Ruth Baker
Professor of Applied Mathematics
Research interests
My research focuses on developing and applying novel mathematical, computational and statistical methodologies and modelling frameworks for investigating developmental biology systems at the cell and tissue level. I develop biologically realistic models that, used in tandem with experimental investigations, can provide fundamental insights into key biological mechanisms. An important aspect of my work is therefore multidisciplinary collaboration with theoreticians, life scientists and clinicians both within Oxford and further afield.
I also play a key role in QBIOX (https://www.qbiox.co.uk/), an MPLS-funded initiative to develop quantitative biology in Oxford.
Prizes, awards, and scholarships:
- Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award 2017-2022
- Leverhulme Research Fellowship 2017-2019
- London Mathematical Society Whitehead Prize 2014
Recent publications
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Approximate solutions of a general stochastic velocity-jump model subject to discrete-time noisy observations
Journal article
Ceccarelli A. et al, (2025), Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
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Modularity of the segmentation clock and morphogenesis.
Journal article
Hammond J. et al, (2025), eLife
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Optimal control in combination therapy for heterogeneous cell
populations with drug synergies
Preprint
Martina-Perez SF. et al, (2025)
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Random walk models in the life sciences: including births, deaths and
local interactions
Preprint
Plank MJ. et al, (2024)
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Efficient inference for differential equation models without numerical
solvers
Preprint
Johnston A. et al, (2024)