Mark Lathrop

Mark Lathrop
Born1950 (age 75–76)
CitizenshipCanada
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
University of Washington (Ph.D)[1]
Known forgenomic research[1]
AwardsOrdre national du Mérite
Legion of Honour
Scientific career
Fieldsbiostatistics, genetics
Institutions
Websitehttps://genomic.medicine.mcgill.ca/investigator/mark-lathrop

Mark Lathrop (born 1950)[2] is a Canadian genomic researcher and Biostatistician. He headed the Center for the Study of Human Polymorphisms in France. As of 2011, he is the Scientific Director of the McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre in 2011.[1] His research is focused on "the application of genomics and statistical/mathematical methods to understand the molecular basis of human disease."[3]

Education

Lathrop earned his undergraduated and master's degrees at the University of Alberta. He then studied theoretical statistics and genetics at the University of Washington, where he earned his PhD in biomathematics.[1][2]

Career

After completing his doctorate, Lathrop moved to France. There he founded the Center for the Study of Human Polymorphism. In the 1980s and 1990s, the Centre was at the forefront of research on the human genome.[1]

Lathrop, recruited by Sir John Bell, moved to Oxford, England in 1993, where he became co-founder and director of Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics (WHG) at the University of Oxford.[1][4]

In 1998, he returned to France where he founded the Centre National de Génotypage (CNG), France's national centre for the study human genetics.[1]

In 2011, Lathrop returned to Canada to McGill University, where he was named the Scientific Director of the McGill University Genome Centre, and a Professor in the Department of Human Genetics. His current research focuses on "using genetic approaches to identify DNA variants that predispose people to common diseases", especially, "lung cancer, asthma and cardiovascular disease."[5]

Honors

Lathrop has been honored with the French National Award of Merit and French Legion of Honour.[2]

Personal

Lathrop has dual citizenship - in Canada and France.[2]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g McDevitt, Neale (15 February 2011). "Lathrop takes helm of genome Innovation Centre". McGill Reporter. McGill University. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "Biographical Sketch of Mark Lathrop" (PDF). histrecmed.fr. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Mark Lathrop, Professor, Department of Human Genetics". Institute of Genomic Medicine, McGill University. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  4. ^ "History of the WHG". Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Professor Mark Lathrop". Quantitative Life Sciences, McGill University. Retrieved 8 November 2025.


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