Nick Lane

Nick Lane (born 1967) is a British biochemist and writer. He is a professor in evolutionary biochemistry at University College London. With a PhD in in vivo studies of ischaemia-reperfusion injury, he has worked as a medical writer and held strategic director roles in medical multimedia companies. He has published five books, winning several awards. Lane has been an Honorary Researcher at University College London since 1997, holding the post of Honorary Reader since 2006. He was also the first Provost's Venture Research Fellow at UCL from 2009 to 2012. Currently, he is a Reader in Evolutionary Biochemistry in the Department of Genetics.