Research Group
Current Post-Docs / FellowsOmar El Deeb: (2023-) Modelling for vaccine control and cost-effectiveness. Alison Hale: (2024-) Software Engineer. Jake Carson (2024-) Models of genomics and epidemiology (ViGOR project) Ivy Kombe (2025-) Wellcome Trust Fellow Current PhD studentsSwetha Usha Lal (2020-) Statistical aspects of fitting to epidemic data Yiping Zhang (2020-) Immunological models of infection, re-infection and vaccination. Phoebe Asplin (2022-) Symptom propagation Thomas Wolfgarten (2022-) Measuring and incorporating human behaviour into epidemic models. Elliot Vincent (2023-) The spread of trichomoniasis in the UK finch population Luke Murray Kearney (2023-) Methods of generating contact networks from POLYMOD-style diary data. Hanna Palya (2024-) Extracting signals from routine surveillance data. Daniel Higgins (2024-) Models for incorporating environmental noise into epidemiological models Fateen Yasir (2024-) Understanding measles dynamics in historic and contemporary populations Joe Hill (2024-) Models of vector dynamics and infection transmission. Jon Mellor (2025-) PhD by publication from UKHSA. Jack Wark (2025-) Emma Exall (2025-) |
Alumni (Post-Docs)
Trystan Leng (2021-2022) Models of COVID-19 within schools. (now a Wellcome Trust Fellow, Lancaster)
Laura Guzman-Rincon: (2021-2024) Sophisticated statistical models of infection, especially COVID-19 (now a PDRA, Cambridge)
Sam Moore (2020-2022) Vaccination against COVID-19. (now a Lecturer, University of Lancaster)
Joe Hilton (2018-2021) Models of infection in Kenya (now a Health Economics Fellow, University of Manchester)
Massimo Carvallaro (2016-2023) Health Data Research for the Midlands Project. (now a Fellow at Leicester University)
Ed Hill : (2016-2020 ) Health economic predictions for vaccination. (moved to a Warwick Zeeman Lectureship; now a Lecturer, Liverpool University)
Jolene Atia : (2015-2018) Mathematical Models of Footrot infection in sheep (now works for an NHS Trust)
Kat Rock : (2014-2017) Predictions of Human African Trypanosomiasis (now a Professor, University of Warwick)
Sam Brand : (2013-2022) Spatial and Network models of livestock disease spread (now a Consultant Modeller for CDC).
Penny Hancock : (2010-2012) Predicting spread and sources of infection from complex human movement patterns (now a Lecturer, Imperial College).
Samik Datta : (2009-2016) Models of Bee Diseases & Health-Economics for Dept of Health (now a Population Modeller, NWIA, New Zealand)
Jayanthi Santhanam : (2009-2010) Models of livestock diseases in the USA (moved to a Post-Doc in Nick Savill's Lab, Edinburgh)
Leon Danon : (2008-2011) Understanding contact networks and models of pandemics (now a Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol)
Thomas House : (2008-2014) Household structure and its impacts on disease dynamics and intervention strategies. (now a Professor, University of Manchester)
Amandine Lurette : (2008-2009) Network models of Salmonella control in the pig industry. (now a Lecturer, Montpellier)
Matthew Vernon : (2006-2012) Animal movements and the spread of infectious diseases of farm animals (now a Principal Systems Administrator at Sanger Centre)
Joshua Ross : (2005-2006) Markovian models in ecology and epidemiology (now a Professor, University of Adelaide)
Steve Webb : (2005-2009) Evolution in spatial networks, pair-wise approximation models (now a Modelling expert, Syngenta)
Jane Heffernan : (2005-2006) Immunological models of infectious diseases, waning immunity. (now a Professor, Dept. Mathematics, York Uni., Toronto)
Mike Tildesley : (2002-2009) Spatial simulations of infectious diseases, particularly foot-and-mouth disease (now a Professor, Warwick University)
Jonathan Read : (2000-2008) Contact networks and disease evolution (now a Senior Lecturer, Lancaster University)
Ken Eames : (2000-2007) Contact networks for sexually transmitted infections (moved to NIH personal fellowship, Lecturer at LSHTM, now left academia)
Alumni (Phd Students)
Abi Copeland (2020-205) Models of the spatial spread of Varroa in UK honey bees (now at Smith Institute)
David Helekal (2020-2023) Statistical aspect of phylogenetics. (moved to PDRA at Harvard)
Suzie Cant (2018-2023) Multiple strain models of malaria. (now works for UKHSA)
Connor White (2019-2022) Dynamics of multiple strain infections and human immunity.
