Rob Noble
@robjohnnoble.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer (≡ associate professor) in applied maths @citystgeorges.bsky.social, investigating the evolution and ecology of cancer. Dad of two small kids. Associate Editor @jevbio.bsky.social.
All advice has been very sensible and conventional. It's helping me prioritise and avoid being overly ambitious. E.g. yesterday I ran a parkrun aiming to beat a target time and missed by a few seconds. ChatGPT put this in context of my more important marathon goal.
February 1, 2026 at 10:46 AM
All advice has been very sensible and conventional. It's helping me prioritise and avoid being overly ambitious. E.g. yesterday I ran a parkrun aiming to beat a target time and missed by a few seconds. ChatGPT put this in context of my more important marathon goal.
In 2017 I created the ggmuller R pacakge to draw "Muller plots" combining phylogeny and frequency dynamics. The latest version 0.7.0 fixes deprecated dependencies and includes a few other minor improvements.
CRAN: cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
Vignette: cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
CRAN: cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
Vignette: cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
January 15, 2026 at 1:20 PM
In 2017 I created the ggmuller R pacakge to draw "Muller plots" combining phylogeny and frequency dynamics. The latest version 0.7.0 fixes deprecated dependencies and includes a few other minor improvements.
CRAN: cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
Vignette: cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
CRAN: cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
Vignette: cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
Got me some top quality presents by @matthewcobb.bsky.social and dodosocks.com/en
December 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Got me some top quality presents by @matthewcobb.bsky.social and dodosocks.com/en
I'll be impressed when AI can tell me which naan is which
December 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I'll be impressed when AI can tell me which naan is which
To our surprise, our tree balance index was able to predict disease-free survival in the TRACERx cohort, even after controlling for cancer stage. The index is especially useful for stratifying patients in stage 2. The association is robust to various changes of the data and the method. 4/n
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
To our surprise, our tree balance index was able to predict disease-free survival in the TRACERx cohort, even after controlling for cancer stage. The index is especially useful for stratifying patients in stage 2. The association is robust to various changes of the data and the method. 4/n
Save the date! On behalf of the Society, I’m delighted to announce that the next International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer conference will be taking place in Hersonissos, Crete, on May 21-24, 2026. Abstract submissions will open soon. More details: www.evocancer.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Save the date! On behalf of the Society, I’m delighted to announce that the next International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer conference will be taking place in Hersonissos, Crete, on May 21-24, 2026. Abstract submissions will open soon. More details: www.evocancer.com
Only two weeks left of my three-month stay in France. I'm going to miss a lot of things, not least my weekend long runs in the beautiful countryside north of Montpellier.
November 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Only two weeks left of my three-month stay in France. I'm going to miss a lot of things, not least my weekend long runs in the beautiful countryside north of Montpellier.
In her #MathOnco25 plenary, Sarah Brüningk motivates mechanistic learning in mathematical oncology, drawing on her recent review paper: www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In her #MathOnco25 plenary, Sarah Brüningk motivates mechanistic learning in mathematical oncology, drawing on her recent review paper: www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
Bob Gatenby finishes his phenomenal #MathOnco25 talk with this stunning figure and conclusion: "Cycles within cycles may allow metastatic prostate cancer to be converted to a chronic disease". The results are from a new paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Bob Gatenby finishes his phenomenal #MathOnco25 talk with this stunning figure and conclusion: "Cycles within cycles may allow metastatic prostate cancer to be converted to a chronic disease". The results are from a new paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Joel Brown at #MathOnco25 draws parallels between the evolution and ecology of cancer and of dogs, elephant shrews and (of course) squirrels. Cancer redefined as "a disease of uncontrolled proliferation by transformed cells subject to evolution by natural selection". aacrjournals.org/mcr/article/...
October 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Joel Brown at #MathOnco25 draws parallels between the evolution and ecology of cancer and of dogs, elephant shrews and (of course) squirrels. Cancer redefined as "a disease of uncontrolled proliferation by transformed cells subject to evolution by natural selection". aacrjournals.org/mcr/article/...
Now @kitcgallagher.bsky.social at #MathOnco25 presents his recent research on predicting treatment outcomes to identify which patients will benefit the most from adaptive therapy. Preprints and papers at scholar.google.com/citations?us...
