Martin Hume Johnson (born 1944) is

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professor of Reproductive Sciences in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (PDN) at the

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Education

Johnson was educated at Cheltenham Grammar School for Boys and

Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 170 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as ...

, where he was awarded Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in 1969 for immunochemical analysis of factors affecting

fertility Fertility is the capability to produce offspring through reproduction following the onset of sexual maturity. The fertility rate is the average number of children born by a female during her lifetime and is quantified demographically. Fertili ...

Research

Currently, Johnson's research investigates the history of the reproductive and developmental sciences and their historical relationship to the development of human ''In vitro'' fertilisation and other clinical technologies, and to their regulation legally and ethically. Johnson collaborates with Kay Elder, at the

Bourn Hall Clinic Bourn Hall Clinic in Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England, is a centre for the treatment of infertility. The original building, Bourn Hall, is about 400 years old. Since becoming a medical centre, it has been greatly extended. History Bourn Hall C ...

, Sarah Franklin and Nick Hopwood in the

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. Johnson has co-authored over 300 papers on reproductive and

developmental science ''Developmental Science'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering developmental psychology and developmental cognitive neuroscience that was established in 1998. The current editors are Charles A. Nelson, Michelle de Haan, and Paul C. Quinn ...

, history, ethics, law and

medical education Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, including the initial training to become a physician (i.e., medical school and internship (medical), internship) and additional training thereafter (e.g., Re ...

. Johnson is the co-editor of ''Essential Reproduction'' (now in its eighth edition), ''Sexuality Repositioned: diversity and the law'', ''Death Rites and Rights'' and ''Birth Rites and Rights''. Johnson's research has been funded by the

Wellcome Trust The Wellcome Trust is a charitable foundation focused on health research based in London, in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1936 with legacies from the pharmaceutical magnate Henry Wellcome (founder of one of the predecessors of Glaxo ...

Awards and honours

Johnson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2014. His nomination reads: Johnson was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 2012. His nomination reads: Johnson is also a Fellow of the

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional association based in London, United Kingdom. Its members, including people with and without medical degrees, work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, that is ...

(FRCOG) and a Fellow of the

Royal Society of Biology The Royal Society of Biology (RSB), previously called the Society of Biology, is a learned society and professional association in the United Kingdom created to advance the interests of biology in academia, industry, education, and research. Fo ...

(FRSB). Having been, with Richard Gardner, Bob Edwards' first graduate student (1966–1969), Prof Johnson opened the Nobel Symposium on Bob's work in Stockholm, 2010.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Martin Hume Living people Fellows of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Fellows of the Royal Society Fellows of the Royal Society of Biology Fellows of Christ's College, Cambridge 1944 births