1. People

Martha Monick, PhD

Emeritus Professor of Internal Medicine-Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine

Current Positions

  • Emeritus Professor of Internal Medicine-Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine

Education

  • PhD, Biomedical Science, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Selected Publications

  • Monick, M. M., Baltrusaitis, J., Powers, L. S., Borcherding, J. A., Caraballo, J. C., Mudunkotuwa, I., Peate, D. W., Walters, K., Thompson, J. M., Grassian, V. H., Gudmundsson, G. & Comellas, A. P. (2013). Effects of Eyjafjallajökull volcanic ash on innate immune system responses and bacterial growth in vitro. Environmental health perspectives 121 (6) 691-8. PMID: 23478268. PMCID: PMC3672917.
  • Hassan, I. H., Wishy, R. M., Powers, L. S. & Monick, M. M. (2013). Respiratory syncytial virus induces endoplasmic reticulum stress. American Thoracic Society.
  • Monick, M. M., Khushboo, G., Powers, L. S., Gerke, A., Hassan, I. H. & Gross, T. J. (2013). Identification of a microRNA processing defect in smoker alveolar macrophages. American Thoracic Society.
  • Powers, L. S., Kremens, K., Starr, R., Hassan, I. H., Gross, T. J. & Monick, M. M. (2013). Rethinking the role of nitric oxide in human inflammation: Epigenetic silencing of the human NOS2 gene. American Thoracic Society.
  • Philibert, R. A., Sears, R. A., Powers, L. S., Nash, E., Bair, T., Gerke, A. K., Hassan, I., Thomas, C. P., Gross, T. J. & Monick, M. M. (2012). Coordinated DNA methylation and gene expression changes in smoker alveolar macrophages: specific effects on VEGF receptor 1 expression. Journal of leukocyte biology 92 (3) 621-31. PMID: 22427682. PMCID: PMC3427615.
  • Kremens, K., Reisetter, A., Powers, L. S., Hassan, I. H., Gross, T. J. & Monick, M. M. (2012). Smoking inhibits microRNA maturation in alveolar macrophages. American Thoracic Society.