D. J., Seldon, T. A., Sheng, Y., Jones, M. L., Munro, T. P., Mahler, S., Barnard, R. T., Vu, P. A., Lo, K., Shahin, K., Larsen, S., Bradstock, K. and Clark, G. J. (2015). CD83 Expression On Human Immune Cells as a Target for Immunosuppression. 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Transplantation Society of Australia and new Zealand, Canberra, ACT Australia, 21-23 June 2015. London, United Kingdom: Nature Publishing Group. doi: 10.1038/icb.2015.75

CD83 Expression On Human Immune Cells as a Target for Immunosuppression

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    An accessible chronic pain therapeutic target in peripheral sensory nerves (NHMRC Ideas Grant led by University of Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    Development of reagents for blood product safety
    Australian Red Cross Society
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2021
    Manufacture of a monoclonal antibody for use as a single-step immunoselection of blood dendritic cells aiding in the development of a patient-specific cancer vaccine
    Queensland Biomedical Voucher Program
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Manufacture of two anti-midkine antibodies for potential cancer and inflammatory disease therapy'
    Department of State Development QLD
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Cyto-Mine to accelerate Cell Line Development for Vaccines and Biopharmaceuticals
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Affinity Maturation of Anti-Lipopolysaccharide Antibody
    Innovation Connections
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2023
    ARC Training Centre for Biopharmaceutical Innovation
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Platform technology for the discovery of antibodies to membrane proteins using cell-free expression
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    ZZ Biotech Research Development
    ZZ Biotech Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2023
    Special Access m102.4 Antibody
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2023
    The National Biologics Facility - NCRIS 2013/2015/2016-17/2017-18/2018-19/2019-2023 (administered by Therapeutic Innovation Australia (TIA))
    Therapeutic Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    The Manufacture of a Recombinant Antibody
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    Safety assessment of anti-hendra virus antibody in humans
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Targeting the delivery of cytotoxic agents to tumour cells using novel minicells as drug delivery vehicles and engineered, bispecific antibodies
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

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