Lauren Drew Martin

  • Associate Professor, Oregon National Primate Research Center
  • Associate Director, Animal Resources & Research Support, Oregon National Primate Research Center
  • Head, Small Laboratory Animal Unit, Oregon National Primate Research Center
  • Director, Time-Mated Breeding Program, Oregon National Primate Research Center

Biography

Lauren Drew Martin, D.V.M, DACLAM is the Associate Director of Animal Resources & Research Support (ARRS) at the Oregon National Primate Research Center on OHSU’s West Campus. Dr. Martin is also Head of the Small Laboratory Animal Unit (SLAU) on West Campus as well as Director of the Time-Mated Breeding Program. The ARRS on OHSU’s West Campus provides exemplary animal care in the service of essential biomedical research, 24-7-365. ARRS’s dedicated staff oversee a colony of over 5,000 nonhuman primates including rhesus, cynomolgus and Japanese macaques, baboons and squirrel monkeys. SLAU provides excellent small laboratory animal care and research support for small vivarium of mice, rats, rabbits and guinea pigs.
Dr. Martin’s clinical and research interests include development of nonhuman primate (NHP) and small mammal surgical models, NHP neonatal critical care, anesthesia and analgesia protocol development and evaluation of the effects of anesthetics on high risk populations including obese NHPs, pregnant dams and neonates.
Dr. Martin feels very lucky to work with a diverse and fiercely intelligent force of researchers and animal care professionals at the West Campus.  Every day she is able to utilize her veterinary education and experience to advance human and animal health by supporting the cutting edge science researchers conduct at the ONPRC. She thrives on being an advocate for animal welfare as well as an integral component of scientific progress.
Dr. Martin joined OHSU and the ONPRC in 2007 for a Primate Medicine & Surgery Internship and continued on as a surgical veterinarian following its completion. She became board certified in laboratory animal medicine in 2014.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 2003, Cornell University
    • D.V.M., 2007, Oregon State University

  • Internship

    • Primate Medicine & Surgery Internship, Oregon National Primate Research Center, 2008

  • Certifications

    • Diplomate, American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (2014)
    • Oregon State Veterinary License, July 2007 – current

Memberships and associations:

  • Association of Primate Veterinarians: Board of Directors, Newsletter Editor: 2009-2013
  • Association of Primate Veterinarians: Board of Directors, Secretary: 2014-2016
  • Association of Primate Veterinarians: Elizabeth R. Griffin Foundation Committee Chair: 2014-2016
  • Association of Primate Veterinarians: Website Committee Member: 2011-2013
  • Association of Primate Veterinarians: Scientific Advisory Committee: 2015-2020
  • Association of Primate Veterinarians: Scientific Advisory Committee Co-Chair: 2016-2020
  • American Association for Laboratory Animal Science: Certification & Registry Board Member: 2012- 2018
  • American Association for Laboratory Animal Science: Certification & Registry Board Vice Chair: 2014- 2015
  • American Association for Laboratory Animal Science: Certification & Registry Board Chair: 2015- 2017
  • American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine: Exam Resources Committee Chair: 2015- 2018
  • Oregon Branch-American Association for Laboratory Animal Science: Past President: Feb 2011- Feb 2012, Feb 2017-2018
  • Oregon Branch-American Association for Laboratory Animal Science: President: June 2009- Jan 2011, Jan 2016-Jan 2017
  • OAALAS District 8 Council Representative: August 2009 – March 2013
  • President-elect: Feb 2009-June 2009, Jan 2015- Jan 2016
  • Co-Chairperson, 2013 AALAS District 8 Meeting
  • Program Chairperson, 2013 AALAS District 8 Meeting
  • Chairperson, OAALAS Social Committee: 2013-2016
  • Chairperson, OAALAS Education Committee: 2007-2009
  • Academy of Surgical Research
  • American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
  • American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
  • American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
  • American Veterinary Medical Association
  • Association of Primate Veterinarians
  • Oregon Branch-American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
  • Oregon Veterinary Medical Association
  • Portland Veterinary Medical Association
  • Association of Primate Veterinarians: Board of Directors, Vice President: 2017-2018
  • Association of Primate Veterinarians: Board of Directors, President Elect: 2018-2019
  • Association of Primate Veterinarians: Board of Directors, President: 2019-2020
  • Association of Primate Veterinarians: Board of Directors, Past-President: 2020-2021
  • American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine: Exam Committee Vice Chair: 2020-2021
  • American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine: Exam Committee : 2019-2022
  • American Association for Laboratory Animal Science: Leadership Development Subcommittee: 2016- present
  • American Association for Laboratory Animal Science: Leadership Development Subcommittee Vice Chair: 2019- 2020
  • American Association for Laboratory Animal Science: Leadership Development Subcommittee Chair: 2020- present

