Olivia Martinez, United States

Dr. Olivia Martinez received her Ph.D. in Immunology from UC Berkeley and completed post-doctoral fellowships in Immunology and Transplant Immunology at UC Berkeley and UCSF, respectively.  Dr. Martinez joined the faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine in 1995 and is currently the Johnson and Johnson Distinguished Professor of Surgery, Vice Chair of Basic & Translational Research in the Department of Surgery, Director of Graduate Studies for the PhD Program in Immunology, and Director of Stanford Immunology. She has been a standing member of numerous National Institutes of Health (NIH) advisory committees, including the Immunobiology Study Section, the Surgery, Anesthesia, and Trauma Study Section, and the Transplant, Tolerance and Tumor Immunology Study Section and has served as Chair of NIH Program Project and Special Emphasis review panels.   Dr. Martinez has also been an active member of the American Society of Transplantation where she served as Chair of the Basic Science Committee and of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) where she served on numerous committees and was Director of the AAI Course in Advanced Immunology.  Dr. Martinez has mentored over 60 post-graduate researchers. She has received several prestigious awards including the Fujisawa Basic Science Award in Transplantation, the AAI Distinguished Service Award, the Office of Graduate Education Faculty Award for Student Service, the Stanford Biosciences Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring, and the Basic Science Established Investigator Award in Transplantation. Her distinguished career and outstanding contributions as a researcher, teacher, and leader were recognized by the AAI where she was named a Distinguished Fellow.  Dr. Martinez has established a leading research program on viral immunity in transplant recipients and regulation of the immune response to cellular and solid organ grafts.  She is also a widely recognized expert on the development of post-transplant malignancies including virally-induced B cell lymphomas and work from her lab has led to improved diagnosis and management of organ transplant recipients.  Professor Martinez is author of over 140 original research publications, review articles, book chapters and conference proceedings.  Her laboratory has been continuously funded by the NIH for over 25 years and has also been supported by the American Heart Association, the Department of Defense and the Roche Organ Transplant Research Foundation.