Endocrine and paracrine regulation of bone

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Dr Thomas John Martin is Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia) and John Holt Fellow at St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research (Victoria, Australia). After being Professor of Chemical Pathology at the University of Sheffield (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 to 2002. His research has focused on 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 is currently Vice President of the International Cancer and Bone Society. Among the awards he has received are the Dale Medal in 1992 (UK), the Chemofux Research Prize in 1988 (Vienna, Austria), the William F Neuman Award in 1994 (USA), the Ramaciotti Award in 2004, and the Gideon A Rodan Award for mentorship in 2007. He has published more than 600 scientific articles and reviews and six books.