Martyn Cobourne is Professor and Head of Orthodontics at Kings College London and Honorary Consultant in Orthodontics at Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust. His research is primarily focused on investigating the role of molecular signaling pathways during early craniofacial development. However, he is also interested in the effectiveness of contemporary orthodontic treatment and has led a number of multi-centre clinical trials investigating treatment efficiency. His clinical research won the B. F. and Helen E. Dewel Award of the American Association of Orthodontists in 2019. He has published over 145 peer-reviewed articles and is the author of two successful orthodontic textbooks. He was Director of Research at the British Orthodontic Society between 2012 and 2016 and is currently Editor in Chief of the Journal of Orthodontics. He is an elected member of the Board of Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and a full member of the North Atlantic Division of the USA Angle Society.