Research in Cell Biology

Research in Cell Biology is an international peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum of experimental cell investigation, publishes reviews, original articles and short communications on the structure, function and macromolecular organization of cells and cell components. Contributions addressing cell biological problems in prokaryotes and plants are welcome.

Gabriel G. Martins

Editorial Board Member of Research in Cell Biology

Research Scientist, Faculdade de Ciências Univ Lisboa, Portugal

Research Areas

Developmental Biology/Cellular BIOlogy/Imaging

Education

2004Ph.DAnatomy & Cell Biology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New
1997Post-graduationDevelopmental Biology, Lusofona University Portugal
1994LicenciatureBiology (scientific branch), Sciences Faculty, University of Lisbon

Experience

2010-presentOrganizer EMBO II Practical Course on 3D Developmental Imaging, IGC Oeiras
2009-2010Executive Committee Centre for Environmental Biology of the Faculty Sciences University of Lisbon
2008-presentOrganizer EMBO Practical Course on 3D Developmental Imaging-IGC Oeiras Portugal
2008-2011Researcher Centro de Biologia Ambiental, Fac Ciencias Univ Lisboa
2008-2011Co-director of Microscopy and Image Analysis Lab Fac. Ciências Univ. Lisboa
2007-presentMicroscopy expert assistant @ Cell Imaging Unit, Instituto Gulbenkian Ciencias, Oeiras Portugal
2005-2007Post-doc researcher Centro de Biologia Ambiental-Fac. Ciências Univ. Lisboa
2004Teacher of Embriology/5th year Licenciature in Chemical Sciencies and the Environment Inst. Piaget, Almada-Portugal
1999-2004PhD Research; Cell Migration and the Cytoskeleton-SMBS, SUNY @ Buffalo, USA
1998-2003 Microscopy assistant @ Confocal Imaging Lab, SUNY Buffalo
2002Teaching Assistant in the Optical Microscopy & Imaging in the Biomedical Sciences COurse MBL, Marine Biological Lab. Woods-Hole, Mass. USA
1997-1999Masters Practicum; Gastrulation in the Sea-Urchin SMBS, SUNY @ Buffalo, USA

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums/Journals/Books

[1]  Martins GG, Rifes P, Amândio R, Rodrigues G, Palmeirim I, Thorsteinsdóttir S. 2009. Dynamic 3D cell rearrangements guided by a fibronectin matrix underlie somitogenesis. PLoS One 4(10):e7429.
[2]  Vitor R, Correia I, Videira M, Marques F, Paulo A, Pessoa JC, Violac G, Martins GG, Santos I, (2008). Pyrazolyl-diamine ligands bearing anthracenyl moieties and their rhenium(I) tricarbonyl complexes: synthesis, characterization and DNA-binding properties. Chem Bio Chem 9:131-142.
[3]  Martins GG, Rifes P, Amândio R, Campinho P, Palmeirim I, & Thorsteinsdóttir S (2007). 3D visualization and analysis of cell-matrix transformations in whole-mount and live embryos using confocal and multi-photon microscopy. Pp426-433. In "Modern Research and Educational Topics in Microscopy #3 Vol I " A. Méndez-Vilas (Ed.) Formatex-Spain. ISBN-13: 978-84-611-9419-3.
[4]  Martins GG, Kolega J. (2006) Endothelial cell protrusion and migration in three-dimensional collagen matrices. Cell Motil Cytoskeleton. 63(2):101-15.
[5]  Bajanca F, Luz M, Raymond K, Martins GG, Sonnenberg A, Tajbakhsh S, Buckingham M, Thorsteinsdottir S. (2006) Integrin alpha6beta1-laminin interactions regulate early myotome formation in the mouse embryo. Development. 133(9):1635-44.
[6]  Myers, J. M., Martins, G. G., Ostrowski, J., and Stachowiak, M. K. (2003). Nuclear trafficking of FGFR1: A role for the transmembrane domain. J. Cell. Biochem. 88: 2173-91.
[7]  Peng, H., Myers, J., Fang, X., Stachowiak, E.K., Maher, P.A., Martins, G.G., Popescu, G., Berezney, R. and Stachowiak, M.K. (2002). Integrative nuclear FGFR1 signaling (INFS) pathway mediates activation of the tyrosine hydroxylase gene by angiotensin II, depolarization and protein kinase C. J. Neurochem. 81:506-524.
[8]  Martins, G.G., and Ciliberto, A. (2002). Mitotic Waves in the Sea Urchin Embryo, in Cytometry Vol. 6 CDROM, Purdue Labs Cytometry Labs.
[9]  Martins G., Stonebraker AT and Summers R (1999). The Preparation of stereoscopic 3-dimensional Illustrations for Publications and Lectures. Methods Mol Biol. 122:385-401.
[10]  Martins, G. G., and Summers, R. G. (1998). 3D reconstruction of Sea Urchin Embryos, in Image Analysis and 3D Reconstruction CD-ROM series, Volume 1. James B. Pawley and J. Paul Robinson, Eds., Purdue University.
[11]  Martins, G. G., Summers, R. G. and Morrill, J. B. (1998). Cells are Added to the Archenteron During and Following Secondary Invagination in the Sea Urchin L. variegatus. Dev. Biol. 198: 330-42.