Professor Mark Lythgoe wins IET Achievement Medal
25 October 2023
Professor Mark Lythgoe, Department of Imaging, Division of Medicine, wins the prestigious IET Achievement Medal for Medical Imaging
Professor Lythgoe was awarded the prestigious IET Achievement Medal for a major and distinguished contribution in Medical Imaging. The award was presented at the 鈥楨ngineering Oscars鈥 by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, which is one of the world鈥檚 largest engineering institutions.
Commenting on his award, Professor Lythgoe said: 鈥淚 have been very fortunate to work with some truly exceptional colleagues here at 白小姐论坛 who are developing the next generation of imaging systems for patient care.鈥
鈥淎s Director of the Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging (CABI), we have pioneered developments in imaging neurodegeneration, cancer and cardiac disease. Part of our ongoing research is now centred around a new device that combines both diagnosis and therapy into a single theranostic MRI system.鈥
鈥淚鈥檓 hugely honoured to have received this award, and immensely grateful to the many colleagues that have contributed to the development and success of CABI and the new imaging technologies鈥
During his Directorship of the Cheltenham Science Festival, it has become one of the largest science festivals in the world.