Lunch with The Lancet: John Martin

Abstract

John Martin, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at University College London, UK, hints that lunch might tempt him, describing it in his book of poems and stories, The Origins of Loneliness, as "the best of all meals ... carrying with it the anticipation of the day". Martin matches such interests with an enterprising streak, having founded his own company, Ark Therapeutics, which is taking gene therapy for vascular damage through clinical trials.