Dr Louise Dyson

Associate Professor (Reader)

Email: L.Dyson@warwick.ac.uk

Phone: 024 765 24975

Office: Mathematical Sciences Building 5.22

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Zeeman Institute webpage

Research Clusters

Microbiology & Infectious Disease

Cells & Development

Quantitative, Systems & Engineering Biology

糖心TV Centres and GRPs

Zeeman Institute for Systems Biology & Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research (SBIDER)

Vacancies and Opportunities

For PhD and postdoctoral opportunities, and interest in potential collaborations, please contact me at the above email address.

Research Interests

I am a Reader in Epidemiology appointed jointly between the School of Life Sciences and the Mathematics Institute. I am also a member of the Zeeman Institute (Systems Biology and Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research, SBIDER), a cross-departmental group bringing together researchers from different disciplines to better understand the biological world. My research interests involve using techniques from mathematics and statistical physics to analyse biological and epidemiological systems. I am particularly interested in work with strong experimental links and in discovering the simplest possible explanatory mechanisms for observed data. My Zeeman Institute webpage.

My recent work has largely focussed on mathematical modelling of COVID-19, feeding into the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) via the modelling subgroup, SPI-M-O and as part of the . More on COVID-19 modelling can be found on the Zeeman Institute webpages and reports that were considered at SAGE can be found on . My work particularly concentrated on modelling infection in schools and universities and assessing the spread of novel variants, as well as short and medium-term projections of infection dynamics.

More widely, I undertake modelling to support the eradication or elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), particularly yaws (a bacterial infection that can cause lesions in the skin and bones and is primarily found in tropical areas). This work is in collaboration with Michael Marks at the London School for Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Moving away from epidemiology, my research interests also include the mathematical modelling of cellular migration and modelling of 鈥渘oisy鈥� dynamics, in which randomness plays an important role.

Research: Technical Summary

My research philosophy is to use the best methods for the problem, and am always happy to learn new techniques. My work generally involves building a deterministic or stochastic mathematical model of an epidemiological or biological system, fitting the model to the available data using MCMC and then analysing and/or simulating the fitted model.

Biography

2022-: Reader in Epidemiology, Schools of Maths and Life Sciences, University of 糖心TV
2020-2022: Associate Professor in Epidemiology, Schools of Maths and Life Sciences, 糖心TV
2016-2020: Assistant Professor in Epidemiology, Schools of Maths and Life Sciences, 糖心TV
2015-2016: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Neglected Tropical Diseases Modelling Consortium, 糖心TV,
2013-2015: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Manchester, Complex Systems and Stat. Physics Group
2008-2012: Doctorate, University of Oxford, Systems Biology DTC. Mathematical Modelling of the Migration of Cranial Neural Crest Cells. Supervised by Prof. Philip Maini and Dr. Ruth Baker.
2004-2008: M.Math. Balliol College, University of Oxford.

Membership

2022-: Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling (SPI-M)
01/22-03/22: 50% secondment to the Cabinet Office COVID-19 Taskforce
2020-2022: Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, Operational (SPI-M-O) during the COVID-19 pandemic

Associate editor for the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Editorial board member for the Journal of Theoretical Biology

Publications

Thompson, R. N., Bansal, S., Clapham, H., Dyson, Louise, Gutierrez, M. A., Hadley, L., Hart, W. S,, Heesterbeek, H., Hollingsworth, T. D., House, T.

(2026) Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 293 (2063). 20252848. doi: ISSN 0962-8452.

Dyson, Louise (2026) Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society, 189 (1). pp. 70-71. doi: ISSN 1467-985X.

Looker, Joshua, Rock, Kat S. and Dyson, Louise (2025) PLoS Computational Biology, 21 (9). e1013524. doi: ISSN 1553-7358.

Curran-Sebastian, Jacob, Dyson, Louise, Hill, Edward M., Hall, Ian, Pellis, Lorenzo and House, Thomas A. (2025) Journal of Theoretical Biology, 608 . 112135. doi: ISSN 0022-5193.

Mitj脿, Oriol, Gass, Katherine, Marks, Michael, Cooper, Philip J., Diggle, Petter J., Waller, Lance, Agana-Nsiire, Patrick, Dofitas, Belen Lardizabal, Dyson, Louise, Jacobson, Julie

(2025) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19 (4). e0012899. doi: ISSN 1935-2727.

Keeling, Matthew James and Dyson, Louise (2024) PLoS Computational Biology, 20 (9). e1012452. doi: ISSN 1553-7358.

