Gail R. Martin

Gail Martin obtained her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of California, Berkeley, and carried out post-doctoral work at University College, London. She joined the faculty of the School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco in 1976, where she is now a Professor and Vice-Chair of the Department of Anatomy. Dr. Martin has received numerous honors and awards, including the E.G. Conklin Medal (Society for Developmental Biology, 2002) and the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize (Rockefeller University, 2007). She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1991), to the US National Academy of Sciences (2002), and has served as President of the Society for Developmental Biology (2006-2007). Research in her laboratory is focused on elucidating the function of signaling molecules, particularly members of the FGF family, in the initiation and control of the early steps in the formation of various organs, including the limb, brain, and kidney.