I am interested in studying the heterogeneity of behaviour in cell populations, principally the stochastic 'bursts' of transcription observed in many cells, by developing high-throughput image processing and analysis techniques and computer simulation. I completed my PhD in biophysics with Prof Dame Athene Donald at the Cavendish Laboratory, using particle tracking microrheology to study the formation of protein gels.  I developed my interest in measuring biological phenomena using automated image processing in a short postdoc with Viji Draviam in the Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, studying dynamic spindle orientation.