Vasconcelos, Andreia, King, Jonathan D., Nunes-Alves, Cl谩udio, Anderson, Roy, Argaw, Daniel, Bas谩帽ez, Maria-Gloria, Bilal, Shakir, Blok, David J., Blumberg, Seth, Borlase, Anna

(2024) Clinical Infectious Diseases, 78 (Supplement_2). S83-S92. doi: ISSN 1537-6591.

Cavallaro, Massimo, Dyson, Louise, Tildesley, Michael J., Todkill, Daniel and Keeling, Matt J. (2023) Journal of the Royal Society. Interface, 20 (208). 20230410. doi: ISSN 1742-5689.

Guzm谩n Rinc贸n, Laura M., Hill, Edward M., Dyson, Louise, Tildesley, Michael J. and Keeling, Matt J. (2023) Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C: Applied Statistics, 72 (5). pp. 1413-1434. doi: ISSN 1467-9876.

Chan, Y. L. Elaine, Irvine, Michael A., Prystajecky, Natalie, Sbihi, Hind, Marsha, Taylor, Joffres , Yayuk, Schertzer, Andrea, Rose, Caren, Dyson, Louise, Hill, Edward M., Tildesley, Michael J., Tyson, John R., Hoang, Linda M. N. and Galanis, Eleni (2023) Emerging Infectious Diseases , 29 (10). pp. 1999-2007. doi: ISSN 1080-6059.

Nugent, Andrew, Southall, Emma and Dyson, Louise (2022) Journal of Theoretical Biology, 554 . 111269. doi: ISSN 0022-5193.

Moore, Sam, Hill, Edward M., Dyson, Louise, Tildesley, Michael J. and Keeling, Matt J. (2022) Nature Medicine, 28 . pp. 2416-2423. doi: ISSN 1078-8956.

Fongwen, Noah, Handley, Becca L., Martin, Diana L., Beiras, Camila, Dyson, Louise, Frimpong, Michael, Mitja, Oriol, Asiedu, Kingsley and Marks, Michael (2022) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16 (9). e0010554. doi: ISSN 1935-2727.

Keeling, Matt J., Dyson, Louise, Guyver-Fletcher, Glen, Holmes, Alexander, Semple, Malcolm G., Tildesley, Michael J. and Hill, Edward M. (2022) Statistical Methods in Medical Research , 31 (9). pp. 1716-1737. doi: ISSN 0962-2802.

Keeling, Matthew James, Dyson, Louise, Tildesley, Michael J., Hill, Edward M. and Moore, Sam (2022) Nature Communications, 13 . 4924. doi: ISSN 2041-1723.

Tildesley, Michael J., Vassall, Anna, Riley, Steven, Jit, Mark, Sandmann, Frank, Hill, Edward M., Thompson, Robin N., Atkins, Benjamin D., Edmunds, John, Dyson, Louise and Keeling, Matt J. (2022) Royal Society Open Science, 9 (8). 211746. doi: ISSN 2054-5703.

Dyson, Louise (2022) The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 22 (7). pp. 915-916. ISSN 1473-3099 doi:

Leng, Trystan, Hill, Edward M., Thompson, Robin N., Tildesley, Michael J., Keeling, Matt J. and Dyson, Louise (2022) PLOS Computational Biology, 18 (5). e1010158. doi: ISSN 1553-7358.

Leng, Trystan, Hill, Edward M., Holmes, Alexander, Southall, Emma, Thompson, Robin N., Tildesley, Michael J., Keeling, Matt J. and Dyson, Louise (2022) Nature Communications, 13 (1). 1106. doi: ISSN 2041-1723.

Holmes, Alexander, Tildesley, Michael J. and Dyson, Louise (2022) Journal of Theoretical Biology, 534 . 110974. doi: ISSN 0022-5193.

Keeling, Matthew James, Guyver-Fletcher, Glen, Dyson, Louise, Tildesley, Michael J., Hill, Edward M. and Medley, Graham F. (2021) Epidemics, 37 . 100526. doi: ISSN 1755-4365.

Sachak-Patwa, Rahil, Byrne, Helen M., Dyson, Louise and Thompson, Robin N. (2021) Communications Medicine, 1 . 39. doi: ISSN 2730-664X.

Dyson, Louise, Hill, Edward M., Moore, Sam, Curran-Sebastian, Jacob, Tildesley, Michael J., Lythgoe, Katrina A., House, Thomas, Pellis, Lorenzo and Keeling, Matthew James (2021) Nature Communications, 12 . 5730. doi: ISSN 2041-1723.

