Cathie Martin

Cathie Martin
Cathie Martin in 2021
Born
Catherine Rosemary Martin

April 1955 (age 70)
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (BA, PhD)
Known forBlue tomato
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPlant Biology
InstitutionsUniversity of East Anglia
John Innes Centre
ThesisPlant cell differentiation during seed germination (1981)
Notable studentsBeverley Glover
Websitewww.jic.ac.uk/people/cathie-martin

Catherine Rosemary Martin (born April 1955) is a Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and project leader at the John Innes Centre, Norwich, co-ordinating research into the relationship between diet and health and how crops can be fortified to improve diets and address escalating chronic disease globally.