User:Rook

Contact Info
Martin Lee University of Edinburgh Institute of Materials and Processes Edinburgh United Kingdom

The Elfick Group at the University of Edinburgh.

Education
2006-present, PhD student, University of Edinburgh 2000-2004 BSc Biochemistry with Study in Industry, University of Bristol

Research Interests
I'm currenty in the first year of my PhD at the University of Edinburgh. I hope to study the effects of wear debris generated from implant material, particularly hips, on macrophage growth, morphology, motility and differentiation.

Publications

 * 1) Rachel M. Haywood, Martin Lee and Claire Linge. Synthetic melanin is a model for soluble natural eumelanin in UVA-photosensitised superoxide production, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, Volume 82, Issue 3, Current UVA research topics, 1 March 2006, Pages 224-235. doi: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2005.12.007
 * 2) Ruud Zwart, Lisa M. Broad, Qian Xi, Martin Lee, Mirko Moroni, Isabel Bermudez and Emanuele Sher. 5-I A-85380 and TC-2559 differentially activate heterologously expressed α4β2 nicotinic receptors, European Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 539, Issues 1-2,, 6 June 2006, Pages 10-17. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.03.077
 * 3) Lisa M Broad, Ruud Zwart, Kathy Pearson, Martin Lee, Louise Wallace, Gordon Mc Phie, Renee Emkey, Sean Hollinshead, Colin Dell, Richard Baker, and Emanuele Sher. Identification and pharmacological profile of a new class of selective nicotinic acetylcholine receptor potentiators. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Theraputics, Fast Forward. Available online 31 May  2006. doi: 10.1124/jpet.106.104505