University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

The A. R. Martin Lecture in Physiology

The Story Behind the Lectureship

In 1993, A. R. "Bob" Martin retired from the Chair of Physiology, a position which he had held since 1970 (23 years). The Department and Medical School sponsored a one-day Symposium in his honor. That evening, a gala banquet was held, and the creation of the A. R. Martin Lectureship in Physiology was announced.

Dr. Martin’s legacy and impactful contributions to the field of Physiology have not been forgotten since. Rock Levinson and Warren Wicklegren published a piece in J Physiology about Dr. Bob Martin’s work and memory, highlighting his life and accomplishments.

The A.R. Martin Lectureship is an annual two-day event for the Department of Physiology and Biophysics with an invited guest lecturer.

Day 1 consists of faculty breakfast, meetings, and The A.R. Martin Lecture—a broad-scope talk, adapted for a wide scientific audience.

Day 2 includes "Chalk Talk" presentations by advanced graduate students and postdoc trainees as well as a second talk by that year's invited lecturer, followed by a lunch with the students.

Past A. R. Martin Lecturers

	2024 Henry Colecraft, PhD Columbia University
	2023 Adrienne Fairhall, PhD University of Washington
	2019 R. Angus Silver, FRS University College London
	2018 Larry Abbott, Ph.D. Columbia University Medical Center
	2017 Wade Regehr, Ph.D. Harvard Medical School
	2016 Martin Goulding, Ph.D. The Salk Institute
	2015 Alain Marty, Ph.D. University Paris Descarte
	2014 Bruce Bean, Ph.D. Harvard Medical School
	2013 Eve Marder, Ph.D. Brandeis University View photos
	2012 Ehud Isacoff, Ph.D. University of California - Berkeley View photos
	2011 Lily Jan, Ph.D. University of California - San Francisco View photos
	2009 Walter Stuhmer, Ph.D. Max-Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine View photos
	2007 Francisco Bezanilla Ph.D. University of Chicago View photos
	2006 Paul Fuchs, Ph.D. John Hopkins University School of Medicine View photos
	2005 John Nicholls, F.R.S., M.D., Ph.D. View photos
	2004 John Heuser, M.D. Washington University School of Medicine View photos
	2003 U. J. McMahan, Ph.D. Stanford University School of Medicine View photos
	2002 Dr. Nigel Unwin, F.R.S., Ph.D. Cambridge University View photos
	2000 Mark Konishi, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology View photos
	1999 Markus Meister, Ph.D. Harvard University View photos
	1998 Rod MacKinnon, Ph.D. Rockefeller University View photos
	1997 Bertil Hille, Ph.D. University of Washington View photos
	1996 Richard Aldrich, Ph.D. Stanford University Medical School View photos
	1995 Wolfhard Almers, Ph.D.