Martin is Professor of Clinical Neurology & Neuroscience within Oxford University’s Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, and Honorary Consultant Neurologist to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, UK.

His research focus over 25 years has been the development of biomarkers (including advanced neuroimaging and biofluid analysis), to accelerate therapy discovery in ALS (MND). Martin conceived a biomarker-led drug screening platform, the EXPErimental medicine Route To Success in ALS (EXPERTS-ALS), funded by the UK’s National Institute of Health & Care Research (NIHR) in partnership with the University of Sheffield.

He has been awarded Medical Research Council Clinician Scientist and Senior Clinical Fellowships, and the Royal College of Physicians’ Goulstonian Lectureship. As part of an international team he received the Sean M. Healey Prize for Innovation in ALS based on neurofilament development.

Martin has co-authored more than 350 articles and several books.