Coexistence of Competing Microbial Strains under Twofold Environmental Variability and Demographic Fluctuations
Matthew Asker et al 2023 New J. Phys. 25 123010
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Publications
Coupled environmental and demographic fluctuations shape the evolution of cooperative antimicrobial resistance
Hernández-Navarro Lluís, Asker Matthew, Rucklidge Alastair M. and Mobilia Mauro 2023 Coupled environmental and demographic fluctuations shape the evolution of cooperative antimicrobial resistance J. R. Soc. Interface. 20: 2023039320230393.
Eco-evolutionary dynamics of cooperative antimicrobial resistance in a population of fluctuating volume and size
Hernández-Navarro Lluís, Asker Matthew, and Mobilia Mauro 2024 J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 57 265003
Grants & Awards
- 2024: ECR Travel Grant - London Mathematical Society: an award of £500 to provide partial support for UK-based ECRs to attend conferences or undertake research visits.
- 2023: Best talk in Applied Mathematics - University of Leeds: a prize given to the best talk in the applied department at the annual PGR conference in the School of Mathematics.
- 2020: PRACE Summer of HPC Scholarship - Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE): a scholarship covering accommodation, travel costs, and a stipend for an intensive 2 month research programme at a HPC centre in Europe.
- 2017: Physics Entrance Scholarship - University of Manchester: an award of £1000 for outstanding results (A*A*A*) in pre-university exams.
Workshops
- L24EEDs Workshop: I co-organised the Leeds 2024 Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics workshop on “Mathematical modelling of microbial communities: cooperation, dynamics, and resistance”, with ∼80 attendees (9 invited speakers, 20 contributed speakers) from 9th-12th July 2024.
Education
- 2021-2025 (expected): Ph.D in Applied Mathematics, University of Leeds
- 2017-2021: MPhys. in Physics with Theoretical Physics, University of Manchester, First Class
- 2015-2017: A Levels, King Edward VI School, Mathematics - A*, Physics - A*, Computer Science - A*, AS Further Maths - A
Dissemination
Evolution of Populations in Fluctuating Environments
Talk at The Helsinki Summer School on Mathematical Ecology and Evolution, Turku, Finland
Eco-evolutionary dynamics in a switching antimicrobial environment
Poster at Microbial communities: current approaches and open challenges, Cambridge, UK
Eco-evolutionary dynamics in a switching antimicrobial environment
Poster at Physics of Life conference, Harrogate, UK
Coexistence of Competing Microbial Strains under Twofold Environmental Variability and Demographic Fluctuations
Talk at PGR Conference, Leeds, UK
Coexistence of Competing Microbial Strains under Twofold Environmental Variability and Demographic Fluctuations
Poster at London Mathematical Biology Conference, London, UK
Teaching
Service and leadership
- Organised the Applied PGR Seminar Series for 2022.
- Jointly organised the Joint Mathematics PGR Seminar Series for 2022.
- Setup and now maintain the website for my current research group: eedfp.com.
- Volunteered for two years during my undergraduate to tutor 10 first year physics students, providing support for their studies.
- Fundraised £2595 for the Ace Lighthouse Academy in Malaysia, to aid the socio-economically marginalised Orang Asli children.