Southall, Emma, Brett, Tobias S., Tildesley, Michael J. and Dyson, Louise (2021) Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 18 (182). 20210555. ISSN 1742-5662 doi:

Hill, Edward M., Atkins, Benjamin D., Keeling, Matt J., Tildesley, Michael J. and Dyson, Louise (2021) Epidemics, 36 . 100476. doi: ISSN 1755-4365.

Enright, Jessica, Hill, Edward M., Stage, Helena B., Bolton, Kirsty J., Nixon, Emily J., Fairbanks, Emma L., Tang, Maria L., Brooks-Pollock, Ellen, Dyson, Louise, Budd, Chris J., Hoyle, Rebecca B., Schewe, Lars, Gog, Julia R. and Tildesley, Michael J. (2021) Royal Society Open Science , 8 (8). 210310. doi: ISSN 2054-5703.

Clark, Jessica, Stolk, Wilma A., Bas谩帽ez, Maria-Gloria, Coffeng, Luc E., Cucunub谩, Zulma M., Dixon, Matthew A., Dyson, Louise, Hampson, Katie, Marks, Michael, Medley, Graham F., Pollington, Timothy M., Prada, Joaqu铆n M., Rock, Kat S., Salje, Henrik, Toor, Jaspreet and Hollingsworth, T. D茅irdre (2021) Gates Open Research, 5 . 112. ISSN 2572-4754 doi:

Keeling, Matt J., Tildesley, Michael J., Atkins, Benjamin D., Penman, Bridget S., Southall, Emma, Guyver-Fletcher, Glen, Holmes, Alexander, McKimm, Hector, Gorsich, Erin E., Hill, Edward M. and Dyson, Louise (2021) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 376 (1829). 20200261. doi: ISSN 0962-8436.

Hill, Edward M., Atkins, Benjamin D., Keeling, Matt J., Dyson, Louise and Tildesley, Michael J. (2021) PLoS Computational Biology, 17 (6). e1009058. doi: ISSN 1553-7358.

Southall, Emma, Holmes, Alexander, Hill, Edward M., Atkins, Benjamin D., Leng, Trystan, Thompson, Robin N., Dyson, Louise, Keeling, Matthew James and Tildesley, Michael J. (2021) BMC Medicine, 19 (1). 137. doi: ISSN 1741-7015.

Moore, Sam, Hill, Edward M., Tildesley, Michael J., Dyson, Louise and Keeling, Matt J. (2021) Lancet Infectious Diseases, 21 (6). pp. 793-802. doi: ISSN 1473-3099.

Lowe-Power, Tiffany, Dyson, Louise and Polter, Abigail M. (2021) PLoS Biology, 19 (5). e3001266. doi: ISSN 1545-7885.

Challen, Robert, Brooks-Pollock, Ellen, Read, Jonathan M., Dyson, Louise, Tsaneva-Atanasova, Krasimira and Danon, Leon (2021) BMJ, 372 . n579. doi: ISSN 0959-535X.

Keeling, Matt J., Hill, Edward M., Gorsich, Erin E., Penman, Bridget S., Guyver-Fletcher, Glen, Holmes, Alexander, Leng, Trystan, McKimm, Hector, Tamborrino, Massimiliano, Dyson, Louise and Tildesley, Michael J. (2021) PLoS Computational Biology, 17 (1). e1008619. doi: ISSN 1553-7358.

Moore, Sam, Hill, Edward M., Dyson, Louise, Tildesley, Michael J. and Keeling, Matt J. (2021) PLoS Computational Biology, 17 (5). e1008849. doi: ISSN 1553-7358.

Holmes, Alexander, Tildesley, Michael J., Solomon, Anthony W., Mabey, David C. W., Sokana, Oliver, Marks, Michael and Dyson, Louise (2020) Emerging Infectious Diseases , 26 (11). pp. 2685-2693. doi: ISSN 1080-6059.

Southall, Emma, Tildesley, Michael J. and Dyson, Louise (2020) PLoS Computational Biology, 16 (9). e1007836. doi: ISSN 1553-7358.

Dessavre, Adjani Gama, Southall, Emma, Tildesley, Michael J. and Dyson, Louise (2019) Journal of Theoretical Biology, 481 . pp. 183-193. doi: ISSN 0022-5193.

Dyson, Louise, Mooring, Eric Q., Holmes, Alexander, Tildesley, Michael J. and Marks, Michael (2019) Gates Open Research, 3 . 1576. doi: ISSN 2572-4754.

