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Mark A.J. Chaplain | |
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| Born | Mark Andrew Joseph Chaplain 1 May 1964 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Dundee (BSc, PhD) |
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| Thesis | Mathematical Models for the Growth of Solid Tumours and the Tip Morphogenesis in Acetabularia (1990) |
| Doctoral advisor | Brian D. Sleeman[5] |
| Website | www |
Mark Andrew Joseph Chaplain FRSE (short Mark A.J. Chaplain or Mark Chaplain) was born 1 May 1964 in Dundee, Scotland and is a British mathematician and mathematical biologist. Since 2015 he has held the Gregory Chair of Applied Mathematics at the University of St Andrews. He is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (elected in March 2003). [2] [6] [4] [3]
Personal life
[edit]Mark Chaplain is the son of Elizabeth and James Chaplain. He is married to his wife Fiona and together they have three sons: Andrew, Gregory, and Matthew.
Education
[edit]Mark A.J. Chaplain obtained a BSc with 1st-class honours in Applied Mathematics in 1986 from the University of Dundee. In 1990, also at the University of Dundee, he was awarded a PhD for the thesis “Mathematical Models for the Growth of Solid Tumours and the Tip Morphogenesis in Acetabularia” supervised by Brian D. Sleeman. [7] [5]
Research and career
[edit]Mark A.J. Chaplain currently holds the Gregory Chair of Applied Mathematics at the University of St Andrews. Before this appointment, he held the Ivory Chair of Applied Mathematics at the University of Dundee from 1996 to 2015. Chaplain started his academic career at the University of Bath in 1990 and stayed there until 1996.
Chaplain's primary area of research focuses on modeling cancer growth, particularly through a systems approach that involves developing quantitative and predictive multiscale mathematical models. This approach, known as Systems Oncology, has evolved into a distinct field of research.
Since 2012 Chaplain is the co-chief editor of the Journal of Theoretical Biology. He serves on the editorial boards of many other scientific journals.
Awards and honours
[edit]Chaplain was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2003. [2] He was also awarded the Whitehead Prize of The London Mathematical Society for research work on the mathematical modelling of cancer growth in 2000. [1] The impact of his work in his and neighbouring research fields, as well as an indication of potential wider societal impact, can be read from the official citation of that award:
| “ | Dr M.A.J. Chaplain of Dundee University has developed novel modelling techniques to investigate the key stages of tumour biology resulting in important insights on how different biochemical and mechanical processes interact. His research establishes a framework in which clinical treatments can be tested and has brought him international recognition amongst the mathematical biology community. He and his group have developed this area of research, are at its forefront, and its results could lead to a massive advance in the treatment and control of malignant cancers. The process of angiogenesis is important in many other areas of medicine, for example in tissue repair after wounding, and this work has laid important foundations on which specialists in these other areas can build. | ” |
Chaplain served as an elected member of the Board of the European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ESMTB) from September 1997 to September 2002, holding the role of Secretary and Treasurer of the ESMTB Board from January 1998 to September 2002. Additionally, he was elected to the Board of the Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB) from July 1998 to July 2002 and served as its President-elect from July 2004 to July 2005, its President (July 2005 - July 2007), and its past-President (July 2007 - July 2008). Chaplain was also a member of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society (EMS) Policy Action Group from October 2009 to October 2012. He then served as Vice-President of EMS from October 2010 to October 2011, followed by his appointment as President of EMS from October 2011 to October 2013.
Mark Chaplain was awarded the Lee Segel Prize in 2014 for the best paper appearing in the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology in the previous two years (2012, 2013) as co-author of the paper A hybrid discrete-continuum mathematical model of pattern prediction in the developing retinal vasculature. [8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "List of LMS prize winners". The London Mathematical Society.
- ^ a b c "Professor Mark Chaplain FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh.
- ^ a b "Mark A.J. Chaplain". Publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database.
- ^ a b "Mark A.J. Chaplain". Publications indexed by Google Scholar.
- ^ a b "Mark A. J. Chaplain". Entry in the Mathematics Genealogy Project.
- ^ "Mark Andrew Joseph Chaplain". Researcher profile at the University of St Andrews.
- ^ "Brian David Sleeman - Biography". MacTutor History of Mathematics, (University of St Andrews, Scotland, November 2019).
- ^ McDougall, S. R.; Watson, M. G.; Devlin, A. H.; Mitchell, C. A.; Chaplain, M. A. J. (October 2012). "A Hybrid Discrete-Continuum Mathematical Model of Pattern Prediction in the Developing Retinal Vasculature". Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 74 (10): 2272–2314. doi:10.1007/s11538-012-9754-9. PMID 22829182.