William F. Martin
William Martin (born February 16, 1957, in Bethesda, Maryland) is an American botanist and microbiologist, currently Head of the Institut für Molekulare Evolution, Heinrich Heine Universität, Düsseldorf.Born in Bethesda, Maryland, Martin was educated at Richland College, Dallas, Texas, and Texas A&M University. After working as a carpenter in Dallas, Martin moved to Hannover, Germany, and obtained his university Diploma from Technische Universität Hannover in 1985. Martin's PhD is from Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, Cologne, where he did postdoctoral research, followed by further postdoctoral work at Institut für Genetik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, where he obtained his Habilitation in 1992. In 1999, Martin became full (C4) professor at Universität Düsseldorf.
Martin is a distinguished and sometimes controversial contributor to the field of molecular evolution and the origin of life. He is known particularly for his work on the evolution of the Calvin cycle and plastids including chloroplasts, and, more generally, for contributions to understanding the origin and evolution of eukaryotic cells. Martin is co-author, with Miklos Mueller of Rockefeller University, of the 1998 paper ''The Hydrogen hypothesis for the first eukaryote''. A wealth of subsequent research papers include contributions, independently and with Michael J. Russell of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to understanding the geochemical origins of cells and their biochemical pathways. Martin's work is well cited (nearly 30,000 times) and he has an h-index of 95. Provided by Wikipedia
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7by Marie Gerlitz, Michael Knopp, Nils Kapust, Joana C. Xavier, William F. MartinGet full text
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9by William F. Martin, Madeline C. Weiss, Sinje Neukirchen, Shijulal Nelson-Sathi, Filipa L. SousaGet full text
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10by Chuan Ku, Mayo Roettger, Verena Zimorski, Shijulal Nelson-Sathi, Filipa L. Sousa, William F. MartinGet full text
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11by Jessica L. E. Wimmer, Andrey do Nascimento Vieira, Joana C. Xavier, Karl Kleinermanns, William F. Martin, Martina PreinerGet full text
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12by Cessa Rauch, Peter Jahns, Aloysius G. M. Tielens, Aloysius G. M. Tielens, Sven B. Gould, William F. MartinGet full text
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15by Michiel L. Bexkens, Verena Zimorski, Maarten J. Sarink, Hans Wienk, Jos F. Brouwers, Johan F. De Jonckheere, William F. Martin, Fred R. Opperdoes, Jaap J. van Hellemond, Aloysius G.M. TielensGet full text
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16by Martina Preiner, Joana C. Xavier, Filipa L. Sousa, Verena Zimorski, Anna Neubeck, Susan Q. Lang, H. Chris Greenwell, Karl Kleinermanns, Harun Tüysüz, Tom M. McCollom, Nils G. Holm, William F. MartinGet full text
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