Dr Bram Kuijper (he/him)

Bram is a Senior Lecturer in Theoretical and Computational Biology. He uses mathematical and simulation models to improve our understanding of fundamental questions in evolutionary behavioural ecology. While his previous work has focused on the evolution of sex differences and sexual selection, most of Bram's current research focuses on the evolution of parental effects, the stress response system and infectious disease. To explore these questions, he uses a range of theoretical techniques (evolutionary game theory, quantitative genetics, individual-based simulations, dynamic programming). Bram works in collaboration with various researchers within the Centre for Ecology and Conservation and beyond.

Join us! Interested in working on the interface between evolutionary theory and data? Interested in joining the group for a postdoctoral, PhD or MbyRes project? Please get in touch to discuss project ideas and funding options.
We welcome new group members who want to understand more about topics such as social evolution, evolutionary theory, sexual selection, sex allocation or the evolution of inheritance. We also welcome any collaborations in which some theory is done as part of an empirical project. No background in theory is required as long as you are willing to learn cool new things about models, genetics, programming and data science.

Career:

2023 - Senior Lecturer in Theoretical and Computational Biology
2019 - 2023 Lecturer in Theoretical and Computational Biology
2016 - 2019 Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus
2013 - 2016 Research Fellow (EPSRC, UK), University College London
2010 - 2013 Research Associate (EPSRC, UK), University of Cambridge

2013 PhD Theoretical Biology (University of Groningen)