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Oliver Crook is a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, holding the Todd-Bird Junior Research Fellowship at New College until 2027 and an MRC Career Development Award to lead his research group at the Kavli Institute. His work bridges molecular parasitology, computational biophysics, and artificial intelligence. He develops novel tools for biosecurity, protein design, and spatial proteomics, employing Bayesian models and machine learning. Dr. Crook earned an MMath from the University of Warwick and a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Cambridge (Wellcome Trust Mathematical Genomics CDT), advised by Kathryn Lilley, Laurent Gatto, and Paul Kirk. He was previously a Research Associate in Oxford’s Department of Statistics with Charlotte Deane and a Florence Nightingale Fellow. He also contributed to a protein design group at the UK Government’s AI Safety Institute.
- Education:
- PhD in Biochemistry, University of Cambridge (2013-2017)
- MMath (Master of Mathematics), University of Warwick (2009-2013)
His research focuses on:
- Uncovering malaria parasite-hijacked red blood cell proteins using multiscale experimental and computational methods
- Developing AI tools for protein design and interpreting genomic/protein language models
- Pioneering spatial proteomics and Bayesian statistical frameworks for proteomic analysis
Publications highlight advancements in proteomic methodologies (e.g., msqrob2TMT, BANDLE), HDX-MS analysis, and biosecurity applications like lab-of-origin prediction. He has received the Peter Landshoff Prize and Fisher Memorial Award for impactful research. Current projects explore protein conformation design and malaria host-pathogen interactions.
- Grants & Awards: MRC Career Development Award, Todd-Bird Fellowship, Peter Landshoff Prize, Fisher Memorial Young Biometrician Award
- Advising: No listed advisees, but mentors emerging AI-bio researchers
- Labs: Kavli Institute research group, collaborations across Oxford’s Department of Statistics and UK Government initiatives
