Jessica Martinez-Baird

  • 5th year Ph.D. student
  • Program: Genetics
  • Hometown: Farragut TN
  • Education: BS Wildlife Science-Wildlife Health Concentration
  • Lab: Laplante
  • Email: jlmart13@ncsu.edu
  • Publications:
    • Joshua R. Elmore, Gara N. Dexter, Henri Baldino, Jay Huenemann, Ryan Francis, George Peabody V, Jessica Martinez-Baird, Lauren Riley, Tuesday Simmons, Devin Colemann-Derr, Adam M. Guss, Robert Egbert, SAGE (Serine recombinase-Assisted Genome Engineering) enables highly efficient, iterative site-specific genetic engineering in bacteria, In review. Submit: Nature Communications
    • George L. Peabody V, Joshua Elmore, Jessica Martinez-Baird, Gara Dexter, Adam Guss, Enhanced synthetic biology toolkit for Cupriavidus necator H16, In review. Submit: Metabolic Engineering
    • Joshua R. Elmore, Gara N. Dexter, Davinia Salvachúa, Jessica Martinez-Baird, E. Anne Hatmaker, Jay D. Hueneman, Dawn M. Klingeman, George L. Peabody V, Darren J. Peterson, Christine Singer, Gregg T. Beckham, Adam M. Guss, Lignin valorization to itaconic acid at high yield by dynamic, two-stage conversion, Nat Commun 12, 2261 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22556-8.
    • George L. Peabody V, Joshua Elmore, Jessica Martinez-Baird, Adam M. Guss, Engineered P. putida KT2440 co-utilizes galactose and glucose, Biotechnol Biofuels 12, 295 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-019-1627-0
    • M. Wyrosdick, Heidi & Chapman, Alycia & Martinez, Jessica & J. Schaefer, John. (2017). Parasite prevalence survey in shelter cats in Citrus County, Florida. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. 10. 10.1016/j.vprsr.2017.07.002.
    • M Wyrosdick, Heidi & Gerhold, Rick & Su, Chunlei & Mignucci-Giannoni, Antonio & Bonde, Robert & Chapman, Alycia & Rivera-Pérez, Ci & Martinez, Jessica & L Miller, Debra. (2017). Investigating sea grass in Toxoplasma gondii transmission in Florida (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and Antillean (T. m. manatus) manatees. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 127. 10.3354/dao03181.
  • Presentations:
    • GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA 27606 APRIL 6, 2022 Invited poster presentation: “Robust mechanism of tension production compensates for doubling the genetic dosage of myosin Myp2 in the cytokinetic contractile ring.”
    • 46TH ANNUAL GENETICS GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION SYMPOSIUM RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA 27606 MARCH 4, 2022 Oral presentation: “Robust mechanism of tension production compensates for doubling the genetic dosage of myosin Myp2 in the cytokinetic contractile ring.”
    • 45TH ANNUAL GENETICS GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION SYMPOSIUM RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA 27606 FEBRUARY 19, 2021 Oral presentation: “Understanding the Forces behind Cytokinesis”. Won “Best 1st year presentation”.
    • DISTINGUISHED SCIENTISTS ADVISORY BOARD (DSAB) DINNER OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES OAK RIDGE TENNESSEE 37830 APRIL 11, 2017 Invited speaker. Presented the “Building the Amazing Microbe” in the Ignite talks format
  • Notable achievements:
    • NSF GR fellow 2021