Biography and Teaching
I am a Stipendiary Lecturer in Mathematics at St Hugh’s College, teaching Analysis courses. I am also a Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College. I joined the Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford in 2024 as a Postdoctoral Research Associate working with Professor Ruth Baker, and I am currently a Royal Society Career Development Fellow. I completed my PhD in Applied Mathematics at the University of Waterloo in 2024, specialising in mathematical biology.
Research interests
I am interested in applications of mathematics to biology. I use mathematical modelling and data-driven approaches to study how cells, tissues, and organisms function across different scales. My recent work focuses on cell migration (e.g., wound healing, rheumatoid arthritis), circadian rhythms (e.g., maintaining regular rhythms for metabolic and insulin regulation), and sex differences in physiology (e.g., metabolic responses to exercise).
Recent publications
Abo, S.M.C; Layton, A.T., “Modelling Sex-Specific Whole-Body Metabolic Responses to Feeding and Fasting,” Computers in Biology and Medicine, vol. 181, p.109024 (2024), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.109024
Abo, S.M.C; Casella, E; Layton, A.T., “Sexual Dimorphism in Substrate Metabolism During Exercise,” Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, vol. 86, no. 2, p.17 (2024), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11538-023-01242-4
Abo, S.M.C; Carrillo, J.A; Layton, A.T., “Can the clocks tick together despite the noise? Stochastic simulations and analysis,” SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 850–877 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1137/22M147788X
Stadt, M.M; Abo, S.M.C; Layton, A.T., “Circadian Regulation of Electrolyte and Water Transport in the Rat Kidney,” SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, S1–S16 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1137/22M1480732
Abo, S.M.C; Smith, D; Stadt, M; Layton, A.T., “Modelling female physiology from head to toe: Impact of sex hormones, menstrual cycle, and pregnancy,” Journal of Theoretical Biology, vol. 540, p.111074 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2022.111074
Abo, S.M.C; Layton, A.T., “Modeling the circadian regulation of the immune system: Sexually dimorphic effects of shift work,” PLoS Computational Biology, vol. 17, no. 3, e1008514 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008514
