Jo Marchant, Ph.D.

Jo Marchant is an award-winning science journalist and author of several books including the New York Times bestseller Cure: A journey into the science of mind over body (2016). She has written extensively on the science of the mind-body connection and how we can use our minds to improve our health, using techniques from mindfulness and virtual reality to drug-free medicines. Jo has previously worked as an senior editor at New Scientist and at Nature and her articles have appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Guardian and Smithsonian magazine. She has a Ph.D. in genetics and medical microbiology from St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College in London.