Best, Alex, Dr

Dr Alex Best

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Student Voice Lead for Mathematics & Statistics

Lecturer in Mathematical and Statistical Modelling

a.best@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 3749

G27b, Hicks Building

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Dr Alex Best
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
G27b
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
91ֱ��
S3 7RH

Profile

2016 - Current: Lecturer, SoMaS, University of 91ֱ��
2013 - 2016 : Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, SoMaS, University of 91ֱ��
2012 - 2012 : Associate Research Fellow, Biosciences, University of Exeter
2010 - 2011 : Postodctoral Research Associate, Animal and Plant Sciences, University of 91ֱ��
2006 - 2010 : PhD, Animal and Plant Sciences, University of 91ֱ��

Research interests

I am a mathematical biologist who uses theoretical models to investigate the dynamics of infectious disease systems. I use tools from dynamical systems theory to explore disease dynamics at a range of scales. My research interests include:

models of host-parasite coevolution;
spatial structure in epidemic/evolutionary models;
immune processes in epidemic/evolutionary models;
within-host models of bacteria-cell dynamics.

Publications

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Singh P & Best A (2024) . Proc Biol Sci, 291(2017), 20232610.
Oliver MG & Best A (2024) . Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 37(3), 302-313.
Best A & Singh P (2023) . Royal Society Open Science, 10(11).
Best A & Ashby B (2023) . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 378(1873).
Pidwill GR, Pyrah JF, Sutton JAF, Best A, Renshaw SA & Foster SJ (2023) . Scientific Reports, 13(1), 1-11.
Singh P & Best A (2023) . Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 85(3).
Wren L & Best A (2021) . Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 83(12).
Ward C & Best A (2021) . Ecological Complexity, 47, 100949-100949.
Best A, Singh P, Ward C, Vitale C, Oliver M, Idris L & Poulston A (2021) . Royal Society Open Science, 8(6), 210712-210712.
Best A & Ashby B (2021) . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(18).
Ashby B & Best A (2021) . Current Biology.
Best A, Jubrail J, Boots M, Dockrell D & Marriott H (2020) . Journal of Theoretical Biology, 497.
Ferris C, Wright R, Brockhurst MA & Best A (2020) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287(1927), 20200787-20200787.
Ferris C & Best A (2019) . Theoretical Population Biology, 130, 182-190.
Vitale C & Best A (2019) . Journal of Theoretical Biology, 474, 78-87.
Vitale C & Best A (2019) . Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 81(7), 2510-2528.
Ashby B, Iritani R, Best A, White A & Boots M (2019) . Journal of Theoretical Biology, 464, 115-125.
Best A (2018) . Proceedings of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 285(1885), 20180928-20180928.
Boots M & Best A (2018) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1883), 20180658-20180658.
Ferris C & Best A (2018) . Journal of Theoretical Biology, 440, 58-65.
Best A, Ashby B, White A, Bowers R, Buckling A, Koskella B & Boots M (2017) . Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences, 284(1866).
Best A, White A & Boots M (2017) The evolution of host defence when parasites impact reproduction. Evolutionary ecology research, 18, 393-409.
Toor J & Best A (2016) . American Naturalist, 187(3), 308-319.
Hesse E, Best A, Boots M, Hall AR & Buckling A (2015) . Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 28(9), 1682-1690.
Westra ER, van Houte S, Oyesiku-Blakemore S, Makin B, Broniewski JM, Best A, Bondy-Denomy J, Davidson A, Boots M & Buckling A (2015) . Current Biology, 25(8), 1043-1049.
Best A, Bowers R & White A (2015) . Mathematical Biosciences, 264, 86-93.
Toor J & Best A (2015) . Journal of Theoretical Biology, 365, 104-111.
Lopez Pascua L, Hall AR, Best A, Morgan AD, Boots M & Buckling A (2014) . Ecology Letters, 17(11), 1380-1388.
Boots M, White A, Best A & Bowers R (2014) . Evolution, 68(6), 1594-1606.
Best A, White A & Boots M (2014) . Evolution, 68(5), 1426-1435.
Best A & Hoyle A (2013) . Interface Focus, 3(6).
Best A (2013) . Bull Math Biol, 75(11), 2241-2256.
Best A & Hoyle A (2013) . Ecol Evol, 3(7), 2223-2232.
Best A, Tidbury H, White A & Boots M (2013) . J R Soc Interface, 10(80), 20120887.
Donnelly R, Best A, White A & Boots M (2013) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 280(1751).
Boots M, White A, Best A & Bowers R (2012) . Ecol Lett, 15(10), 1104-1111.
Tidbury HJ, Best A & Boots M (2012) . Proc Biol Sci, 279(1746), 4505-4512.
Best A, Long G, White A & Boots M (2012) . Proc Biol Sci, 279(1741), 3234-3240.
Morozov A & Best A (2012) . Journal of Theoretical Biology, 307, 29-36.
Best A, Webb S, Antonovics J & Boots M (2012) . Theoretical Ecology, 5(2), 211-217.
Hoyle A, Best A & Bowers RG (2012) Evolution of host resistance towards pathogen exclusion: the role of predators. EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY RESEARCH, 14(2), 125-146.
Best A, Webb S, Antonovics J & Boots M (2011) Local transmission processes and disease-driven host extinctions. Theoretical Ecology, 1-7.
Vale PF, Wilson AJ, Best A, Boots M & Little TJ (2011) . American Naturalist, 177(4), 510-521.
Best A, Webb S, White A & Boots M (2011) . Proc Biol Sci, 278(1715), 2216-2222.
Best A, White A, Kisdi E, Antonovics J, Brockhurst MA & Boots M (2010) . Am Nat, 176(1), 63-71.
Best A, White A & Boots M (2010) . Evolution, 64(2), 348-357.
Best A, White A & Boots M (2009) . Am Nat, 173(6), 779-791.
Boots M, Best A, Miller MR & White A (2009) . Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 364(1513), 27-36.
Best A, White A & Boots M (2008) . Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 105(52), 20786-20791.
Travis JMJ, Munkemuller T, Burton OJ, Best A, Dytham C & Johst K (2007) . MOL BIOL EVOL, 24(10), 2334-2343.
S. Best A, Johst K, Münkemüller T & M. J. Travis J (2007) . Oikos, 116(9), 1531-1539.
Singh P & Best A () . Journal of Evolutionary Biology.

Preprints

Singh P & Best A (2022) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Best A, Singh P, Ward C, Vitale C, Oliver M, Idris L & Poulston A (2021) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Wren L & Best A (2020) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

Research group

Teaching activities

MAS212	Scientific Computing and Simulation
MAS286	Mathematics and Statistics in Action
MAS316	Mathematical modelling of natural systems
MAS377	Mathematical Biology

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