Research Themes

A representation of the behaviour of an individual worm as a trajectory through a low-dimensional posture space.

A representation of the behaviour of an individual worm as a trajectory through a low-dimensional posture space.

Computational ethology

Machine learning methods and physics principles applied to the study of animal behaviour.

Multi-camera imaging systems for higher throughput phenotypic screening in freely behaving worms.

Multi-camera imaging systems for higher throughput phenotypic screening in freely behaving worms.

Phenotypic Screening

High-throughput phenotypying to reveal the effects of drugs, bacteria, and genetic variation on behaviour.

Worms crawling and interacting on a plate covered with bacteria, their natural food.

Worms crawling and interacting on a plate covered with bacteria, their natural food.

Genotype phenotype mapping

Multidimensional quantitative traits present challenges and opportunities for understanding how genetic variation affects behaviour.