Ben Millar (2018-2022) Age-structured models of sleeping sickness (now working for GSK)
Ailene MacPherson (2018-2019) Visiting PhD student working on evolutionary dynamics (now a Assistant Professor at Simon Fraser University)
Trystan Leng (2017-2021) Network models for the spread of sexually transmitted infections (moved to PDRA Imperial; now Wellcome Trust fellowship Lancaster)
Sophie Meakin (2016-2020) Spatial models of infection and the development of spatial correlations (now a researcher at EpiCentre/MSF Paris)
Cameron Lack (2016-2021) Models of within-host infection dynamics
Chris Davis (2016-2020) Stochastic models of Sleeping Sickness (moved to PDRA, Warwick; now working for UKHSA)
Emma Davis (2015-2018) Models of vector-borne diseases (won a Royal Society URF, now a Lecturer Warwick)
Joe Hilton (2015-2019) Dynamics of household infection with demography (now a Health Economic Fellow, Manchester)
Katherine Broadfoot (2015-with drew) Models of measles and influenza transmission
Peter Dawson (2012-2016): Movement networks and the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (now an Analyst at Government Operational Research Service)
Mike Irvine (2011-2015): Dynamics and spatial patterns of sea-grass (moved to a PDRA, Uni of British Columbia)
Kat Rock (2010-2013): Models of vector-borne diseases (now a Professor, University of Warwick)
Matt Graham (2010-2014): Network Structure and Epidemic Spread (works at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
Sam Brand (2009-2012): Spatial models of disease spread and invasion (after PDRAs at Warwick, is now a modelling consultant for CSC)
Elizabeth Widman (2008-2012): Competition and Species Composition on Coral Reefs (now a Data Scientist, Doximity San Francisco, CA.).
Ellen Brooks Pollock (2004-2008): Cattle movement database and the modelling of bovine TB. (moved to PDRA at Harvard, now a Professor at Bristol)
Jim MacDonald (2002-2006): Seasonal birth pulses in wildlife diseases. (moved to Associate Analyst Programmer for Tessella)
Ken Eames (2000-2003): Contact networks for sexually transmitted infections (moved to NIH personal fellowship, now left academia).
Alumni (Masters and Undergraduate Project Students)
Jessica Talbott (2014) Dynamics of Swine Flu in Birmingham Schools (now at National Physical Laboratory)
Alex Bishop (2013) Dynamics and Spread of Varroa in Honeybees. (continued to PhD in MathSys, Warwick)
Vernonika Siska (2013) Founder control in influenza (continued to PhD Cambridge; now a RSE Proxima Fusion)
Joseph Hilton (2013) Predator-Prey Metapopulations (Health Economics Fellow, University of Manchester)
Max Hunt (2013) Evolution of Infection spread through Networks
James Pollock (2013) Agent-based simulations for realistic predator-prey dynamics (now a Quant Analyst, DRW)
Priyesh Patal (2011) Optimal resource allocation for immunity (now a Business Analyst, Acturis)
Christian Jacobs (2010) Mathematical modelling of the spread of disease using contact networks (moved to PhD Imperial; now a Software Engineering, Altair)
Andrew Shattock (2010) Optimal vaccination to minimise the final epidemic size across multiple populations (now a Research Fellow, Kids Research Inst. Australia)
Ben Ashby (2010) Strain competition with partial and waning immunity. (moved to DPhil Oxford; now a Professor, Simon Fraser University)
Robert Lockley (2010) Periodic and quasi-periodic dynamics of the spatial Nicholson-Bailey model (now a Data Scientist, CQC)
Adam Kucharski (2008) Metapopulation dynamics of influenza in Great Britain. (moved to PhD Cambridge; now a Professor, LSHTM)
Ciara Dangerfield (2007) Stochasticity in pairwise models of infection transmission (moved to PhD Oxford, then UKHSA; now at Project Manager, Cambridge)