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Now @kitcgallagher.bsky.social at #MathOnco25 presents his recent research on predicting treatment outcomes to identify which patients will benefit the most from adaptive therapy. Preprints and papers at scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Franco Pradelli presents one of the most beautiful slides so far at #MathOnco25, on the topic of exploiting the cost of addiction in anaplastic large cell lymphoma
October 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Franco Pradelli presents one of the most beautiful slides so far at #MathOnco25, on the topic of exploiting the cost of addiction in anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Fantastic to have adaptive therapy pioneer Jingsong Zhang here at #MathOnco25 talking about a third-generation adaptive therapy trial for metastatic prostate cancer underway at the Moffitt Cancer Center, informed by Jill Gallagher's mathematical modelling. Preprint: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Fantastic to have adaptive therapy pioneer Jingsong Zhang here at #MathOnco25 talking about a third-generation adaptive therapy trial for metastatic prostate cancer underway at the Moffitt Cancer Center, informed by Jill Gallagher's mathematical modelling. Preprint: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Better colour scheme
October 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Better colour scheme
At #MathOnco25, @rrockne.bsky.social explains why he so loves SINDy (sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics).
October 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
At #MathOnco25, @rrockne.bsky.social explains why he so loves SINDy (sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics).
A man after my own heart! @dwodarz.bsky.social on the importance of spatial structure in tumour evolution #MathOnco25
October 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A man after my own heart! @dwodarz.bsky.social on the importance of spatial structure in tumour evolution #MathOnco25
At #MathOnco25, @cancerevo.org talks about how to model the role of the tumor microenvironment in cancer initiation, progression, and treatment resistance. He finishes by advertising the Moffitt IMO PhD program www.moffitt.org/education/re...
October 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
At #MathOnco25, @cancerevo.org talks about how to model the role of the tumor microenvironment in cancer initiation, progression, and treatment resistance. He finishes by advertising the Moffitt IMO PhD program www.moffitt.org/education/re...
Now at #MathOnco25, @ceel-damaghilab.bsky.social advocates "3D spheroids as a simplest model of tumor ecosystem". His beautiful data make a strong case.
October 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Now at #MathOnco25, @ceel-damaghilab.bsky.social advocates "3D spheroids as a simplest model of tumor ecosystem". His beautiful data make a strong case.
Setting the tone for #MathOnco25, @stroblmar.bsky.social (now based in London) outlines the benefits of theory-experiment integration
October 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Setting the tone for #MathOnco25, @stroblmar.bsky.social (now based in London) outlines the benefits of theory-experiment integration
Excited to be in Florida for #MathOnco25 starting today. Nice place for it.
October 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Excited to be in Florida for #MathOnco25 starting today. Nice place for it.
Congratulations @kitcgallagher.bsky.social! It was a pleasure to be your DPhil examiner today.
I've also been enjoying catching up with friends and colleagues here in Oxford, including in the beautiful new Life and Mind Building.
I've also been enjoying catching up with friends and colleagues here in Oxford, including in the beautiful new Life and Mind Building.
October 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Congratulations @kitcgallagher.bsky.social! It was a pleasure to be your DPhil examiner today.
I've also been enjoying catching up with friends and colleagues here in Oxford, including in the beautiful new Life and Mind Building.
I've also been enjoying catching up with friends and colleagues here in Oxford, including in the beautiful new Life and Mind Building.
No matter how much time I spend in Montpellier I will never get over how lovely it is
September 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
No matter how much time I spend in Montpellier I will never get over how lovely it is
Join @cmaley.bsky.social, @lucielaplane.bsky.social, Joel Brown and Benjamin Spada for a live EvoChat discussion about "How we define cancer matters", hosted by the International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer (ISEEC).
Oct 1st at 8am PST, 11am EST, 5pm CEST
ucsb.zoom.us/j/8313111375...
Oct 1st at 8am PST, 11am EST, 5pm CEST
ucsb.zoom.us/j/8313111375...
September 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Join @cmaley.bsky.social, @lucielaplane.bsky.social, Joel Brown and Benjamin Spada for a live EvoChat discussion about "How we define cancer matters", hosted by the International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer (ISEEC).
Oct 1st at 8am PST, 11am EST, 5pm CEST
ucsb.zoom.us/j/8313111375...
Oct 1st at 8am PST, 11am EST, 5pm CEST
ucsb.zoom.us/j/8313111375...