Areas of interest

  • Nonhuman primate medicine & care
  • Surgical model development
  • Anesthesia & analgesia
  • Endometriosis
  • Effects of anesthetics on the developing brain
  • Nonhuman primate neonatal critical care
  • Development of animal models for evaluation of contraceptives

Honors and awards

  • 2014 Henry & Lois Foster Award for Academic Excellence in Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)
  • 2013 American Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences District 8/Allentown Ron Orta Humanitarian Award

Publications

Selected publications

  • Brambrink, Ansgar M., Alex S. Evers, Michael S. Avidan, Nuri B. Farber, Derek J. Smith, Lauren D. Martin, Gregory A. Dissen, Catherine E. Creeley, and John W. Olney. 2012. “Ketamine-induced Neuroapoptosis in the Fetal and Neonatal Rhesus Macaque Brain.” Anesthesiology 116(2):372-384.
  • Micks E, Shekell T, Stanley J, Zelinski M, Martin L, Riefenberg S, Adevai T, Jensen J. 2012. “Medical termination of pregnancy in cynomolgus macaques.” Journal of Medical Primatology. 41(6):394-402.
  • Catherine E. Creeley, PhD, Krikor T. Dikranian, MD, PhD,Gregory A. Dissen, PhD, Lauren D Martin, DVM, John W. Olney, MD, Ansgar M. Brambrink, MD, PhD. 2013. “Propofol-induced apoptosis of neurons and oligodendrocytes in the fetal and neonatal rhesus macaque brain.” British Journal of Anesthesiology 110 Suppl 1:i29-3.
  • Janovick JA, Stewart MD, Jacob D, Martin LD, Deng JM, Stewart CA, Wang Y, Cornea A, Chavali L, Lopez S, Mitalipov S, Kang E, Lee HS, Manna PR, Stocco DM, Behringer RR, Conn PM. 2013. “Restoration of testis function in hypogonadotropic hypogonadal mice harboring a misfolded GnRHR mutant by pharmacoperone drug therapy." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Dec 24;110(52):21030-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1315194110. Epub 2013 Dec 9.
  • Lauren D. Martin, Gregory A. Dissen, Matthew J. McPike, and Ansgar M. Brambrink. 2014. “Effects of Anesthesia with Isoflurane, Ketamine, or Propofol on Physiologic Parameters in Neonatal Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta).” Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 53(3):290-300.
  • Brambrink AM, Martin LD, Dissen GA, Johnson S, Olsen EA, Noguchi KK, Olney JW. “Ketamine induces oligodendroglia apoptosis in addition to neuronal loss in developing non-human primates.” Anesth Analg 2015; 120, S-181.
  • Kelleher, Meredith, Henson, Edward, Ray, Kimberly, Laubinger, Jean, Townes McMann, Katie, Houser, Lisa, Martin, Lauren, Prongay, Kamm, Dozier, Brandy, Sidener, Heather, Waites, Ken, McEvoy, Cindy, Schelonka, Robert, Grigsby, Peta. “Beyond the Intra-Uterine Environment: Development of a Special Care Nursery for the Neonatal Survival of Preterm Non-Human Primates.” Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. (accepted)
  • Kevin K. Noguchi, Stephen A. Johnson, Lauren E. Kristich, L. Drew Martin, Gregory A. Dissen, Emily A. Olsen, John W. Olney, Ansgar M. Brambrink. 2016. “Lithium Protects Against Anaesthesia Neurotoxicity in the Infant Primate Brain.” Scientific Reports. 2016 Mar 8; 6:22427. doi: 10.1038/srep22427.
  • Kristine Coleman, Ph.D., Nicola D. Robertson, M.S., Gregory A. Dissen, Ph.D., Martha D. Neuringer, Ph.D., L. Drew Martin, D.V.M., Verginia C. Cuzon Carlson, Ph.D., Christopher Kroenke, Ph.D., Damien Fair, Ph.D., Ansgar M. Brambrink, M.D., Ph.D. 2017. “Isoflurane Anesthesia Has Long-term Consequences on Motor and Behavioral Development in Infant Rhesus Macaques.” Anesthesiology Vol.126, 74-84.
  • Katie J. Schenning, Kevin K. Noguchi, Lauren Drew Martin, Francesca M. Manzella, Omar H. Cabrera, Gregory A Dissen, Ansgar M. Brambrink. 2016. “Isoflurane exposure leads to apoptosis of neurons and oligodendrocytes in 20- and 40-day old rhesus macaques.” Neurotoxicology and Teratology. (accepted)

Publications