James G. Martin is a Professor of Medicine and Physiology at McGill University and is currently Director of the Meakins Christie Laboratories which are internationally known for work in the area of respiratory diseases. He heads a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Group in the area of inflammatory airway diseases. Dr. Martin has worked to understand the pathobiological basis for asthma through the development and characterization of suitable animal models. He was recently awarded a Doctor of Science from the National University of Ireland for his contributions in this area.