People



Current Members


Affiliation Role Years Notes

Stanley E. Strawbridge

University of Sheffield Principal Investigator

Ben Eames

University of Sheffield MSc Mathematical and Theoretical Physics 2026-present Io supervisor:
Alexander Fletcher

Matthew Hankinson
University of Sheffield MSc Mathematical and Theoretical Physics 2026-present Io supervisor:
Alexander Fletcher

Aondoyima "Deems" Ioratim-Uba
Living Systems Institute,
University of Exeter
Postdoctoral Research Associate,
Computational Modelling
2026-present Io supervisor:
Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova

Millicent A. Opoku
AIMS-RIC, Rwanda;
University of Cape Coast
PhD Mathematics (Mathematical Biology) 2026-present Io supervisor:
Nick Monk

Erin Pauley
University of Sheffield MSc Reproductive and Developmental Medicine 2026-present Co-supervisor:
Emma Lucas

Agustina Requejo
University of Sheffield MSc Reproductive and Developmental Medicine 2026-present Co-supervisor:
Mark Fenwick

Abigail L. Stocks
University of Sheffield MSc Reproductive and Developmental Medicine 2026-present Co-supervisor:
Emma Lucas

Samuel Guttridge
University of Sheffield PhD Reproductive Medicine 2025-present Io supervisor:
Emma Lucas

Nikolas Stefanidis
University of Sheffield PhD Developmental Biology 2025-present Io supervisors:
Alexander Fletcher,
Anestis Tsakiridis

Yuze Cao
École Normale Supérieure, Paris PhD Biophysics 2024-present Io supervisors:
David Holcman,
Srinjan Basu


Collaborators



University of Sheffield

Name Affiliation
Ivana Barbaric School of Biosciences
Frederik Claeyssens School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Mark Fenwick School of Medicine and Population Health
Alexander G. Fletcher School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Davina Hulme Jessop Fertility
Emma Lucas School of Medicine and Population Health
Marysia Placzek School of Biosciences
Anestis Tsakiridis School of Biosciences

External

Name Affiliation
Srinjan Basu Imperial College London
David Holcman École Normale Supérieure, Paris
Marisa Merino University of Liverpool
Nick Monk African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Ghana
Jennifer Nichols University of Edinburgh
Ayaka Yanagida University of Tokyo


Past Members



Affiliation Role Year(s) Next Steps Notes

Cherie Cheung
University of Sheffield BA Biomedical Sciences 2025 Sheffield Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Student

Gina Penetra

University of Sheffield BA Biomedical Sciences 2025 Co-supervisor:
Paul J. Gokhale;
SURE Student

Harriet L. English
University of Sheffield MSc Reproductive and Developmental Medicine 2025 Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic

Samuel J. Higgins-Aguilar

University of Sheffield MSc Reproductive and Developmental Medicine 2025 TFP Thames Valley Fertility

Khalid Guma'a
Univeristy of Cambridge MPhil Biochemistry 2023-2024 Finance Io supervisor:
Srinjan Basu

Aimee Preston
Univeristy of Cambridge MSc Systems Biology 2023-2024 Consulting Io supervisor:
Srinjan Basu

Kathryn Bowers
Univeristy of Cambridge MPhil Computational Biology 2023 PhD Biostatistics, University of Cambridge Io supervisor:
Srinjan Basu

Yuze Cao
Univeristy of Cambridge MSc Systems Biology 2022-2023 PhD Biophysics, ENS Paris Io supervisor:
Srinjan Basu

Jenny Zhang
Univeristy of Cambridge Intercalated BA Natural Sciences 2022-2023 MB/BChir, University of Cambridge Io supervisor:
Srinjan Basu;
Co-supervisor:
Gökçe Agsu

Sebastian Berger
Univeristy of Cambridge MPhil Biological Sciences (Stem Cell Biology) 2021-2022 PhD Computational Biophysics, UCL Io supervisor:
Srinjan Basu

Valentyna Chernova
Univeristy of Cambridge MSc Systems Biology 2020-2021 PhD Cell Biology and Biophysics, EMBL Heidelberg Io supervisor:
Srinjan Basu

Patrick Rericha
Univeristy of Cambridge MRes Rotation Student 2020 PhD Stem Cell Biology & Medicine, University of Cambridge Io supervisor:
Srinjan Basu

Gergő Nikolényi
Univeristy of Cambridge MSc Systems Biology 2019-2020 PhD Systems Biology, University of Columbia Io supervisor:
Srinjan Basu

Ana Luíza Cidral
Universidade de São Paulo Visiting Student, MSc Biotechnology 2019-2020 Pharma Io supervisor:
Jennifer Nichols

Anna Katharina Schrattle
IMC Krems Visiting Student,
BSc Engineering
2018-2019 PhD, University of Heidelberg Io supervisor:
Jennifer Nichols