Jason graduated from the University of York in 2018 with an MMath degree in mathematics and physics. His Master’s thesis explored how individual fluid particles were moved by the motion of a swimming microorganism. He is currently interested in exploring epidemiology and the more general field of mathematical biology. Jason enjoys board games and literature, as well as the niche sport of underwater hockey.

Research project title:
Antagonistic coevolution in multi-species interactions

Supervisor(s):
Ben Ashby, Nick Priest

Project description:
Jason’s initial aim is to create models for the coevolutionary dynamics of hosts and parasites are changed by the addition of a hyperparasite. These are two subsets of host-parasite-hyperparasite systems, which are often found in nature (e.g. viruses which infect bacteria, hyperparasitic fungi) and which can have medical or industrial applications, for instance phage therapy. This work will then be extended to focus on vector-borne diseases. SAMBa 2018 Aligned Students Aligned students work on PhD projects generated by SAMBa, or work in close collaboration with the cohort. They are often co-funded by our partners.