Dr. Joseph Martin is the former dean of the prestigious Harvard Medical School. He is widely regarded as a key figure in the groundbreaking research that paved the way for the latest developments in the treatment of such neurodegenerative disorders as Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease. On his way to the dean's office at Harvard, he held similar positions at the University of California, San Francisco, and at McGill University. In fact, his career began in Canada, where he was also born, on a small dairy farm in Alberta. In 2006, Dr. Martin was the first winner of the Henry G. Friesen Prize in Health Research.
