Category: Previous students

  1. Gopikrishnan C Remesan

    Gopikrishnan was a PhD student in the joint research school IITB-Monash Research Academy under the supervision of Prof Jerome Droniou (Monash University), Prof Jennifer Flegg (The University of Melbourne), and Prof Neela Nataraj (IIT Bombay). Gopikrishnan focused on a range of topics in applied mathematics such as mathematical modelling, scientific computing, and numerical analysis. In […]

    mathematical-biology.science.unimelb.edu.au/2020/11/07/gopikrishnan-c-remesan

  2. Dominic Maderazo

    Dominic Maderazo was a PhD student under the supervision of Jennifer Flegg at the University of Melbourne and Jonathan Keith at Monash University. His previous work included multi-scale modelling of immune systems to investigate the effects of physiological changes may have on the effectiveness of the immune response. Dominic was working on statistical methods for […]

    mathematical-biology.science.unimelb.edu.au/2020/10/15/dominic-maderazo

  3. Jessica Crawshaw

    Jessica was a PhD student at the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne, working with A/Prof James Osborne and Prof Jennifer Flegg. During her PhD, Jessica developed a coupled fluid-structure-growth model of vascular regression to study the role of the local blood flow on cellular migration and capillary wall mechanics during […]

    mathematical-biology.science.unimelb.edu.au/2020/10/15/jessica-crawshaw

  4. Ke Li

    Ke Li was a PhD student at the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne, working with the Prof James McCaw and Dr Pengxing Cao. His work was on the development of within-host dynamical models to understand essential interactions between influenza virus and immune responses. Ke is currently a postdoctoral fellow at […]

    mathematical-biology.science.unimelb.edu.au/2020/10/15/ke-li

  5. Mahdieh Mahdavi

    Mahdieh was a past student in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne under the supervision of A/Prof James Osborne and Prof Jennifer Flegg. Her research focused on using cell-based mathematical modelling to understand the mechanics of the colonic crypt.

    mathematical-biology.science.unimelb.edu.au/2020/10/15/mahdieh-mahdavi

  6. Punya Alahakoon

    Punya was a PhD student in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne under the supervision of Prof. James McCaw and Prof. Peter Taylor. Her research focused on using mathematics and statistics to understand the extinction of infectious diseases. Punya is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of New South […]

    mathematical-biology.science.unimelb.edu.au/2020/10/15/punya-alahakoon

  7. Phillip Brown

    Phillip Brown was a PhD candidate at the University of Adelaide, supervised by Dr Ed Green, A/Prof Ben Binder (both UofA) and A/Prof James Osborne. His work focused on cell-based modelling of buckling epithelial tissues, with particular application to the colonic crypt. He was working on a new modelling approach that has a wide range […]

    mathematical-biology.science.unimelb.edu.au/2020/10/15/phillip-brown

  8. Sarah Belet

    Sarah Belet was a MPhil student in the School of Mathematics, Monash University, and was supervised by A/Prof Jonathan Keith and Prof Jennifer Flegg. Her research looked at the spread of the bacteria Wolbachia within mosquito population as a means to suppress the spread of dengue fever.

    mathematical-biology.science.unimelb.edu.au/2020/10/15/sarah-belet