Mark Lythgoe is Professor of Biomedical Imaging[1][2] and Founder and Director of the UCL Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, based at University College London (UCL).

[2] His ongoing research is centred around a new device that combines both diagnosis and therapy into a single theranostic MRI system.

[3][4] Lythgoe's multidisciplinary approach bridges the domains of healthcare engineering and clinical medicine, yielding multiple imaging breakthroughs and securing £45 million for his collaborative research program.

As Director of the UCL Department of Imaging, Lythgoe has played a role in the translation of several new imaging developments into clinical practice[5][6][7] Lythgoe attended St Augustine's Catholic Grammar School in Wythenshawe, Manchester (became St John Plessington High School), then attended Xaverian College.

He earned a master's degree in Behavioural Sciences from the University of Surrey, followed by a PhD in Imaging from University College London.