In the February issue of the journal, GeroScience, AFAR Interim Board Chair and Senior Scientific Director Steven Austad, PhD, authored a tribute to the late George M. Martin, MD.
Dr. Martin joined AFAR’s Board of Directors in 1995 and was elected Scientific Director in 2003, a position he served in for some ten years, overseeing AFAR’s scientific and grant programs. He received AFAR's Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction in 1996 and Honorary Leadership Award in 2015.
Dr. Austad commemorates Dr. Martin’s career as a leading expert in aging research, as well as his enthusiasm for life and others: “[A] list of honors and accomplishments does not begin to capture the person or the impact of George Martin...He was encouraging, gracious with praise, [and] always eager to promote his students and collaborators, never seeking credit for himself.”
Read the full tribute here.
