Mark Lythgoe


Mark Lythgoe is a British neurophysiologist, and the founder and director of the Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging at University College London, where he is professor of biomedical imaging.

Early life

He attended St Augustine's Catholic Grammar School in Wythenshawe.
Lythgoe earned a master's degree in Behavioural Sciences from the University of Surrey in 1993, followed by a PhD in biophysics from University College London.

Career

Lythgoe has authored more than 200 papers, in journals including Nature and The Lancet.
In 2015, Lythgoe was director of the Cheltenham Science Festival, and was awarded the Neuroscience Prize for Public Understanding from the British Neuroscience Association, "as someone epitomising the best of public engagement".