PhD Project

Understanding the Complex Dynamics of the Molecular Circadian Clock and Designing a Metric of Clock Disruption in Cancer.

Supervisors: Professor David Rand (Systems biology and Mathematics) and Professor Francis Levi (Warwick Medical School)

My project aims to elucidate the complexities of normal periodic gene expression, in order design a diagnostic tool to measure "clock dysfunction" for use in personalised medicine strategies in cancer chronotherapy.

Academic Background

2013-2014 University of Warwick (MOAC DTC) MSc Mathematical Biology and Biophysical Chemistry

Projects:

1. Modelling circadian rhythms in Arabidopsis (Theoretical)
2. Developing colour-changing biosensors for diagnostics of infectious disease (Chemistry)
3. Novel constitutive promoters for synthetic biology (Experimental Biology)

2012-2013 University of Nottingham MSc Mathematical Medicine and Biology

Projects:

• Modelling NF-kB signalling in cells in a Tumour Microenvironment (Dissertation)
  
• The Genetic Toggle Switch in E.Coli
• Modelling Brain Tumours
• Chemical Stochastic Systems
• Genetic Instability in Cancer: a Time Dependent Problem

2008-2011 University of Warwick BSc Mathematics

Other stuff

I am the SSLC representative for the 2013/2014 MOAC cohort and generally try to get involved in everything going on. My favourite part of being SSLC was organising secret santa at Christmas (see below)

I am on the University Waterpolo team, and I spend most of my evenings training at the pool, in the gym, or on a social. This is my team ...