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Andrew Catherall-Ostler

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Andrew is a College Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at Homerton teaching evolutionary biology to second and third-year students as part of the Natural Sciences Tripos. His current research focuses on cellular network theory and the role of circular genetic codes in evolution. Andrew is also interested in the development of biological thinking skills and co-founded the Cambridge Biology Challenge, a national competition that helps school students engage with seeing biology as a subject in which there is as much to think about as there is to remember. Andrew read Natural Sciences at Homerton (2015-2018) and then completed a PhD in evolutionary biology at Christ’s College (2018-2022). His doctoral research looked at how different populations can adapt to different environmental conditions despite ongoing gene flow.