Joshua Moore

BSc, PhD

Pronouns

He / Him

Status

Postdoctoral Research Associate

+44 1865 283886

Contact form

https://bit.ly/GoogleScholarJWM

ORCID iD

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6325-3115

Research groups

Mathematical Biology

Address

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

Major / recent publications

MuSpAn: A Toolbox for Multiscale Spatial Analysis. JA Bull*, JW Moore*, ..., HM Byrne. Nature Communications. (2026) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-75649-7

Therapeutic manipulation and spatial quantification of the tumor microenvironment in colorectal cancer. EJ Mulholland-Illingworth*, JW Moore*, ..., SJ Leedham. iScience (2026) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.115193

Modelling polarity-driven laminar patterns in bilayer tissues with mixed signalling mechanisms. JW Moore, TC Dale, TE Woolley. SIAM Journal of Applied Dynamical Systems. (2023) https://doi.org/10.1137/22M1522565

Polarity-driven laminar pattern formation by lateral-inhibition in 2D and 3D bilayer geometries. JW Moore, TC Dale, TE Woolley. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics (2022) https://doi.org/10.1093/imamat/hxac011

A General Computational Framework for COVID-19 Modelling with Applications to Testing Varied Interventions in Education Environments. JW Moore, Z Lau, K Kaouri, TC Dale, TE Woolley. COVID (2021) https://doi.org/10.3390/covid1040055

Further development of spinal cord retreatment dose estimation: including radiotherapy with protons and light ions. JW Moore, TE Woolley, JW Hopewell, B Jones. International Journal of Radiation Biology (2021) https://doi.org/10.1080/09553002.2021.1981554

Prizes, awards, and scholarships

OR Society Griffiths Medal (2023).

IMA Lighthill-Thwaites finalist (2021).

First place in NERC COVID-19 Hackathon: Recovery (2020).

Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarship for Doctoral Studies (2019).

CUROP undergraduate research scholarship (2019).

Recent publications

MuSpAn: a toolbox for multiscale spatial analysis

Bull, J Moore, J Corry, S Lin, M Belnoue-Davis, H Mulholland-Illingworth, E Leedham, S Byrne, H Nature Communications (13 Aug 2026)

netPCF: geometry-aware pair correlation functions for spatial biology

Moore, J Bull, J Byrne, H (07 Jul 2026)

Therapeutic manipulation and spatial quantification of the tumour microenvironment in colorectal cancer

Mulholland-Illingworth, E Moore, J Lin, M Amirkhah, R Grzesiak, L Ligeza, A Bull, J Boen, J Valbuena, G Gillespie, M Lannagan, T Gilroy, K Mills, M Corry, S Ridgway, R Belnoue-Davis, H Dunne, P Sansom, O Byrne, H Leedham, S iScience volume 29 issue 4 115193 (28 Feb 2026)

TopROI: A topology-informed network approach for tissue partitioning

IvÃ¡Ã±ez, S Moore, J Grzesiak, L Mullholand, E Harrington, H Leedham, S Byrne, H (14 Oct 2025)

MuSpAn: a toolbox for multiscale spatial analysis

Bull, J Moore, J Mulholland, E Leedham, S Byrne, H (08 Dec 2024)

Research interests

I am primarily interested in unravelling the information contained in the spatial properties of cellular biology to explore questions in cancer detection, optimal treatment planning and cellular self-organisation. My current research focuses on developing novel techniques for detecting spatial structures within high-dimensional multiplex images and deriving mechanistic models of these emergent patterns.

To support translation of this research in useful practice, I am passionate about translating methodological advances into practical tools for the wider research and clinical communities. I develop open-source software and interactive applications that make cutting-edge spatial analysis and mathematical modelling accessible.