Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Martine Dunnwald, PharmD, PhD
Martine Dunnwald is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. She received her Pharm.D. from Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg, France, and a Ph.D. from Laval University in Québec City, Canada.
Very early on in her scientific career, Dr. Dunnwald developed a fascination for tissue culture of primary cells. Her love for skin brought her to Québec City, where she characterized hair follicle stem cells and developed a novel tissue engineered model to study epidermal stem cells and wound healing, under the mentorship of Dr. Lucie Germain. She continued her scientific training as a post-doctoral fellow in Dr. Beverly Dale’s lab at the University of Washington in Seattle. There, she investigated Harlequin Ichtyosis, one of the most severe genetic skin disease. She returned to study epidermal stem cells with Dr. Bickenbach, at the University of Iowa, Iowa City.
In 2006, she teamed up with Dr. Brian Schutte to investigate the role of Interferon Regulatory Factor 6 in epidermal differentiation and tissue repair. This long-term collaboration led to the development of her current line of investigation related to tissue repair and morphogenesis, particularly in the context of skin and orofacial development. Her work has been sponsored by the NIH .
At the same time, Dr. Dunnwald received her Certificate in Anatomy from the American Association for Anatomy and the Anatomy Society. In addition to her research, she now teaches the Anatomical Sciences to graduate and professional students.
Mouse epidermal stem cells proceed through the cell cycle.
Journal of cellular physiology , | Pubmed ID: 12652646
Leprdb diabetic mouse bone marrow cells inhibit skin wound vascularization but promote wound healing.
Circulation research , | Pubmed ID: 12730094
Epidermal cells accelerate the restoration of the blood flow in diabetic ischemic limbs.
Journal of cell science , | Pubmed ID: 14970256
Obese diabetic mouse environment differentially affects primitive and monocytic endothelial cell progenitors.
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) , | Pubmed ID: 15790778
Abnormal skin, limb and craniofacial morphogenesis in mice deficient for interferon regulatory factor 6 (Irf6).
Nature genetics , | Pubmed ID: 17041601
Murine epidermal side population possesses unique angiogenic properties.
Experimental cell research Feb, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18067890
A genome-wide association study of cleft lip with and without cleft palate identifies risk variants near MAFB and ABCA4.
Nature genetics Jun, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20436469
Lin- cells mediate tissue repair by regulating MCP-1/CCL-2.
The American journal of pathology , | Pubmed ID: 20813969
Wound complications after cleft repair in children with Van der Woude syndrome.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery , | Pubmed ID: 20856020
Antioxidant proteins and reactive oxygen species are decreased in a murine epidermal side population with stem cell-like characteristics.
Histochemistry and cell biology , | Pubmed ID: 21347610
Genomic strategy identifies a missense mutation in WD-repeat domain 65 (WDR65) in an individual with Van der Woude syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A , | Pubmed ID: 21574244
Interferon regulatory factor 6 is necessary, but not sufficient, for keratinocyte differentiation.
The Journal of investigative dermatology , | Pubmed ID: 21918538
MCS9.7 enhancer activity is highly, but not completely, associated with expression of Irf6 and p63.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists , | Pubmed ID: 22113860
Interferon regulatory factor 6 promotes differentiation of the periderm by activating expression of Grainyhead-like 3.
The Journal of investigative dermatology , | Pubmed ID: 22931925
Expression and mutation analyses implicate ARHGAP29 as the etiologic gene for the cleft lip with or without cleft palate locus identified by genome-wide association on chromosome 1p22.
Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology , | Pubmed ID: 23008150
Transforming growth factor Beta 3 is required for excisional wound repair in vivo.
PloS one , | Pubmed ID: 23110169
A Novel non-sense Mutation in Keratin 10 Causes a Familial Case of Recessive Epidermolytic Ichthyosis.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine , | Pubmed ID: 23957016
Haploinsufficiency of interferon regulatory factor 6 alters brain morphology in the mouse.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A , | Pubmed ID: 24357509
Dominant mutations in GRHL3 cause Van der Woude Syndrome and disrupt oral periderm development.
American journal of human genetics , | Pubmed ID: 24360809
Digital imaging analysis to assess scar phenotype.
Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society Mar-Apr, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24635173
Interferon regulatory factor 6 regulates keratinocyte migration.
Journal of cell science , | Pubmed ID: 24777480
Palatogenesis and cutaneous repair: A two-headed coin.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists , | Pubmed ID: 25370680
Expanding the genetic and phenotypic spectrum of popliteal pterygium disorders.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A , | Pubmed ID: 25691407
Irf6 directly regulates Klf17 in zebrafish periderm and Klf4 in murine oral epithelium, and dominant-negative KLF4 variants are present in patients with cleft lip and palate.
Human molecular genetics , | Pubmed ID: 26692521
Interferon Regulatory Factor 6 Has a Protective Role in the Host Response to Endotoxic Shock.
PloS one , | Pubmed ID: 27035130
Interferon Regulatory Factor 6 Controls Proliferation of Keratinocytes From Children With Van der Woude Syndrome.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association , | Pubmed ID: 27115562
Exome sequencing provides additional evidence for the involvement of ARHGAP29 in Mendelian orofacial clefting and extends the phenotypic spectrum to isolated cleft palate.
Birth defects research , | Pubmed ID: 28029220
A Case Study of Malrotated Kidneys with Asymmetric Multiple Renal Arteries, Variant Venous Drainage, and Unilateral Ureteral Duplication.
Case reports in vascular medicine , | Pubmed ID: 31011461
Interferon regulatory factor 6 is required for proper wound healing in vivo.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists , | Pubmed ID: 31724286
Non-random distribution of deleterious mutations in the DNA and protein-binding domains of IRF6 are associated with Van Der Woude syndrome.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine Aug, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32558391