Career
- 2018-date: Royal Society E.P. Abraham Professor, DAMPT, Cambridge
- 2011-date: Herchel Smith Chair in Physics, Cavendish Laboratory,
- Cambridge
- 2002-2010: Personal Chair in the Theory of Condensed Matter, Cavendish Laboratory,
- Cambridge
- 2000-2002: University Readership in the Theory of Condensed Matter, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge
- 1995-1999: Lecturer, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge
- 1995-date: Fellow, St John’s College, Cambridge
- 1994-1995: Royal Society Research Fellow and Lecturer, Imperial College, London
- 1990-1991: Junior Research Fellow, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Research
Ben is a member the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics and the Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics. He also holds affiliated positions in the Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute and the Wellcome Trust/MRC Stem Cell Institute. His research interests have spanned a wide range of topics within the area of theoretical quantum condensed matter physics. However, his current interests are focussed on the application of modelling approaches to study the dynamics of biological systems, from subcellular processes, to cell fate decision-making and morphogenic processes. His research is supported by grants from EPSRC, the Wellcome Trust, CRUK and the Royal Society.
Selected Publications
- S. Rulands, et al., Universality of clone dynamics during tissue development, Nature Physics 14, 469-474 (2018)
- E. Hannezo, et al., A unifying theory of branching morphogenesis, Cell 171, 242-255 (2017)
- X. Lan, et al., Cell fate mapping of human glioblastoma reveals an invariant stem cell hierarchy pre- and post-treatment, Nature 549, 227-232 (2017)
- A. Sanchez-Danes, et al., Defining the clonal dynamics leading to tumor initiation, Nature 536, 298-303 (2016)
- B. D. Simons and H. Clevers, Strategies of stem cell self-renewal in adult tissues, Cell 145, 851-862 (2011)
- C. Lopez-Garcia, et al., Intestinal stem cell replacement follows a pattern of neutral drift, Science 330, 822-825 (2010)
Publications
Biased competition between Lgr5 intestinal stem cells driven by oncogenic mutation induces clonal expansion
– EMBO reports
(2013)
15,
62
(doi: 10.1002/embr.201337799)
Distinct fibroblast lineages determine dermal architecture in skin development and repair
– Nature
(2013)
504,
277
(doi: 10.1038/nature12783)
S132 Lineage tracing in humans reveals stochastic homeostasis of airway epithelium resulting from neutral competition of basal cell progenitors
– Thorax
(2013)
68,
A68
Stochastic homeostasis in human airway epithelium is achieved by neutral competition of basal cell progenitors.
– eLife
(2013)
2,
e00966
(doi: 10.7554/eLife.00966)
Getting Your Gut into Shape
– Science (New York, N.Y.)
(2013)
342,
203
(doi: 10.1126/science.1245288)
Unravelling stem cell dynamics by lineage tracing.
– Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol
(2013)
14,
489
(doi: 10.1038/nrm3625)
Self-Renewal of Single Mouse Hematopoietic Stem Cells Is Reduced by JAK2V617F Without Compromising Progenitor Cell Expansion
– PLoS Biology
(2013)
11,
e1001576
(doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001576)
Holographic Superfluids and the Dynamics of Symmetry Breaking
– Physical Review Letters
(2013)
110,
015301
Multipotent and unipotent progenitors contribute to prostate postnatal development.
– Nature Cell Biology
(2012)
14,
1131
(doi: 10.1038/ncb2600)
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