Thomas Martin
Teaching Professor & Honors Faculty Fellow,
Barrett Honors Faculty
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Phone: 480-727-6720
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LANTANA HALL POLY CAMPUS Mesa, AZ 85212
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Mail code: 1980Campus: Poly
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Long Bio
Tom Martin is a faculty fellow with Barrett, The Honors College on the Polytechnic campus. He is former Chief Scientific Officer of Diffusion Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company that has since gone public, and has drug candidates entering Phase III FDA trials. He has published research articles in journals such as Structure and Nature Structural Biology, as well as popular essays in Seed magazine and The Christian Science Monitor. He was the initial Barrett faculty fellow at the Polytechnic campus, and currently teaches entrepreneurship courses at both Tempe and Poly. He is also the faculty advisor for the Flinn Scholars, helping to found their Community Service Mentoring course. Through this affiliation, he hopes to promote stronger connections between ASU and the local community.
Education
- Ph.D. Molecular Biophysics, University of Virginia
- M.A. History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh
Publications
- Thomas Martin, U Derewenda, Z Dauter, Y Devedjiev, P Sheffield, F Jelen, M He, D Sherman, J Otlewski, Z Derewenda. Molecular basis of Mitomycin C resistance in streptomyces: structure and function of the MRD protein. Structure (2002).
- T McMullen, J Li, P Sheffield, J Aoki, Thomas Martin, H Arai, K Inoue, Z Derewenda. The functional implications of the dimerization of the catalytic subunits of the mammalian brain platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (Ib). Protein Engineering (2000).
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 493 | Honors Thesis |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HPS 323 | History of Science II |
| BIO 317 | History of Science II |
| HON 370 | History of Ideas |
| BIO 317 | History of Science II |
| HPS 323 | History of Science II |
| HON 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 317 | History of Science II |
| BIO 317 | History of Science II |
| HPS 323 | History of Science II |
| HPS 323 | History of Science II |
| HON 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 194 | Special Topics |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 317 | History of Science II |
| BIO 317 | History of Science II |
| HPS 323 | History of Science II |
| HPS 323 | History of Science II |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 493 | Honors Thesis |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HPS 323 | History of Science II |
| BIO 317 | History of Science II |
| BIO 317 | History of Science II |
| HPS 323 | History of Science II |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 194 | Special Topics |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 317 | History of Science II |
| BIO 317 | History of Science II |
| HPS 323 | History of Science II |
| HPS 323 | History of Science II |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 493 | Honors Thesis |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HPS 323 | History of Science II |
| BIO 317 | History of Science II |
| HON 370 | History of Ideas |
| BIO 317 | History of Science II |
| HPS 323 | History of Science II |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 317 | History of Science II |
| BIO 317 | History of Science II |
| HPS 323 | History of Science II |
| HPS 323 | History of Science II |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 493 | Honors Thesis |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 194 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HPS 323 | History of Science II |
| BIO 317 | History of Science II |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| BIO 317 | History of Science II |
| HPS 323 | History of Science II |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 317 | History of Science |
| BIO 317 | History of Science |
| HPS 323 | History of Science |
| HPS 323 | History of Science |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 484 | Internship |
| HON 493 | Honors Thesis |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 171 | The Human Event |
| HON 171 | The Human Event |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 484 | Internship |
| HON 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| HON 194 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
| HON 294 | Special Topics |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HPS 323 | History of Science |
| BIO 317 | History of Science |
| BIO 317 | History of Science |
| HPS 323 | History of Science |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 272 | The Human Event |
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| HON 499 | Individualized Instruction |