Keith Martin (ophthalmologist)
Keith Martin is a medical researcher specialising in the treatment of glaucoma. He is the first professor of ophthalmology at the University of Cambridge where, in 2013, his team tested a novel technique of biofabrication, using ink-jet printing to recreate layers of ganglion and glial cells from a rat's retina.
Early life and education
He attended The Royal School, Armagh from 1980 to 1987 and was the head boy in his final year.[1] He then read medical science and neuroscience at St Catharine's College, Cambridge graduating with first class honours in three subjects.[1] He qualified as a medical doctor at Oxford University in 1993 and then researched at institutions in the USA and UK including the Institute of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital and Wilmer Eye Institute.[1][2]
Career
He has specialised in the treatment of glaucoma and is now an editor of the Journal of Glaucoma and Treasurer of the World Glaucoma Association.[1]. He established the Glaucoma Research Laboratory at Cambridge in 2005.[1] In 2010, he was the recipient of a Pfizer Ophthalmics Carl Camras Translational Research Award, which is granted to young researchers whose innovative work shows promise of clinical application.[3]
In 2013, he worked with Dr Barbara Lorber and others on the use of a piezoelectric inkjet nozzle to spray ganglion and glial cells from a rat retina.[4] The cells survived the process of deposition in layers and continued to grow in culture. After further development and testing, this technique might then be used clinically to repair a damaged retina.[5][6]
Personal life
He lives with his wife and three children in Cambridge.[1] His wife, Susie Harden, is an oncologist who specialises in lung cancer.[1] His hobbies and sports include karate, piano-playing, rugby, sailing and windsurfing.[1]
Publications
- Keith Martin (2009), Mechanisms of Retinal Ganglion Cell Death in Glaucoma: New Approaches to the Pathogenesis and Treatment of the Silent Thief of Sight, VDM Publishing, ISBN 9783639161656
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Keith Martin, MA BM BCh DM MRCP FRCOphth ALCM 1980-1987, Head Boy (1986-1987), Royal School, Armagh, retrieved 7 June 2014
- ^ Keith Martin, MA, DM, MRCP, FRCOphth, University of Pittsburgh, 2014
- ^ Pfizer Ophthalmics Carl Camras Translational Research Awards, ARVO Foundation for Eye Research, 2010
- ^ Barbara Lorber, Wen-Kai Hsiao, Ian M Hutchings, Keith R Martin (17 Dec 2013), "Adult rat retinal ganglion cells and glia can be printed by piezoelectric inkjet printing" (PDF), Biofabrication, doi:10.1088/1758-5082/6/1/015001
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Michelle Roberts (18 December 2013), Scientists 'print' new eye cells, BBC
- ^ "The Man Who Prints Eyeballs", ShortList: 46, 29 May 2014,
Which only makes it more disturbing that he doesn't have a Wikipedia page...
External links
- profile at the Department of Clinical Neurosciences
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