Mathematical Biology research group

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Mathematical Biology is a relatively new subject at Reading. Research in the area commenced with the arrival of Prof. Roland Potthast in 2006 and was further strengthened in 2007 with the arrival of Prof Peter Grindrod, CBE (Professor of Mathematics and its Applications) and more recently Dr Marcus Tindall in 2008 (RCUK Fellow). The mathematical expertise of these staff cover continuum modelling, nonlinear ordinary and partial differential equations, discrete modelling, inverse methods, multiscale modelling, s asymptotic methods. Our research work is focused in the areas of cardiovascular health, bacterial chemotaxis, lipoprotein metabolism, neuroscience and neurodynamics and tumour growth.

We collaborate with leading life science groups and mathematical centres and departments around the UK, are involved with a number of national and international intiatives including workshops and conferences and our work is funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Research Council (EPSRC), British Heart Foundation (BHF), Nuffield Foundation, RCUK and the University of Reading.

We run a third/fourth year module in Mathematical Biology, regularly attract funding for summer studentship bursaries and also provide training for industry.