Gail R. Martin

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Gail R. Martin

Gail Roberta Martin (* 1944 in New York City ) is an American embryologist and developmental biologist and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

Live and act

Martin grew up in New York City . She first studied at the University of Wisconsin – Madison (graduating in 1964) and earned a PhD in 1971 from Harry Rubin at the University of California, Berkeley . She worked as a postdoctoral fellow with Martin Evans at University College London and from 1975 with Charles J. Epstein at the University of California, San Francisco , of which she has been a member of the teaching staff since 1976. Most recently she held a professorship in the Department of Anatomy and headed the graduate program there in developmental biology .

In his early work, Martin dealt with stem cells, for the isolation and cultivation of which she developed methods. The term “ embryonic stem cell ” was coined by them.

At UCSF, Martin dealt with how the vertebrate in embryo maturation of organ systems is organized. In animal experiments at the molecular and cellular level, she was able to make a significant contribution to the elucidation of the importance of the members of the family of fibroblast growth factors (FGF) and their antagonists (counterparts), especially in limb development and early brain development .

The molecular biologist George M. Church is one of her numerous doctoral and post-doctoral students . Gail R. Martin is married to the British Steven Martin.

Awards (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Stem Cells - Overview at the University of California, San Francisco (ucsf.edu); accessed on December 14, 2014.
  2. ^ John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - Gail R. Martin. In: gf.org. Retrieved February 13, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present (PDF, 922 kB) of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org); Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  4. ^ Edwin G. Conklin Medal at the Society for Developmental Biology (sdbonline.org); Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  5. ^ Gail R. Martin at the National Academy of Sciences (nasonline.org); Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  6. ^ SDB Past Presidents at the Society for Developmental Biology (sdbonline.org); accessed on December 14, 2014.
  7. ↑ Recipients of the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize at Rockefeller University (greengardprize.rockefeller.edu); Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  8. ↑ Recipients at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (faseb.org); Retrieved November 22, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Martin, Gail R.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Martin, Gail; Martin, Gail Roberta
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American embryologist and developmental biologist
DATE OF BIRTH 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City