Living Systems Mathematics
Microtubule asters nucleating from flagellar axonemes in xenopus extract [green: plus tip tracker, red: tubulin] (Kirsty Wan)
Model visualisation of the spread or orientation-selective activity in primary visual cortex (James Rankin)
Domino effect in the onset of an focal epileptic seizure (Jen Creaser)
Location of surgically implanted electrodes for epilepsy patients (Marc Goodfellow)
(Kirsty Wan)
Living Systems Mathematics is a focus for interdisciplinary research on the modelling of biological and neural data including basic science and clinical applications.
Featured Research (Jen Creaser)
Jen Creaser uses dynamcal system theory and numerical simulations to explore how changes in network structure and intrinstic node properties affect the emergent dynamics of entire networks. She uses this framework to make connections from mathematical theory to applications in neuroscience including epilepsy. Here she discusses the so-called domino effect in the onset of epileptic seizures:
Visit Jen's website for more information and read the paper.
Research interests and funding
Researchers in the Living Systems Mathematics group develop and use mathematical methods to understand biological systems including the brain.
Postgraduate research
We welcome enquiries from prospective PhD students. You can find out more about other possible projects from group member's pages and by contacting them directly.
Publications
The group publishes in leading international mathematical, computational, biology and neuroscience journals. See a full list of our publications.
