Dr. T. John (jack) Martin Dr. T. John (j
Vice President for Healthcare Outcomes Policy and
Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences
University of Melbourne
Norway
Biography
T.J. Martin is Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Melbourne and John Holt Fellow, St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research. After being Professor of Chemical Pathology at the University of Sheffield (UK) from 1974 until 1977, he was Professor and Chairman of the University of Melbourne Department of Medicine until 1999. He was Director of St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research from 1988 – 2002.
Research Interest
His research has been in bone cell biology, the mechanisms of action of hormones that influence bone and calcium metabolism, intercellular communication in bone and the differentiation of bone cells, and the effects of cancers upon the skeleton. A Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Australian Academy of Science, he has been President of the International Bone and Mineral Society and a Council member of the ASBMR. Among awards were the Dale Medal in 1992 (UK) and the William F Neuman Award in 1994 (USA. He has published more than 600 scientific articles and reviews and 6 books.
