Mark O. Cunningham was born in Newry, Northern Ireland. He received the B.Sc. degree (with honors) in anatomy and physiology from Queens University, Belfast, U.K., in 1997, and the Ph.D. degree in physiology from Bristol University, Bristol, U.K., in 2001. He has held Postdoctoral research positions with Bristol University, University of Leeds, Heidelberg University, and Newcastle University, U.K. He was appointed as a RCUK Academic Fellow with Newcastle University in 2007. He is currently a Professor of neuronal dynamics with the Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. He is also an Honorary Clinical Research Fellow with the Department of Neurophysiology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle. His research interests include neuronal oscillations in health and disease, with more than 50 publications. He is a Fellow of the Centre for the Advancement of Sustainable Medical Innovation (CASMI), U.K.