Dyson, Louise, Holmes, Alexander, Li, Ang and Kulesa, Paul M. (2018) Genesis: The Journal of Genetics and Development, 56 (9). e23239. doi: ISSN 1526-954X.

Dyson, Louise and Hollingsworth, T. D茅irdre (2018) Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 112 (7). pp. 342-348. doi: ISSN 0035-9203.

Dyson, Louise, Marks, Michael, Crook, Oliver M., Sokana, Oliver, Solomon, Anthony W., Bishop, Alex, Mabey, David C. W. and Hollingsworth, T. D茅irdre (2018) American Journal of Epidemiology, 184 (4). pp. 837-844. doi: ISSN 0002-9262.

Dyson, Louise, Stolk, Wilma, Farrell, Sam H. and Hollingsworth, T. D茅irdre (2017) Epidemics, 18 . pp. 56-66. doi: ISSN 1755-4365.

Lafuerz, Luis F., Dyson, Louise, Edmonds, Bruce and McKane, Alan J. (2016) Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 89 (7). 159. ISSN 1434-6028.

Lafuerza, Luis F., Dyson, Louise, Edmonds, Bruce and McKane, Alan J. (2016) PLoS One, 11 (6). e0157261. doi: ISSN 1932-6203.

NTD Modelling Consortium (Including:

Hollingsworth, T. D茅irdre, Adams, Emily R., Anderson, Roy M., Atkins, Katherine, Bartsch, Sarah, Bas谩帽ez, Mar铆a-Gloria, Behrend, Matthew, Blok, David J., Chapman, Lloyd A. C., Coffeng, Luc

). (2015) Parasites & Vectors, 8 (1). 630 . doi: ISSN 1756-3305.

Dyson, Louise, Yates, Christian A., Buhl, Jerome and McKane, Alan J. (2015) Physical Review E, 92 (5). 052708 . doi: ISSN 1539-3755.

Chapman, Lloyd A. C., Dyson, Louise, Courtenay, Orin, Chowdhury, Rajib, Bern, Caryn, Medley, Graham and Hollingsworth, T. D茅irdre (2015) Parasites & Vectors, 8 (1). pp. 1-13. 521. doi: ISSN 1756-3305.

Dyson, Louise and Baker, Ruth E. (2015) Journal of Mathematical Biology, 71 (3). pp. 691-711. doi: ISSN 0303-6812.

Biancalani, Tommaso, Dyson, Louise and McKane, Alan J. (2015) Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 2015 (1). P01013. doi: ISSN 1742-5468.

Biancalani, Tommaso, Dyson, Louise and McKane, Alan J. (2014) Physical Review Letters, 112 (3). 038101. doi: ISSN 0031-9007.

Dyson, Louise, Maini, Philip K. and Baker, Ruth E. (2012) Physical Review E, 86 (3). 031903 . doi: ISSN 1539-3755.

Collins-Hooper, Henry, Woolley, Thomas E., Dyson, Louise, Patel, Anand, Potter, Paul, Baker, Ruth E., Gaffney, Eamonn A., Maini, Philip K., Dash, Philip R. and Patel, Ketan (2012) Stem Cells, 30 (6). pp. 1182-1195. doi: ISSN 1066-5099.

Tindall, Marcus J., Dyson, Louise, Smallbone, Kieran and Maini, Philip K. (2012) Journal of Theoretical Biology, 298 . pp. 107-115. doi: ISSN 0022-5193.

McLennan, R., Dyson, Louise, Prather, K. W., Morrison, J. A., Baker, R. E., Maini, P. K. and Kulesa, P. M. (2012) Development , 139 (16). pp. 2935-2944. doi: ISSN 0950-1991.

Research Projects

Title	Funder	Award start	Award end
HAT MEPP 3: Widening access to modelling to support gHAT elimination	Gates Foundation	1 Sep 2024	31 Aug 2028
Modelling for the HAT Endgame	Gates Foundation	19 November 2020	30 April 2025
TRANSCRIPTION AND NUCLEAR PHASE TRANSITIONS	UK Research and Innovation	01 April 2019	31 December 2022
COVID-19: Mathematical modeling and adaptive control to inform real time decision making for the COVID-19 pandemic.	UK Research and Innovation	01 May 2020	07 July 2021
Using Mathematical modelling to analyse incomplete diagnostic data to inform Yaws eradication efforits - GCRF Institutional Award 2016	EPSRC	01 August 2016	31 March 2017

Teaching / Student Supervision