Ben Martynoga

Ben Martynoga is a biologist and award-winning science writer. He has a degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Oxford and a PhD in neurobiology from the University of Edinburgh, and he has worked at the Tata Institute for Fundamental Research in Mumbai and the National Institute for Medical Research and the Francis Crick Institute, both in London.

After a decade at the leading edge of neuroscience and genome research, he swapped his white coat for a pen. In 2023 he launched the award-winning Explodapedia book series, introducing young readers to biology’s biggest ideas. One of the books in the series, The Gene, was awarded the Association of Science Educators ‘Book of The Year’ in 2023. His writing on science, nature and the environment appears in the Guardian, New Statesman, the Financial Times and beyond. An engaging speaker, he shares his passion for science and its impacts with audiences of all ages.

Ben is currently at work on his first book for adults, No Small Matter: The New Science and Unseen Power of the Earth’s Microbiome. He lives, works, wanders and wonders in the Lake District.