Professor Robert W. Taylor

Rob Taylor is Professor of Mitochondrial Pathology at the Mitochondrial Research Group, Newcastle University where he also leads the multidisciplinary NHS Highly Specialised Mitochondrial laboratory. He is Scientific Director of the North East and Yorkshire Genomic Laboratory Hub within the UK NHS Genomic Medicine Service, co-chairs NHS England’s Genomics Test Evaluation Working Group for Rare & Inherited Disease and is Chair of the Association for Clinical Genomic Science.

His research focuses on mitochondrial gene discovery and understanding disease mechanisms, translating genomic innovation and discovery into clinical practice through improved diagnosis and clinical management. He has contributed to the identification of ~40 novel disease genes, publishing over 500 peer-reviewed scientific papers.