CV and short bio
Short bio
After a first degree in mathematics, I earned my PhD in mathematical biology at the University of Oxford, investigating interrelationships between host population immunity and pathogen population genetics. For my first postdoctoral position, with Michael Hochberg at the Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution de Montpellier, I switched my primary focus from infectious disease to cancer. I then pursued concurrent postdocs in Niko Beerenwinkel’s systems biology group at ETH Zurich and Hanna Kokko’s theoretical biology group at the University of Zurich.
Since July 2020 I have been a (Senior) Lecturer in applied mathematics at City St George’s, University of London, where I lead a research group focussed on mathematical and computational modelling of cancer evolution and treatment. I have substantial experience in teaching mathematics at all university levels and have supervised three PhD students to completion as primary supervisor. I am an Associate Editor of the Journal of Evolutionary Biology and the elected Vice President of the International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer.
Education and academic employment
- 2020-present: Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at City St George’s, University of London, UK
Mathematical oncology - 2018-2020: Postdoctoral researcher (20% contract) with Hanna Kokko at the University of Zurich, Switzerland
Theoretical ecology, life history theory and the evolution of cancer risk - 2017-2020: Postdoctoral researcher (80% contract) with Niko Beerenwinkel at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Computational biology and mathematical models of tumour evolution - 2014-2017: Postdoctoral researcher with Michael Hochberg at l’Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution de Montpellier, France
Evolution and ecology of cancer - 2009-2014: DPhil with Mario Recker and Sunetra Gupta at the University of Oxford, UK
Mathematical modelling of infectious disease - 1999-2003: Master of Mathematics First Class (Hons) at the University of York, UK
Pure and applied mathematics and statistics
My full CV is available to download here.