Larra Trinidad is using experimental and theoretical approaches to understand how planar polarity affects cell mechanics in epithelial morphogenesis. Larra started her PhD in October 2019. Her primary supervisor is David Strutt in the Department of Biomedical Science.
Ian Groves is working with me as part of an EPSRC-funded ‘Physics of Life’ project on understanding biological patterning from the molecular to the tissue scale, focusing on the application of biology-informed neural networks to solve forward and inverse problems involving computational models of developing tissues. Before starting his postdoc in September 2022, Ian completed a PhD with me and Marysia Placzek investigating early hypothalamus development.
Raj Hossein is working with me as part of an EPSRC-funded ‘Physics of Life’ project on understanding biological patterning from the molecular to the tissue scale, focusing on protein complex clustering and puncta formation. Before starting his postdoc in July 2022, Raj completed a PhD on the transport, clustering and chemical kinetics of cell surface molecules influenced by actomyosin cortex at the National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bangalore.
Jack Jennings is working with me as part of an EPSRC-funded ‘Physics of Life’ project on understanding biological patterning from the molecular to the tissue scale, focusing on coupling cell-based models of tissue dynamics with differential equation based models of biochemical signalling. Before starting his postdoc in August 2022, Jack completed a PhD on the use of computational modelling to optimise cryopreserved cells in suspension at Newcastle University.
Priya Narayanan used using genetic deletion in vivo and in 3D organoid cultures, combined with computational modelling, to unravel how mechanical forces build breast tissue to help tackle cancer, completing her PhD at the University of Sheffield in 2023 under the supervision of Nasreen Akhtar and me. Priya now works as a Research Scientist for Mogrify in Cambridge.
Eman Alwani used mathematical modelling to study epithelial tissue patterning with application to cell-cell adhesion and planar polarity, completing her PhD at the University of Sheffield in 2022.
Ian Groves combined in vivo and ex vivo experiments with deep learning approaches to understand the development of the vertebrate hypothalamus, completing his PhD at the University of Sheffield with me and Marysia Placzek in 2022.
Fergus Cooper developed a mathematical and computational framework for modelling epithelial cell morphodynamics, completing his DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2018 with Ruth Baker and me. Fergus now works as a Research Software Engineer at the University of Oxford.
Jacob Scott used mathematical modelling to study the causes and consequences of heterogeneity in tumour growth, completing his DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2018 with Philip Maini, Sandy Anderson and me. As a cancer researcher and sarcoma radiation oncologist, Jake became a group leader at the Cleveland Clinic in August 2016.
Ali Cigari combined mathematical modelling with cell culture studies to elucidate Wnt pathway pathway interactions, completing his DPhil at Oxford in 2017 with Helen Byrne, David Gavaghan, Joe Pitt-Francis, Eric O’Neill and me. Ali is now head of data science at Waybridge.
[Jochen Kursawe](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jochen_Kursawe combined quantitative modelling analysis to understand aspects of tissue size control in developing tissues, completing his DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2017 with me and Ruth Baker. Jochen is now a Lecturer at the University of St Andrews.
Rene Niehus studied the effect of competition on bacterial toxin regulation and species evolution and ecology, completing his DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2016 with Kevin Foster and me. Rene now works as a postdoctoral research fellow at thw Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public health.
Gabriel Rosser applied mathematical modelling and quantitative analysis to aspects of planktonic bacterial motility, completing his DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2013 with Ruth Baker and me. Gabs is now a lead data scientist at BenevolentAI.
Suruchi Bakshi applied mathematical modelling to Centrosomin incorporation in Drosophila centrosomes, completing her DPhil at Oxford in 2013 with Philip Maini, Ruth Baker, Eamonn Gaffney and me. Suruchi now works as a postdoctoral researcher at Leiden University.
Daniel Harvey worked on efficient approaches to simulating individual-based cell population models, completing his DPhil at Oxford in 2013 with James Osborne, Joe Pitt-Francis and me. Dan now works as a software engineer for an Oxford-based quantitative fund.
Katarzyna Bloch combined mathematical modelling with experiments to study the structural and bioenergetic changes in tumour spheroids during growth, completing her DPhil at Oxford in 2013 with Philip Maini, Cat Kelly and me.
Oliver Maclaren studied crypt-villus homeostasis and regeneration in the intestinal epithelium, working with me, Helen Byrne, Philip Maini, and experimental collaborators at the Quadram Institute as part of a joint BBSRC-funded project. Oliver is now a Lecturer at the University of Auckland.
Daniele Muraro worked on the same project, following Oliver’s departure. Daniele is now a senior bioinformatician at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge.
Katie Fisher worked with David Strutt and me as part of a BBSRC-funded project on how the atypical cadherins Fat and Dachsous integrate growth and patterning during development. Katie is now working as a statistician for the UK government.
Aydar Uatay worked with David Strutt and me as part of a BBSRC-funded project on how the atypical cadherins Fat and Dachsous integrate growth and patterning during development. Aydar is now working sa a mathematical modeller for Astra Zeneca in Cambridge.