I'm a lecturer in Mathematical Biology at the University of Bath.
I work on a diverse range of areas of Biology in which randomness plays an important role.
I have studied the migration behaviours of cells in order to understand early embryonic diseases and the collective behaviour of locusts in order to help prevent outbreaks. I have worked to understand how ants make their descisions as a group and modelled how parasites can effectively evade the immune system.
I have developed frameworks for better representing evolutionary game theory and tools for tracking the movement patterns of bacteria. I have even tried to demonstrate how birds' eggs and zebrafish get their beautiful patterns.
Who knew that Maths could be so useful?
The maths behind the fastest person on Earth (and no it's not Usain Bolt)
Aug 12, 2016 08:55 am UTC| Science Sports
Who is the fastest man on Earth? Usain Bolt, right? Wrong. The unpopular answer is, in fact, Justin Gatlin. In 2011, he ran the 100 metres in 9.45 seconds, the fastest time a human has ever run that distance, smashing...
Why time seems to go by more quickly as we get older
Aug 10, 2016 15:46 pm UTC| Science Life
When we were children, the summer holidays seemed to last forever, and the wait between Christmases felt like an eternity. So why is that when we get older, the time just seems to zip by, with weeks, months and entire...
‘We have thousands of Modis’: the secret behind the BJP’s enduring success in India