Bertha Martin, PhD

Biography

Awards

  • Certificate of Teaching Achievement: Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) Associate Program (University of Iowa), 2020
  • Certificate of Achievement: Inclusive Excellence by the Program for Access and Engagement (University of Iowa, CCOM),2020
  • Science Mentoring and Diversity Program (SMDP) Scholar 2018-2019 (Murrieta, CA) http://smdp.icpdprograms.org/, 2018
  • Mary J.C. Hendrix Outstanding Leadership Award by the Anatomy and Cell Biology Department (University of Iowa), 2017
  • European Meeting on Complement in Human Disease (EMCHD) Travel Award, 2015
  • Southern Regional Education Board (SREB); Institute on Teaching and Mentoring Conference Travel Award, 2015
  • Faculty Women of Color in the Academy National Conference Travel Award, 2014
  • Sloan Mini Grant by The University of Iowa Sloan Center, 2014
  •  Louis Stokes Alliance Minority Program Bridge to Doctorate Fellowship (LSAMP-BD) funded by National Science Foundation. NSF # (HRD-1026102-518741). 2010-2012

Publications

  1. Martín B, Smith RJH. C3 Glomerulopathy. Chapter In GeneReviews® [Internet]: Adam MP, Ardinger HH, Pagon RA, Wallace SE, Bean LJH, Stephens K, Amemiya A, editors. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle; 1993–2020. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1425/. Published April 2018. 2007 Jul 20 [updated 2018 Apr 5].
  2. Zhang, Y.; Nester, C. M.; Martín, B.; Skjoedt, M. O.; Meyer, N. C.; Shao, D.; Borsa, N.; Palarasah, Y.; Smith, R. J., Defining the Complement Biomarker Profile of C3 Glomerulopathy. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2014.
  3. Zhang Y, Martin B, Spies MA, Roberts SM, Nott J, Goodfellow RX, Nelson AFM, Blain SJ, Redondo E, Nester CM, Smith RJH. Renin and renin blockade have no role in complement activity. Kidney Int. 2024 Feb;105(2):328-337. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.11.005. Epub 2023 Nov 25. PMID: 38008161; PMCID: PMC10872535.
Bertha Martin, PhD
Education
PhD Institution: University of Iowa, 2020