Prof. Ruth Baker

M.Math., D.Phil.

Pronouns

She / Her

Status

Academic Faculty

Professor of Applied Mathematics

Contact form

http://www.iamruthbaker.com

+44 1865 283893

ORCID iD

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6304-9333

Research groups

Address
Mathematical Institute
University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG

Highlighted publications

Crowded transport within networked representations of complex geometries

Wilson, D Woodhouse, F Simpson, M Baker, R COMMUNICATIONS PHYSICS volume 4 issue 1 (25 Oct 2021)

Quantifying the impact of electric fields on single-cell motility.

Prescott, T Zhu, K Zhao, M Baker, R Biophysical journal volume 120 issue 16 3363-3373 (Aug 2021)

Pakman: a modular, efficient and portable tool for approximate Bayesian inference

Pak, T Baker, R Pitt-Francis, J Journal of Open Source Software volume 5 issue 47 1716-1716 (07 Mar 2020)

Practical parameter identifiability for spatio-temporal models of cell invasion

Simpson, M BAKER, R Vittadello, S Maclaren, O Journal of the Royal Society Interface volume 17 issue 164 (04 Mar 2020)

Multifidelity Approximate Bayesian Computation

Prescott, T Baker, R SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty Quantification (16 Jan 2020) http://arxiv.org/abs/1811.09550v2

Testing models of mRNA localization reveals robustness regulated by reducing transport between cells

Harrison, J Parton, R Davis, I Baker, R Biophysical Journal volume 117 issue 11 2154-2165 (03 Dec 2019)

Bayesian uncertainty quantification for data-driven equation learning

Martina-Perez, S Simpson, M Baker, R Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences http://arxiv.org/abs/2102.11629v3

Prizes, awards, and scholarships

Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award - 2017-2022
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications (FIMA) - 2021
Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB) - 2020
Leverhulme Research Fellowship - 2017-2019
London Mathematical Society Whitehead Prize - 2014

Recent publications

Smoothing in linear multicompartment biological processes subject to
stochastic input

Browning, A Jenner, A Baker, R Maini, P (03 May 2023) http://arxiv.org/abs/2305.09004v1

Travelling waves in a coarse-grained model of volume-filling cell
invasion: Simulations and comparisons

Crossley, R Maini, P Lorenzi, T Baker, R (22 Feb 2023) http://arxiv.org/abs/2302.11345v1

Energy translation symmetries and dynamics of separable autonomous
two-dimensional ODEs

Borgqvist, J Ohlsson, F Baker, R (20 Feb 2023) http://arxiv.org/abs/2302.10053v1

COLEC12 and TRAIL signaling confine cranial neural crest cell trajectories and promote collective cell migration

McLennan, R Giniunaite, R Hildebrand, K Teddy, J Kasemeier-Kulesa, J Bolsanos, L Baker, R Maini, P Kulesa, P Developmental Dynamics (06 Feb 2023)

Quantifying tissue growth, shape and collision via continuum models and
Bayesian inference

Falcó, C Cohen, D Carrillo, J Baker, R (06 Feb 2023) http://arxiv.org/abs/2302.02968v1

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.